Statistics

Commenting on this month’s Labour Market Statistics released by the Office for National Statistics, Mark Beatson, CIPD Chief Economist, said: “The latest statistics show that jobs growth in the labour market remains strong, with employment increasing by 239,000 in the three months December 2013-February 2014 and a fall of 77,000 in unemployment, which is now below 7% for the first time in exactly five years

Sheffield-based temporary staffing business Hallam Medical (Hallam) has secured a £3.3m investment from private equity house Key Capital Partners (KCP)

Salaries in IT and Technology rose 2.5% over the past year according to the Market Insight report from specialist recruiter Greythorn. The average salary now stands at £50,276, up from £49,027 in their last survey

A report released today by totaljobs.com and Dods Research has found that 56 per cent of the state funded workforce believe public sector reforms will not be carried out effectively due to a skills shortage. A further one in six (16 per cent) think that the reforms will fail altogether, and one in 10 say they will be delayed

Professional job opportunities across the United Arab Emirates increased by 12% between January 2014 and February 2014, according to a new survey by global recruitment specialist Morgan McKinley

Latest data from the Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs signalled a record increase in permanent starting salaries as a surge in demand for staff continued

DMJ’s Professional Services Company Secretarial Salary Survey has highlighted a buoyant company secretarial market in the sector

Employer mobile career apps are losing out to mobile websites, as they do not fulfil the candidates’ needs for quick and easy job seeking. This is the key finding from the latest research by Three Sparks Global, the company behind Pocket Recruit

UK workers are among the most stressed in Europe

As the industry shows signs of recovery, professionals are bold about their career ambitions in 2014, with half (47%) hoping to leave their current employer in search of better remuneration, benefits and promotion prospects