Online recruitment in the UK increased by only 1% in the past 12 months, while in Europe as a whole it grew by 14%, led by a 31% rise in Germany, according to the Monster Employment Index Europe.
Engineering recruitment led the rise, up 33% over the past year, with production, manufacturing, maintenance and repair and transport, post and logistics also showing growth over 30%.
UK employers remain positive, albeit less so than previously, about their hiring intentions in Q4 with a balance of +2% saying they intend to hire staff in the quarter, according to the latest Manpower Outlook Survey.
Nearly half of public sector workers would not recommend a job in the sector to those whose career is just starting out, a survey by recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark has shown.
The figure rises to nearly two-thirds for those working in central government, with 54% of local government workers not recommending public sector roles.
The ending of a VAT loophole that has made the Channel Islands an attractive base for e-commerce distribution centres may have a knock-on impact on the jobs market.
Employers have been urged to embrace diverse recruitment because of the strong link between workplace diversity and competitive advantages, by the Royal National Institute of Blind People’s employment campaign officer Philip Connolly.
The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) has admitted seven new executive search firms as members.
IT services provider FDM Group has announced that it will offer its services and start recruiting in Poland for the first time.
Over a quarter of UK workers are unhappy in their current job, according to the research commissioned by specialist training company Train4TradeSkills.
Only one in four have no plans to change their career in the next five years.
Career satisfaction is highest in the South West and the West Midlands, while workers in the South East and East Midlands, are less satisfied.
Gold Group has launched a new division focusing on the pharmaceutical sector, taking on three new staff members.
The new team will focus specifically on the life sciences market, specialising in mid to upper-level clinical, medical and regulatory specialists involved in drug discovery, clinical development and post-approval processes.
Training and mentoring schemes have received major boosts after funding announcements made by Prime Minister David Cameron and business minister Mark Prisk.
Under the scheme announced by Cameron, £250m funding will give businesses the ability to design, develop and purchase the vocational training programme.
Businesses will be able to bid for shares of the fund in the New Year.