Posts Tagged ‘temp recruitment’
Hays hiring surge: ANZ division grows by 65 consultants in past quarter
The confidence that Hays Australia/NZ has in the market conditions, continuing their strong run, is amply demonstrated in their September quarter recruiter hiring surge as detailed in the Hays Q1 Trading Update. Hays reported “Consultant headcount in Australia & New Zealand was up 7% in the quarter”. According to my calculations (Hays do not release actual consultant or employee numbers in Australia,…
Read MoreIs charging temps/contractors a ‘payroll admin fee’ a new low for our industry?
I seem to be very late to the story on this one. Early last year, people2people Shared Services Manager, Lisa Johnson had this issue raised with her in the comments section of her people2people blog Is your recruiter ripping you off? and subsequently Lisa wrote a follow up blog later in the year Who Wins When a Recruitment Agency Charges…
Read MoreHall of Fame acceptance speech by John Plummer Jnr
Last Thursday I attended the Recruitment International Awards (Australia) in Sydney. The last award for the night was a Hall of Fame award. This year the joint recipients were V. John Plummer and John Plummer (Jnr). The latter accepted the award on behalf of himself and his father (you can read about the contribution of the…
Read MoreRIB Report 2014/15 Review: Temp/contract market surges to record high
Last week I wrote about the Recruitment Industry Benchmarking Report 2014/15 review, in which I analysed the vast drop off in drop that commonly occurs when an agency moves from less than 10 staff to 11 to 20 employees. This week I am returning to the same document to have a closer look at…
Read MoreFocus: Your future depends on it
Twenty four years’ ago I was in my fourth month of employment at Temporary Solutions in Sydney. I was an accounting temp consultant. Unemployment (7.9%) was continuing to rise, eventually peaking at 11.2% in November 1992. The market was tough. Jobs were hard to come by and good candidates were plentiful. One of the few…
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