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Over one in two employers report a rise in their permanent staff levels, according to specialist recruiter Hays.
“The current market is incredibly active and there is no evidence as yet of the traditional Christmas slow-down,” says Chris Mead, General Manager of Hays in Singapore.
“In fact, with vacancy activity high many employers are reporting that they intend to increase their permanent staff levels for the New Year, and are recruiting now for New Year start dates.”
According to Hays, engineering is experiencing one of the biggest increases in permanent vacancy levels, followed by financial services (banking) then finance technology.
“Given the ongoing boom for engineers, it shouldn’t be a surprise that the employment of engineering skills rose so significantly,” said Chris.
Hays says temporary workers are also a highly utilised resource, with around two in three employers using temporary or contract staff through a recruitment agency. According to Chris, the most common reasons for the use of temporary staff are to cover peaks in workloads and to ensure work is still completed while a permanent staff member is sourced.
“These hiring intentions suggest the recruitment market remains very healthy. Business confidence is strong, employers are looking to increase permanent staff levels and the use of contractors is high. Employers are not letting the skills shortage stop them from recruiting, with both employers and recruitment agencies facing the challenge head-on by developing new and innovative attraction strategies to source the skills they need,” he said.
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