The number of job openings in the UK rose by four points in November on the previous month to post a reading of 111, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
The index reveals job demand has risen 11% compared to December 2009, while the Salaries index rose by two points on last month.
IT services organisation Parity Group has entered into an agreement with PNC Financial Services UK to provide asset-based lending facilities for the next three years, at a level requested by the company’s board.
The number of new financial services job vacancies in London fell by 5% in November, on October figures, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor.
The Monitor also reveals the figures were 9% up on November last year, while the number of new professionals entering the City jobs market rose by 3% month-on-month in November.
IT recruiter Micross Recruitment has rebranded as Micross Futures.
Micross Futures forms part of the wider Micross Group comprising Micross IT, Micross Creative and Micross Applications.
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.