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  • Barker Ross adds five new offices and four new industry teams

    By: Posted on: 18th June 2013

    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 [...]

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  • Barker Ross walkers conquer Snowdon and raise £1650 for CHILDREN with CANCER UK

    By: Posted on: 21st May 2013

    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 [...]

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  • REC response to ONS employment figures

    By: Posted on: 15th May 2013

    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 [...]

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  • Queen’s Speech lived up to earlier expectations

    By: Posted on: 8th May 2013

    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 [...]

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  • Most employers still plan to hire not fire

    By: Posted on: 24th April 2013

    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 [...]

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  • Growth of staff placements continues, but slows to marginal pace

    By: Posted on: 9th April 2013

    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 [...]

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  • Employers plan to increase permanent staff

    By: Posted on: 27th March 2013

    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 [...]

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  • REC/KPMG Report on Jobs: Growth of staff appointments slows in February

    By: Posted on: 12th March 2013

    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 – [...]

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  • 25th Anniversary Masked Ball tickets go on sale

    By: Posted on: 7th March 2013

    Clients and business partners of the Barker Ross Group are being asked to help us celebrate the company’s 25th Anniversary, at our very own Masked Ball. The prestigious event will be held on Friday 18th October at the Leicester Marriott hotel. All proceeds will go to the Group’s designated charity – Children with Cancer UK. [...]

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  • How temporary work can be the right option

    By: Posted on: 27th February 2013

    Temporary work needn’t always be the last resort. It can open the door to new opportunities, one of which is finding the right permanent position. A survey¹ over the course of the year found 340,000 people got permanent work as a result of having previously worked for an employer in a temporary capacity. Other research [...]

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