Public sector employment rose by 13,000 in the second quarter of 2009 to 6.039m, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Employment in central government increased by 21,000, due mainly to growth in
employment in the NHS (18,000 increase).
Almost a third of graduate recruiters are planning to recruit more graduates next year than in 2009, according to research from Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).
International recruiter Manpower has launched Manpower Public Sector, a new Manpower subsidiary, which will provide both consulting and staffing services solutions to the US Federal government.
Andrew Jones, a former managing director of Manpower subsidiary Jefferson Wells, is vice president and US managing partner of Manpower Public Sector.
I know I am a little late with my response but we have given this a great deal of thought (recruiter.co.uk, ‘Broadbean deal’, 23 October).
Retailer Tesco has appointed 2,000 long-term unemployed people. The supermarket chain plans to recruit long-term unemployed in stores and distribution centres across the UK.
Performance development specialist Lander Associates has appointed Helen Harvey and Moya Rylands to its senior team.
Former sales national account director, Rylands specialises in sales and account management training having worked across a broad spectrum of sectors including banking, IT and telecoms.
The shipping recruitment sector is starting to experience the impact of the recession, according to shipping recruiters.
With the UK financial sector continuing to be affected by the downturn, Switzerland has become an increasingly attractive destination for finance professionals, according to recruiters.
Loveridge: more optimistic about Australian market
Media and sales recruiter pfj has acquired a majority interest in RPCushing, a provider of recruitment solutions to the market research and analysis & information sectors.
This is a further development to pfj’s vision of developing a global network of specialist recruitment companies which started last year with the acquisition of ICUR, the Sydney-based media specialist.