Tentative recovery in recruitment sector

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has reported seeing greater demand for staff from both employers and recruitment agencies. The REC’s director of external affairs, Tom Hadley, has noted a definite increase in demand for permanent staff although he warns that the situation is fragile. He believes that businesses are likely to be cautious about the number of new workers they take on and could prefer to create more flexible positions than permanent jobs. Last week the Office for National Statistics reported that the total number of UK unemployed had fallen to 2.46m by the end of November 2009.