Employment Snapshot for Temporary Agency Workers

July 12, 2010 - PRLog -- Confidence appears to be returning to the jobs markets, with increasing numbers of employers saying they will be looking to grow or maintain both their temporary and permanent workforces over the next year.

The REC’s June JobsOutlook reveals that one in three employers - one of the highest levels over the past year - are planning to grow their temporary workforce in the longer term at the same time as official data from the Office for National Statistics showed that 50,000 more temporary workers were employed in the first quarter of 2010, compared to 2009.

The increase in demand for temporary agency workers over the shortterm
has also been maintained, with employers looking to make use of flexible resourcing, as economic uncertainty continues.

Short-term demand for permanent staff seems also to be building with a net positive balance of 9% - significantly higher than last months figure....

http://www.depoel.co.uk/bulletins/employment-snapshot-june-2010

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