More than nine in 10 (95%) of firms expect to increase or maintain permanent headcount in the next three months, according to the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s Jobs Outlook.
The outlook reveals that 21% predict they would be adding to their headcounts during the year, 74% plan to keep their workforce numbers static and just 5% expect to decrease numbers.
While 65% of HR departments perceive themselves as a strategic partner to their business, just 15% of activities carried out by HR departments across Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) are related to pure strategic interventions, according to a survey of 500 HR directors by Mercer.
Built environment recruiter AndersElite, has launched an IT division in the UK. The London-based IT solutions team will provide a full range of IT recruitment services including permanent and contract placement, as well as managed staffing programs and recruitment process outsourcing services.
Confidence on career prospects has surged among IT contractors in the financial services sector over the last 12 months, according to research by contractor services provider giant group.
The research shows 36.7% of IT contractors think the financial services sector will create the most IT jobs over the year, up from 22% this time last year.
Managerial recruitment activity in the US has improved in January, up 3.8 points on December 2010, according to the new CareerCast.com/JobSerf Employment Index.
The January 2011 Index, measuring managerial hiring activity online, stands at 103.7, up 32.9 points on January last year.
Multi-sector recruiter McGregor Boyall is to open an office in Asia Pac.
The firm says the new office will be in either Hong Kong or Singapore — possibly both — and will serve across the financial markets arena, including IT, business change risk, product control and compliance.
Morrisons is train more than 12,000 apprentices in 2011, the supermarket has announced.
Morrisons aims to invest in creating more skilled butchers, bakers and fishmongers. The supermarket adds that 30% of senior management began working for Morrisons without a university qualification.
Midas Rec2Rec has promoted Richard Clarke from sales director to managing director.
Meanwhile, Chris James joins from Hamilton James R2R to head up IT Rec2Rec, while Katie McIntyre has been recruited to head up commercial & industrial Rec2Rec.
Building services group Kier has agreed a deal to implement eploy’s applicant tracking and recruitment software system across all its UK business divisions, including Kier Support Services, Kier Homes, Kier Construction and Kier Regional.
Axcis Education has opened a new Midlands office in Rugby.
Simon Fusedale, who have previously worked at Teaching Personnel and Capita, will head up the office.