UK job opportunities rose by 16% in February on the previous month, according to the latest Reed Job Index.
The index rose 18 points month-on-month to 131 and employer demand rose 27 points, up 26%.
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Telecoms, media and technology recruiter RP International is to be divided into contract and permanent teams under the leadership of chief executive Stuart Wilson and managing director Richard Goddard, respectively.
The firm says the revised structure will strengthen the operation of each team and better enable to leverage their current relationships into new geographies.
Nakama, the global digital and marketing recruitment firm, has opened an office in Hong Kong. This is the sixth office Nakama has opened since it launched 15 months ago.
The number of confirmed job offers within financial services rose by 7%, according to research from City pre-employment screening firm Powerchex.
The increase was confined to insurance firm recruitment drives with a massive 58% increase in recruitment in February, compared to the previous month.
Private sector fims in Scotland have raised staffing levels in February for the first time since last October, according to a report from the Bank of Scotland.
The report’s employment index posted 50.5 in February, up from 48.8 in January.
Unemployment in Ireland has now reached 14%, according to the country’s Central Statistics Office.
The report shows average October-December unemployment reached 14.1%, up from 13.9% in the previous quarter.
A young entrepreneur who started his first recruitment business in 2007 aged 18 has launched Luxury Talent, an online recruitment network for the luxury market.
Mohammed Mirza, who established Luxury Recruit in July 2007 with a loan from his mum (Recruiter, 11 July 2007), has bucked the recessionary trend with a premium application-only job site dedicated to the luxury goods sector.
UK creative staffing specialist Become has opened a new office in Melbourne.
The office is the firm’s second in Australia, while Become will also be opening offices in Amsterdam and Asia within the next 12 months.
Running out of cash
A third of UK recruiters are making a loss, according to new research from market analysts Plimsoll.
“Excellent growth” in Continental Europe, South America and Asia has helped Hays record strong net fee growth for the quarter ended 31 March 2011.
The group’s results reveal that while growth in the UK and Ireland was stagnant, other international regions picked up the slack.