An additional $1bn (£640m) of oil revenues are to be spent on creating jobs for Omani citizens over the next 12 months, according to news agency Reuters.
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Over 6,000 members of the Public and Commercial Services Union (PCS) across 32 UK call centres serving Jobcentre Plus are striking today over what the union describes as “oppressive working conditions and unrealistic targets”.
Revenue at professional recruiter Michael Page International was up 0.1% in the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, while gross profit fell, albeit by just 0.5%.
Job creation in the private sector in Scotland occurred at a marginally higher rate in July than in June, finds the Bank of Scotland’s Purchasing Managers’ Index, which surveyed 600 firms across the services and manufacturing industry.
A growing number of manufacturers are bringing their hunt for local suppliers and even production back in-house, according to a survey released today by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.
Resourcing and talent management provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has appointed Nina Bosco to head its sourcing intelligence team.
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School leavers are increasingly choosing to go straight into work rather than going to university, according to accountancy firm PwC.
Robust demand for temporary and contract staff is behind a strong set of results expected by international executive and professional services recruiter Harvey Nash when it announces its interim results for the first six trading months of 2012 on 28 September.
One in three UK firms are maintaining staff levels higher than needed to avoid losing skills, but they will be forced to make job cuts if economic growth does not return soon, finds research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).