The Monster Employment Index Europe is a monthly gauge of online job posting activity based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of career web sites and online job listings across Europe. The Index does not reflect the trend of any one advertiser or...
Read moreEmployees’ pay rises continue to lag behind inflation, according to the latest figures released today by pay specialists XpertHR. In the three months to the end of May 2012, XpertHR has recorded the median basic pay award at 2{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}, unchanged from the previous rolling quarter but down from 2.6{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}...
Read morethe trend for IT employment. Whilst it is unsurprising that the capital city attracts a high number of skilled professionals, the latest data shows that London now generates 41.4{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of the country’s entire IT positions. The market share of IT contracting jobs used to be spread across a number...
Read moreAccording to recent surveys compiled by Markit, the eurozone’s service sector continued to shrink in June and business confidence plunged . The news is set to add to pressure on the European Central Bank to cut the cost of borrowing in the eurozone when it meets on Thursday. This...
Read moreThe Olympics could provide a boost to employer confidence as a quarter of UK bosses say they think the games will be good for their businesses with only four percent predicting a negative impact on their bottom line, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) latest JobsOutlook survey....
Read moreA new report has shown that the number of job vacancies available in the UK has risen across many industry sectors. In England, 10 out of the 12 regions showed a growth in job availability and more companies advertising jobs. Employment rose in the education sector by 18 per...
Read moreJames Caan, one of the UK’s most successful and dynamic recruitment entrepreneurs and chair of the body overseeing the allocation of the £82.5 million government Start-Up Loan scheme, has joined Britain’s fastest-growing recruitment membership body, The Institute of Recruiters (IOR). Caan will offer recruiters unparalleled support by personally answering...
Read moreResearch has shown that almost 50 per cent of employers have not taken any steps to be ready for the implementation of the new pensions auto-enrolment which is due to come in to effect later this year in some sectors. The study, which was conducted by a benefits consultancy...
Read moreAccording to offical figures, the number of people out of work in Germany rose by 7,000 in June to give a jobless rate of 6.8{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of the workforce. However, the relatively modest rise left the percentage of the workforce without a job unchanged. The German Employment Agency’s figures recorded...
Read moreWith a month to go, a CBI survey of more than 250 London companies reveals that the majority are positive about the 2012 Games. Nearly all firms (92{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) think that hosting the Olympics and Paralympics will help promote London internationally, three-quarters (76{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) think they will boost tourism, and 63{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}...
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