ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

LinkedIn report reveals budgets and priorities of UK recruiters

After a long period of depression and gloom, the UK jobs market is beginning to show real signs of recovery

“Recruitment agencies are spoilt for choice when it comes to day-to-day funding, but significant transactions require a specialist level of support,” says Miles Lloyd, CEO of Outsauce, explaining the rationale behind the company’s new Corporate Financing Proposition

Freelancer.co.uk today announced that it had broken through the 8 million user mark, the same day as it launched 10 new languages. The new user total now surpasses the combined value of all its nearest competitors

Only one company headquartered in continental Europe makes it to the top 10 list in the latest Universum index of employer attractiveness

1st October 2013 | The Grange City Hotel, London

The June 2013 Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor registered a 10% increase in Q2 2013 (April-June 27,739) in the number of professional job opportunities compared with Q2 2012 (25,112). However, between May 2013 (9,434) and June 2013 (9,147), there was a decrease of 3% in the number of professional jobs available

NES Global Talent, the technical manpower specialist, has spoken of its expansion plans in the Middle East as it obtains a trade licence in Abu Dhabi and its Dubai-based office moves to larger premises

60% of companies say they have difficulty recruiting entry level staff with the right skills

Mental health conditions have emerged as the single most widespread cause of long-term absence from the workplace, according to initial findings from the CBI/ Pfizer Absence and Workplace Health Survey

Amey, one of the UK’s leading public and regulated service providers, has been recognised by the HR Excellence Awards for its approach to driving change across the business, improving performance and promoting growth

Hays Financial Markets, the leading recruiting expert, has been named as Best Temp/Interim Recruitment Firm and Best Contingency Recruitment Firm by London financial website Here is the City. This is the fifth successive year Hays has won the award for Best Temp/Interim Recruitment Firm, which was voted by the 250,000 readers of the City finance website

According to a landmark new survey from Jabra UK, employees are failing to achieve a good work-life balance and are unhappy, stressed and tired

85 per cent of contractors would encourage their mates to follow suit

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has re-iterated that the Government is moving into a "new world" of technology procurement by opening up opportunities to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)