Sterling’s recovery will give a long-term boost to retail and hospitality, say recruiters.
Earlier this week, the pound hit a nine-month high against the dollar.
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Recruiter Penny Streeter OBE has stepped into the breach and paid for the air travel for the South African football team following the withdrawal of government funding for the flight of the 10-man squad to the Homeless World Cup in Italy next week.
The managing director of nursing recruiter Ambition 24hours, who was homeless herself, opened offices in South Africa in 2004.
Human capital management solutions provider Remedy HCMS has launched Aventine design, a consultative service for web design and development, branding and graphic design.
Demand continued to decline in professional, scientific, and technical services sectors. Food preparation recorded a slight increase, while only farming, fishing and forestry, and healthcare practitioners and technical maintained positive growth for the year.
Year-on-year, the index is now down 22%, with US online job availability at its lowest level since 2004.
Industrial, engineering, utilities and oil and gas recruiter Vital Resources has commissioned Cheshire-based creative design agency Influence Design to develop a new website, www.vital-resource.com.
Understandably, most wishes revolve around troubling economic conditions
Julia Feuell, managing director at travel recruiter New Frontiers, told Recruiter her wish was: “To wake up and find the difficult trading period is really all a dream.”
Education recruiter Connex Education has opened a new Leeds office.
The staffing firm currently has a branch network incorporating offices throughout the North-West, East and West Midlands.
Beleagured retailers could gain some respite from the recession due to a weakened pound, according to recruiters.
Sterling, trading at $1.50 US dollars and 1.10 euros, has caused European and American tourists alike to take advantage of the favourable exchange rate, according to Stephen Selby, managing director at retail recruiter Success Appointments.
Hays reports a 10% drop in net fee income on a like for like basis for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007.
In a trading statement, the company says this reflected “deteriorating market conditions” in most of the countries in which it operates.
Construction for the Crossrail project begins tomorrow (10 January), marking the start of long-term infrastructure investment benefiting rail recruiters.