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The estate agency recruitment market seems to be bucking the national trend
Mon 16 Jan 2012
Every month Property Personnel help create a report
which is sponsored by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation and KPMG
LLP. This data provides the most up-to-date monthly picture of recruitment,
employment, staff availability and employee earnings trends available in the
UK.
These are the key
points from December’s survey:
- Modest
decline in permanent staff appointments
- Temp
billings decrease for first time since July 2009
- Permanent
salaries broadly flat; temp pay down slightly
- Growth of candidate availability accelerates
Commenting on the latest survey results, Bernard Brown, Partner and
Head of Business Services at KPMG said:
“It is a huge concern to see temporary placements falling in tandem
with permanent employment opportunities, making it difficult to be optimistic
about the employment market in 2012. The decline in temporary roles, seen for
the first time in almost two-and-a-half years, is a clear indication that
businesses are too nervous to even make short-term commitments, given the
continued uncertainty across the Euro Zone and so much talk of a tough year
ahead.
“With fewer jobs available, employers
could be forgiven for thinking they have the pick of the market, but sadly the
reality is far different. The latest data suggests that, in the key industries
of engineering, construction and IT, attempts to fill the gaps that do exist
remain unsuccessful. It seems that employers are refusing to offer jobs just to
ensure vacancies are filled, meaning that long-term unemployment trends look
set to continue.”
Interestingly, the estate agency recruitment market seems to be bucking the trend with Property Personnel recording record results in December, and with activity levels in January continuing at an even faster pace, the outlook for 2012 for the employment market within estate agency looks very encouraging.
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