There has been a slight improvement in long-term hiring intentions and strong demand for temporary staff remains, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) JobsOutlook.
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Ceridian is to create 300 new jobs near Glasgow over the next five years, the provider of payroll and HR outsourcing services has announced.
The launch of the firm’s new purpose-built, hi-tech office in Braehead, near Glasgow, represents a total investment of over £16m, which was supported by a substantial contribution from the Scottish government through Scottish Enterprise.
The number of business failures has been creeping up in the new financial year, according to research from information solutions provider Equifax.
The research shows while Q1 2011 saw the number of companies failing drop by 5.9% year-on-year, business failures crept up by 1.5% year-on-year during May and April.
The Independent Recruiting Group (IRG) is appointing 12 regional directors to help manage its rapid growth, according to founder and group managing director Sean O’Donoghue.
Generalist job site Fish4jobs has recruited employment expert Hayley Taylor to offer practical and meaningful support to jobseekers searching for their next career.
International professional recruitment and IT outsourcing group Harvey Nash has opened a new office in Manchester.
The firm says the office opening is in response to increasing client demand in the North-West for technology experts such as software developers and web specialists, as well as experienced IT leaders.
The number of new financial services jobs rose by 5% for the full quarter to June 2011, according to research from Powerchex.
The figures show that, quarter-on-quarter, growth was strongest within insurance, investment banking and investment management. However, figures for hedge funds and stockbrokers were down significantly quarter-on-quarter.
The most recent ‘Worldwide Cost of Living Report’ carried out by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has ranked London as the 15th most expensive city in the world.
Rising costs and a stronger pound are to blame along with ‘sin-taxes’ on alcohol and cigarettes, where increases in prices as high as 50% have been recorded in the last five years.
UK worker confidence in landing a new role has increased, according to research from recruitment giant Randstad.
The research shows compared with the rest of the world, UK worker confidence in finding a new position within six months has risen by the greatest amount in the last quarter, up 8%, to 64% of all employees surveyed.
Job board JobServe has introduced bar codes for jobs accessible by phone.
JobServe job adverts now feature a new ‘dotted’ barcode, which candidates can scan using most modern mobile phones once a suitable (and freely available) app is installed.