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Cautious hiring is set to continue at the start of this year, according to research from CareerBuilder.

The research shows that while 73% of UK employers described their organisation’s financial performance as steady or growing, 28% say it is declining or uncertain.

Providing a “house of medical brands” is key to the Pathology Group’s surge to the top of this year’s Fast 50, according to Zack Feather, chief executive at the medical locum staffing specialist.

KPMG’s radical new approach to recruiting school leavers into their organisation and into accountancy could ring the changes for how other UK businesses and professions bring in fresh talent, KPMG head of audit Oliver Tant predicted last week.

HG Apps Store and employment law consultant Robert Joy have launched an I’ve Been Fired app.

The app provides advice and guidance so employees can understand their rights, calculate what they are owed in redundancy payments and assess what they should do next.

The REC has welcomed the proposed changes to the Freedoms Bill and as an established recruitment business we welcome changes that remove ’red tape’ and improve the recruitment process. However, as a registered umbrella body for the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), we can see the proposals from another angle.

IT solutions firm Softcat is seeking 120 new recruits to fill sales and technical positions in its public sector team.

Unemployment in Greece rose to 14.8% in December, according to the country’sStatistical Authority.

The authority reports the figure stood at 10.2% a year before and at 13.9% in November 2010.

A fifth of UK workers have found themselves in unsustainable, unconventional jobs due to the recession, according to the latest survey from global recruiter Kelly Services.

Finding and hiring good consultants is the No. 1 challenge for nearly 10% of recruitment business owners and directors, a recent online survey has revealed.

Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan has opened an office in Shinjuku, Tokyo.

The office houses a bi-lingual team of 35 consultants and is led by senior manager Adrian Jones. The team will cover accountancy and finance, sales and marketing, IT, office professionals and HR.

Hays Japan now operates from Akasaka and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and Osaka.

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