The UK service sector grew at its fastest pace for two years, according to the latest figures from the CIPS/Markit index.
The index recorded a reading of 54.1 in August, while new orders increased for a third time in four months, with the rate of growth only slightly lower than July’s 16-month peak.
Businesses are increasingly turning to bus ticket advertising to promote their recruitment drives, according to ticket advertising firm Ticketmedia.
Ticketmedia’s Susannah Burbidge says: “The advantage of this method of communication is that employers can target precisely the kind of people they are looking for.
IT professionals are working longer hours than ever, according to new research from IT Job Board, www.theitjobboard.co.uk.
The research shows that 35% of IT workers put in 48 hours or more a week, compared to 33% in the same survey last year.
The survey also shows that 7.3% say they now work between 60 and 75 hours a week, a third more than in 2008.
Strike action by Royal Mail workers has prompted fears that businesses would grind to a halt but Britain’s recruitment firms soldier on.
The mail system is expected to be hit this week when hundreds of Royal Mail drivers stop work.
Ann Swain
Some professional contractors could yet be excluded from the AWD (Agency Workers’ Directive), according to Ann Swain, chief executive of The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
A new survey shows that one in ten employees would accept a cut in pay to keep their job.
Insurance professionals still expect a bumper bonus despite the downturn, according to new research.
The research from, financial and legal recruiter GRS, found that 52% of insurance professionals expect the same or a bigger bonus than last year, while 72% predict they will still receive a bonus.
Firms are at risk from long-term borrowing covenants, according to accountancy and investment management group, Smith & Williamson.
As Marks and Spencers cuts 1,000 jobs and following the demise of Woolworths, recruiters have been urged to keep a tighter reign on bad debts.
Two sales recruiters are defying the downturn by setting up a recruitment business in Cardiff, South Wales.
Duncan Powell and his business partner Dale Williams have not been deterred by recruiters going out of business in other parts of the UK and opened Yolk Sales Recruitment on 5 January.