The KPMG and REC Report on Jobs is just out - this measures the recruitment market on a monthly basis by requesting data from recruitment agencies, including ourselves ( Ten-Percent Legal Recruitment ). Main points are: Permanent placements and temporary billings rise at slower rates Job vacancies increase at fastest pace for 20 months Availability of permanent staff declines Temp availability unchanged Pay growth quickens but remains subdued overall The Report on Jobs is a monthly publication produced by Markit and sponsored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG LLP. The main findings for December are: Slower rises in permanent and temporary appointments... Although there were further increases in permanent and temporary staff appointments during December, in both cases the rates of growth eased since November. ...despite vacancies increasing at faster pace Demand for staff continued to rise in December. The rate of expansion of overall job vaca...
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