July Jobs-Outlook data shows increase in UK business confidence

News Article - 25 July 2011
Category: Business

Almost three-quarters of employers are expecting to add to their workforce in the next three months, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation's (REC) July Jobs-Outlook.

74 per cent of employers surveyed in the UK highlighted an increase in business confidence with aims to increase their workforce, while a further 66 per cent of respondents revealed they were looking to expand within 12 months.

The July Jobs-Outlook data is based on a monthly online survey totalling 600 employers, who indicated that increases in staffing had risen for the third consecutive month by almost a fifth.

Roger Tweedy, the REC's director of research, said: "Employers are more positive about their hiring intentions, which reflects an improvement in overall business confidence.

"However, it is too early to predict whether this will translate into significant jobs growth by the end of the year but we remain confident that the private sector can absorb the fall-out from public sector cuts.

"Employers are recognising the need to ramp up their recruitment activity in order to attract high-potential candidates and move their business forward."

The outlook for temporary and agency staff also appears encouraging; with 76 per cent of business also looking to maintain or increase their temporary staffing levels in the short term.

The gradual recovery of the UK labour market and increasing demand for permanent and temporary employees has encouraged many businesses to adopt an integrated HR software module to simplify and execute recruitment campaigns amid the clamour for

Regardless of whether your business' recruitment process is HR-owned or devolved to managers, business HR solutions have the capability to accelerate the entire process.

Indeed, for organisations wishing to maximise the technology, HR departments or managers can simply upload vacancies and manage applications online saving you time, money and valuable resource.

Article keywords: jobs, 2011 employment, REC, recruitment

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