Multi-sector recruiter Manpower has reported that net earnings for fourth-quarter trading fell to $79.2m (£55m) from $133.1m (£92.45m) in 2007, while fourth-quarter revenues were $4.6bn (£3.2bn), a decrease of 18% from the year earlier period.
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The nursing and social care sector is suffering from a severe skills shortage, according to a new survey.
The survey, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), shows that 80% of the REC’s nursing and social care sector group reported problems related to a shortage of skilled labour.
The first month of the year has seen a 10-15% increase in the number of vacancies in Russia’s finance sector from December 2008, according to specialist recruitment company Antal Russia.
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It’s good to see BSkyB (Recruiter, 18 February, pp24-26) taking such a proactive approach to developing their brand profile within the
recruitment space.
A recruiter who has spent the last few years bringing Polish workers to the UK has taken advantage of the UK downturn by supplying British workers to Poland.
Marc Vanling, managing director of Nottinghambased engineering recruiter Europe Solutions, told Recruiter that he been contacted by a subcontractor for Cadbury to find four pipefitters with UK experience.
Retail recruiter Retail Human Resources (RHR) is to move into the hospitality sector with the appointment of Berkeley Scott Group founder Roddy Watt.
Watt, who launched hospitality recruiter Berkeley Scott in 1984, will take a position on RHR’s board.
Salaries have remained level for corporate social responsibility (CSR) personnel, but budgets have been cut.
Andrew Cartland, managing director of Acre Resources, told Recruiter:
“Salaries have stayed the same compared to last year, which is a good thing in the current climate,” adding the demand remained fairly strong.
Nine modelling and entertainment agencies have been issued with warnings for failing to comply with the law following an investigation by the government’s Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.
Inspectors found 37 separate breaches of legislation, including charging illegal fees and sub-standard accounting practices.
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The number of unemployed people increased by 165,000 to 2.03m in the three months to January, according to the Office of National Statistics.
John Philpott, chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, says: “The rise in the headline level of unemployment above 2m is only part of the sorry story.