Latest UK REC Report- July

Key points from the July’s survey:

  • 79% of employers stated that they had little (46%) or no (33%) capacity to take on more work without creating more jobs
  • 32% of employers who recruit temporary agency workers anticipate skills shortages for temporary roles
  • 87% of employers planned to hold or increase their permanent headcount over the next quarter and 86% intended to do so in the medium term
  • Employers value temporary workers in times of uncertainty, stating their rising importance in responding to growth (8%), managing change (5%) and providing short-term access to key strategic skills (3%)
  • 75% planned to hold or increase temporary agency worker headcount over the next quarter with 73% planning the same in the medium term
  • 47% of employers who recruit permanent members of staff anticipate skills shortages for permanent roles

Permanent

In the three months to June, 66% of employers were planning to maintain their existing levels of permanent staff and a further 21% were planning to hire additional staff.

Temporary

62% employers plan to hold existing temporary worker headcount levels at 13% and stated their numbers were likely to increase.

16% say they don’t know about the prospects for temporary workers headcount in the short term.

83% employers believed that agency workers earned the same pay rate or higher than their permanent counterparts when surveyed in April–June 2016

UK

UK Unemployment fell to 4.9% (1,646k) in March–May 2016 – a level that has not been lower since July–September 2005

Despite an intense period of legislative change and continuing economic uncertainty for the UK, 50% or more employers say they increased staffing levels and/or pay/earnings in the year to June 2016

Guernsey

Here in Guernsey we’ve also seen a big increase in demand for temporary workers over the last few weeks and our permanent staff placements have increased compared to the first quarter of the year.

Despite some significant and also forthcoming planned changes in Guernsey businesses, the demand for both permanent and temporary staff on the Island remains high and has increased since the beginning of 2016.

 

 

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