July saw an 8.7% rise in job vacancies on the previous month, according to the UK Labour Market Indices (LMI) compiled by interdealer broker and risk and information firm ICAP.
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While the online job market registered a year-on-year decline in July, the public sector, defence and community category showed a significant rise in job openings, finds job board Monster’s Employment Index UK.
Germany has for a while been the strongest country for online job growth across Europe, but in July it was the only country to register any growth at all, find’s job site Monster’s European Employment Index.
Solar panel mounting systems maker Schletter is to purchase a 100,000 sq ft building in Shelby, North Carolina, creating 305 new jobs by the end of 2016 as part of a $27m (£17m) investment.
Homecare provider Bluebird Care will create 510 new care assistant and support worker roles across Ireland over the next six months.
Recruitment firm Adecco has completed the recruitment of over 8,000 permanent and temporary employees for the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Insurance, retirement and investment group LV= has developed a new careers website which delivers a customised experience based on a user’s location.
The Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) is to form a strategic partnership with diversity recruitment website DiversityJobs.co.uk.
Marketing agency Jupiter has been appointed as the sole recruitment communications partner for wagamama, a restaurant chain with 80 outlets UK-wide.
Recruitment agency Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment has appointed two recruitment consultants who previously worked at professional services agency William James Recruitment.