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Jobs were shed at their slowest rate for six months in March, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s Report on Jobs.
Recruiters continued to register falling volumes of permanent and temporary appointments in March but the rates of decline were the weakest in six and five months respectively.
Multi-sector recruiter Options Employment Group has selected Safe Outsourcing to run its back office.
The deal ensures that all payroll and accounting staff and back office IT infrastructure and systems of Options Employment Group has transferred to Safe Outsourcing .
The government has commited to providing a job or a training place with extra money on top of benefits for those in training for all under-25s from January in the Budget.
However, The Age and Employment Network’s (TAEN) chief executive, Chris Ball, accused the Chancellor of neglecting mid-life and older workers who fear for their jobs.
Hiring activity rose for a third consecutive month in March, according to a survey by financial recruiter Morgan McKinley.
The survey shows that the number of new job vacancies within London’s financial services sector increased by 10% compared with the previous month.
The public sector is becoming increasingly attractive to candidates around the world, according to specialist professional recruiter Robert Walters.
The impact of increased footfall on the high street does not necessarily represent good news for retail recruiters.
Latest figures from the the British Retail Consortium show that retail sales values rose 4.6% on a like-for-like basis and 6.3% on a total basis in April.
International executive search recruiter Korn Ferry has held talks with City headhunter Whitehead Mann over purchasing a majority stake in the company.