The Office for National Statistics has released the economic position regarding changes in unemployment and economic inactivity for young people.
Since the start of the recession the unemployment rate has increased from 5.2% in the first quarter of 2008 to 7.8% in the third quarter of 2009. However, the increase has differed between age groups.
Outsourcing specialist The Sherwood Group has won a 10-year recruitment contract with construction firm Kier North Tyneside.
Scotland has overtaken England as the UK’s destination of choice for finance job candidates, according to research from Scottish Enterprise TalentScotland.
The survey of 1,600 global jobseekers from the US, Africa, the EU and Asia, shows that 49% chose Scotland, 7% up on the 2009 survey findings, while 46% opted for England, 5% down on last year.
UK online recruitment activity bounced back after January’s seasonal blip to reach its highest levels since December 2008, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.
Assessment company FindingPotential has launched a free psychometric questionnaire aimed at helping firms recruit only those candidates who will be highly engaged in their job.
Engage, the 10-minute online questionnaire, provides a feedback report on the importance to the individual of 14 aspects of work that underpin employee engagement and commitment.
The public sector pay increase cap, announced by the Chancellor yesterday, is likely to stall recruitment into the sector, according to Kieran Ryan, managing director of The Synergy Group.
Online skills assessment provider Skillsarena has launched a suite of online psychometric evaluation tools aimed at helping employers identify traits such as attention skills, personality characteristics and cognitive aptitude for an individual role.
The government’s plans to legislate to curb excessive pay and bonuses to bankers as outlined in the Queen’s Speech could be good news for recruiters.
Recruiters will be required to advertise some jobs in Jobcentre Plus for four weeks following changes to the Resident Labour Market Test announced yesterday.
Neutral vendor and workforce management company the Albany Group has apologised for any inconvenience or financial hardship to staffing companies and contractors after admitting that a £3m factoring facility for three of its UK companies has been withdrawn.