News for October 2009

• 97% of workers in Northern Ireland not in dream job

  · Survey reveals that 97% of workers in Northern Ireland are not in their dream job· 76% of respondents say they wo...

• Recruitment is not easier despite the increase in candidates

  Recruitment is not easier despite the increase in candidatesRecruiters wary of ‘stop-gap’ applicantsMore than half ...

• ‘Dramatic’ increase in financial services recruitment

  There has been a dramatic increase in recruitment activity in the financial services sector in September, according...

• Tough jobs market anticipated for retailers this Christmas

  The retail sector faces a tough employment market as strong firms cut costs and the weak go out of business, accord...

• Around 78,000 IT jobs to be created

  The IT sector will create around 78,200 jobs in the UK over the next four years, according to IT research firm Inte...

• Companies need language skills for upturn

  Organisations need to develop language skills within their teams and hire people with language abilities in order t...

• Pay freezes put in place by up to a third of employers

  Up to a third of employers have frozen pay this year, while the average pay increase was 2.9%, the Press Associatio...

• Darling calls for public sector pay freeze

  Chancellor Alastair Darling has called for the toughest public sector pay freeze in 30 years, Personnel Today repor...