Permanent placements rise at slowest rate in ten months. Growth in starting salaries moderates to four-month low. Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and Head of Business Services at KPMG, said: “Buoyancy is back in British businesses, with low and falling unemployment evident today and the promise of lower corporation tax rates, tomorrow. Combine the two and it would be easy to assume that the only…
Key points from the August survey: Demand for staff increases at fastest pace since April 1998 Growth of staff appointments remains marked, despite easing Candidate shortages fuel strong pay growth. Growth of staff appointments eases but still marked… Permanent placements growth remained strong in August, although eased from the five-month high recorded in July. …supported by fastest rise in vacancies for over 16 years The number of available job…
Key points: Stronger growth of appointments Record decline in availability of candidates Starting salary growth close to June’s high The main market indicators for July are: Acceleration in growth of staff appointments… Greater numbers of people move into permanent and temporary roles during July, with rates of expansion accelerating to five- and seven-month highs respectively. …buoyed by strengthened demand from employers Latest data signaled that available job vacancies continued…
