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July's figures help to maintain this year's gentle upward trend, with around 300 more jobs available than at the start of the year

emand for staff in Dubai rises like glittering Dtowers in the desert. The petrodollars from across the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have fuelled the region's growth, creating a broad-based market economy teeming with workers from around the world.

In a time of severe skills shortages, employers are warned to find ways of retaining their key staff
Hutton endorses vital role of agencies
Adecco announces strong results for first quarter

Demand for permanent staff in the UK fell for the first time in five years, according to June's Report on Jobs from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.

Top industry names congregate in London to discuss key industry issues
Recruiters warned to be on guard against swindler
There's a strong sense of déjà vu in the air over Extrastaff's head office in St Albans. To Tim Millward, chairman of Extrastaff, it will be perhaps reassuringly normal

Surely recruiters are perfectly well qualified to secure the connections they need? They may well be, but that doesn't necessarily mean they have the time — or perhaps even the knowledge — to navigate their way around the vast and ever-changing recruitment employment base. As a result candidates are increasingly calling on the services of recruitment-to-recruitment agencies.

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