Service sector activity has grown at its fastest rate for over two years in February, according to the latest CIPS/Markit survey.
The index rose to 58.4 during February, up from 54.5 in January and the highest level since January 2007, while incoming new business rose at its fastest pace since September 2007.
As the UK economy emerges from the doldrums sharing business among smaller recruiters is set to increase, according to White Horse Employment.
Despite women performing better at interview, barriers to top jobs remain due to fears that women will leave to have children, according to research from jobsite TheLadders.co.uk.
UK unemployment has fallen for a third month in a row, according to data from the Office for National Statistics.
Jobseekers Allowance claimant numbers fell by 32,300 to 1.59m in February while total unemployment stood at 2.45m for the three months to January, down 33,000 on the previous quarter.
The Australian arm of recruitment advertising firm TMP Worldwide was placed into voluntary administration on Wednesday after falling victim to the global financial crisis.
According to a report in The Australian newspaper, around 200 jobs are at risk at six locations around the country.
US-based executive search firm Sanford Rose Associates has opened an office in Phoenix, Arizona, and appointed Joan Jordan as managing director.
Jordan most recently served as vice-president, supply chain development at Cypress Semiconductor in San Francisco Bay.
The fourth Annual Recruiter Forum took place yesterday in London to discuss the topic ‘How to emerge from the recession a stronger brand and push your business forward with confidence’.
Graduate recruitment topped the agenda at last night’s Recruitment Society event in London.
The audience of nearly 100 recruiting and resourcing professionals heard presentations from the McLaren Group on its graduate leadership programme and the latest Graduate Recruitment Survey from the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).
BNB Recruitment Consultancy (BNBRC), the wholly owned subsidiary of Garner, has gone into liquidation.
In a statement issued to the Stock Exchange, Garner says: “It was agreed that there is no realistic prospect of BNBRC paying its debts, and accordingly there is no alternative but to take the necessary steps to place the subsidiary into creditors’ voluntary liquidation.”
Tony Reeves
IT, accountancy, hospitality, leisure and professional services recruiter Kellan Group has made a loss of £4.4m but has already seen ‘much stronger performance’ in 2010.