Browsing: Hiring intentions

Growth in Australia's temporary workforce outpaced total employment growth by more than a third in the 2011 financial year, according to a new report from Adecco. read more

Employment rises in January: ABS.... SEEK job ads shrink in January.... Talent2 announces partnership to further Aboriginal careers.... Carbon tax boosts green job demand.... Korn/Ferry hires Heidrick & Struggles partner.... Duplicate and dummy ads distorting job ad data: RecruitLoop.... LinkMe goes mobile. read more

Employer profit growth is not keeping pace with candidates' wage expectations, says Hudson, and Australian employers are struggling to improve their quality of hire without costs blowing out. read more

Solid demand for accounting professionals in January: Ambition.... Queensland council seeks labour hire panel.... ICT employers looking to add permanent headcount: Bluefin.... Jobs on Trade Me back at pre-GFC levels.... Flexible work leads to less housing security: Study.... Recruitment agencies most popular hiring method: Drake. read more

The Australian labour market experienced a big increase in the number of available skilled workers in the December quarter, according to the latest Clarius Skills Index. read more

Humanis acquires specialist recruitment company.... Job ads surge in January: ANZ.... Ease on-hire restrictions to boost productivity: HR managers.... The Face lands Telstra employer branding account.... Extend onboarding to employees acquired through acquisition: SilkRoad. read more

Graduate recruitment market tightens: GCA.... Veteran recruiter to head up Attribute Executive.... Energy recruiter joins GreenCollar Talent.... HCL appoints new CFO.... RCSA changes Sydney CEO breakfast venue.... Clients hungry for IT and green skills: Hays. read more

A new paper from the Australian Defence Force outlines increasing skills shortages in the private sector industries that supply to the ADF, and niche Defence recruiters say there are clear opportunities for the staffing sector to target those gaps. read more

The number of approved 457-visas increased by close to 50% year-on-year in the December half, according to the latest data from the Department of Immigration and Citizenship. read more

Recruiters failing when it comes to clients' ASX gender targets: Expert.... ICT jobs market set to shrink: ITCRA.... ITCRA hits back at PSA on-hire claims.... Recruitment bosses hoping for quicker decisions in 2012: HRO2.... SMS company secretary resigns.... Manpower UK leaks employee data.... Mining Industry Skills Centre gets re-brand. read more