The rate of growth of placements and temporary/contract staff billings fell in March, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’ from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG.
However, March also saw a stronger increase in demand for staff, while the month also saw the fastest rise in permanent salaries for eight months.
Independent human capital resourcing and software solutions provider IT Human Resources has put in a “robust” performance, according to managing director Sean Gallagher.
The group’s preliminary results for the financial year ended 31 March 2011 reveal turnover stood at under £24m, while profits were “broadly in line with expectations and historic trading”.
Welfare-to-work provider Pertemps People Development Group (PPDG) has won a contract to work with the Ministry of Justice in helping to turn around the lives of offenders.
International construction staffing specialist The Highfield Company has turned the idea of a recruitment agency taking a fee for a placement on its head by paying to sponsor two healthcare professionals placed at a medical centre in rural Western Kenya.
More than a fifth of small businesses expect to recruit this year, down from 30% in December, according to research from the Forum of Private Business.
The research shows that while 14% intend to simply recruit in the coming year, a further 8% plan to hire but believe they will have to train new staff in the necessary skills their businesses require.
Financial services, management and consulting recruiter Investigo is to implement SABER Analytics across its entire business.
SABER’s founder and chief executive, Tony Dandridge, says: “We are thrilled Investigo has chosen us to provide a technology backbone to their performance management and we are sure SABER will provide the fuel to turbo-charge their already impressive growth.”
Global executive search firm Boyden has appointed Brian Clark managing director in its Atlanta office in the US.
Clark’s addition aims to boost Boyden Atlanta’s client capabilities in the US South-East in chemicals and plastics, biotechnology and general manufacturing.
Wind turbine manufacturer Vestas could create 2,000 new jobs in building giant wind turbines in Kent.
Vestas has signed an agreement for 70 hectares of land at the Port of Sheerness in Kent to eventually build its V164-7.0 MW purpose-built offshore turbine.
More than seven in 10 (73%) of senior executives are actively seeking a new role this year, according to the BlueSteps 2011 Executive Mobility report.
The use of temporary agency labour rose by 22% in April, compared with this time last year, according to data from procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel.