As the number of people admitting to shoplifting rises, retailers’ profit margins will be hit which could lead to further redundancies on the high street, according to recruiters.
New research published by G4S Security Services shows that 2.6m British adults aged 16-64 admit to shoplifting in the last year, up 30% on the previous 12 months.
A new trade agreement on air services between Europe and Canada will benefit both sides of the Atlantic, according to recruiters.
The deal, announced last week by the European Commission, will mean that airlines based in the EU will be able to operate flights directly to Canada from any airport in Europe and carriers will be able to establish new code-sharing agreements.
Recruitment website reed.co.uk has reported an increase of 10% in key activity in December.
By streamlining major functional areas of the site, redesigning design elements and navigation, job viewings and completion of candidate registrations and applications have all increased by 10%.
Mick Cooper
Mick Cooper
Senior consultant,
Detail 2 Retail
A public sector recruiter has rejected claims by former trade minister Lord Digby Jones that the UK only requires half of its civil servants.
Following comments made by Lord Jones that he was amazed how many civil servants deserved the sack, Nick Chenery, managing director
Retail recruiters have been urged to be as versatile as the supermarkets due to the recession.
Secret No 1: Create a business that works for you rather than you working for your business
Advertised IT vacancies fell below 1992 levels in Q4 2008 and are rapidly approaching 1991 recession figures.
SSL and Computer Weekly found that there were 24.3% fewer jobs advertised between October to December, compared with the previous three months.
The Association of Social Work Employment Busineses (ASWEB) is set to become the official REC (Recruitment & Employment Confederation) sector group for social work within the next few weeks.
The international executive search firm has appointed three new partners and co-owners, bringing the total number of partners to seven.
Evita Lune joined Pedersen & Partners in 2005 and oversees Latvia and Estonia, as well as playing a major role in carrying out management recruitment projects in the Baltics. She is based in Riga, Latvia.