Scotland has seen a “significant” rise in the number of jobs registered and placements made over the last four months, according to international recruiter Hays.
Hays reports that permanent recruitment has seen the biggest increase in activity but temporary placements have also been steadily rising as confidence in the market has improved.
Executive search firm Hitchenor Wakeford has appointed Tim Paylor as a new partner to head its interim practice.
Paylor joins as managing director, executive interim, from Penna Executive Interim, where he was sector head energy and utilities, and will work across UK regions developing Hitchenor Wakeford’s executive interim business.
The emergence of China’s second-tier Chinese cities are creating problems for Beijing’s jobs market, according to Antal International.
Data from Antal shows 73% of Chinese employers said they expected to hire within the next three months, up 20% on the same quarter last year.
Almost a quarter of IT professionals say underhand tactics are acceptable to land a job, according to a poll from The IT Job Board.
The poll found that 23% of people said such tactics were fine, as long as they didn’t hurt anyone.
A lack of jobs and their poor quality will hinder Ian Duncan Smith’s plans to reform the welfare system, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
Job advert distribution and candidate sourcing company Broadbean Technology has appointed founder of online CV network iProfile Alex Charles as global chief technical officer.
Vue Cinemas has extended its online recruitment capability to include all head office roles.
Recruitment, training and consultancy specialist Emplacement Solutions has appointed Chris Phillips as head of marketing.
Phillips moves from s.com group where he was brand manager.
Multi-sector recruiter Uxbridge Employment has signed a contract with recruitment and human capital management software and services provider Bond International Software to use its Bond Adapt recruitment software.
Uxbridge Employment says it anticipates that using Bond Adapt will result in savings of roughly £35,000 year-on-year for the company.
