Archive for October, 2009

The REC and KPMG today released the Report on Jobs showing increases, albeit slight ones, in numbers of both permanent and temporary hires in September.

The key findings of the report included:

• Both permanent and temporary appointments posted small rises for the second straight month
• Growth of candidate availability eased further
• Weaker reductions in both permanent salaries and temp pay

This is certainly in line with Igloo RPO’s September figures with an increase of candidates available for reasons other than redundancy.  Earlier this year, candidates were generally not moving unless they were forced to through redundancy.  However, September saw a slight increase in candidates searching for roles simply because they were unhappy in their current role.  Whilst this is good for employers seeking new staff, this does indicate that it would be worth all employers taking the time now to review their employee retention strategies.

See the REC article here.