Leicester-based multi-recruiter, Barker Ross Group, this year celebrating its 25th Anniversary, has almost doubled in size in the last year having opened five new offices and added four new industry teams to the business. Since May 2012, Barker Ross has opened offices in Birmingham, Cambridge, Cardiff, Manchester and Northampton, which brings that total number of offices [...]
Barker Ross chief executive Paul Ross and managing director, Antony Rowe led a team of twelve up Snowdon on Saturday 18th May to raise money for CHILDREN with CANCER. Multi-recruiter, Barker Ross has pledged to raise £25,000 for the charity, CHILDREN with CANCER UK as it celebrates its 25th Anniversary in 2013. The Snowdon walk [...]
Source: Click here Commenting on employment figures released today by the Office for National Statistics which show employment levels have dropped and that here has been a rise in the number of unemployed people, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s Head of Policy Kate Shoesmith said: “Despite the numbers today, recruiters are telling us that they are [...]
Source: Click here Today’s Queen’s Speech lived up to earlier expectations that it might be fairly ‘lightweight’– as much of the coalition government’s legislative programme had already been announced and the most important goal remains to reduce the deficit. In many ways, this can be seen as good news for business as what our economy needs [...]
The latest results from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) monthly JobsOutlook survey of 600 employers show most businesses plan to build their workforces in both the short and medium terms. According to the survey, nearly two thirds (60 per cent) of employers plan to increase their permanent workforce over the next three months and [...]
Key points: – Permanent placements and temp billings increase, but at weaker rates – Slowest growth of job vacancies for seven months – Availability of permanent staff down slightly; temp availability rises – Muted pay inflation Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – provides the most [...]
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) JobsOutlook survey of 600 employers indicates that although businesses continue to face a challenging economic climate, the majority are still planning to increase or maintain their permanent staff over the next three months. REC director of policy Tom Hadley said: “Our latest data shows the majority of employers are [...]
Key points: – Permanent placements and temp billings both rise, but at weaker rates – Vacancy growth at four-month low - Higher private sector demand for staff offsets public sector decline - Permanent salary growth at 17-month high, albeit still modest Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published today – [...]
Fears of a triple dip recession have failed to make a dent in employer confidence on hiring decisions in 2013, according to the latest survey of 600 employers from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. The REC’s JobsOutlook report indicates that the UK jobs market is likely to continue to grow over the next year, bringing [...]
As the disconnect between the education system and employer needs remains under scrutiny, the government’s proposal to develop a traineeship programme geared at ‘Supporting young people to develop the skills for apprenticeships and other sustained jobs’ is welcomed. Skills Minister, Mathew Hancock, described the proposal as a “bold new programme to get young people ready [...]