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Brian O'Hara, Noel Broderick and Kathy Broderick at the launch of the campaign

Recruitment campaign launched for disability services

A national recruitment campaign has been launched aimed at attracting a diverse range of skilled people to pursue careers in disability services.

Business • 13 Mar

Recruitment firms have been battling sluggish hiring market conditions for the past year amid high interest rates and lower unemployment levels

Hays warns of tough hiring market, forecasts profit drop

Hays has today warned that hiring market conditions could remain challenging in the near term as the UK recruiter forecast first half profits would be lower than the prior six-month period.

Business • 11 Oct 24

Hays in October had flagged a persistent weakness in hiring permanent workers and weak demand in China

Recruiter Hays warns on profit amid hiring slowdown

Recruitment company Hays has today forecast first-half pre-exceptional operating profit of about £60m, below market expectations, hurt by hiring slowdown at the end of the December quarter.

Business • 09 Jan 24

Hays boosted by record net fees but cautious on outlook

Global recruitment company Hays said employers had reduced the number of new temporary hires but extended existing contracts.

Business • 14 Apr 23

Denis Casey, Group Operations Director and Ian Murphy, Recruitment Manager at AA Euro Group

AA Euro Group to open five new offices in Europe

Irish recruitment firm AA Euro Group is to open five new offices across Europe as part of the company's international expansion plans.

Business • 17 Jan 23

75% of employers plan to hire permanent staff in the coming 12 months

Employers remain committed to recruiting - Hays

Employers remain committed to their recruitment goals over the next year despite concerns over the economy, according to a new report by Hays Ireland.

Business • 28 Nov 22

Keith McDonagh, Managing Director of PE Global

Recruiter PE Global to add 70 new jobs

70 new jobs are to be created next year by Irish recruitment agency, PE Global.

Business • 17 Nov 22

The banking, finance, insurance and property sector is seeing the strongest level of hiring intentions

79% of businesses struggling to fill vacancies

A new report has revealed record levels of hiring by Irish businesses but also shows that many are struggling to fill vacancies.

Business • 19 May 22

Morgan McKinley and Abtran will retain their separate brands following the tie-up

Morgan McKinley to acquire outsourcing firm Abtran

Irish recruitment consultancy firm Morgan McKinley is to acquire outsourcing business Abtran for an undisclosed sum.

Business • 01 Dec 21

Employers have been forced to use online platforms like Zoom and Microsoft Teams to virtually meet candidates.

Virtual handshakes: Recruiting during a pandemic

The process of recruiting and onboarding new employees has changed dramatically due to the pandemic.

Business • 27 Nov 20

September proved a particularly strong month for growth, with jobs activity 43% higher than pre-Covid levels

Construction and engineering see recruitment bounce

Recruitment in the construction and engineering sectors has bounced back since the ending of the first nationwide Covid restrictions introduced in March.

Business • 05 Nov 20

CPL Resources Chairman John Hennessy; CEO Anne Heraty and CFO Lorna Conn (Photo: RollingNews.ie)

CPL Resources' full year profits up by 10%

Recruitment group CPL Resources for posted higher revenues and adjusted profits before tax for the year to the end of June despite the challenging market conditions presented by the Covid-19 pandemic.

Business • 08 Sep 20

'Nowadays when people inquire about a job they'll ask 'Is it homeworking or office working?' whereas that never happened before,' says Rachel Tubridy

Navigating the challenges of onboarding new staff remotely

Recruitment expert Rachel Tubridy talks us through the challenges of onboarding new staff remotely and reminds employees they also have their part to play. We're all in this together.

Boost My Business • 30 Jul 20

CPL reports positive beginning to new financial year

Recruitment firm CPL Resources has reported a positive start to its 2020 financial year and says it expects to perform in line with market expectations.

Business • 21 Oct 19

Sharon McCooey, Head of LinkedIn Ireland (left) and Aldagh McDonogh, Group CEO of Morgan McKinley

Morgan McKinley and LinkedIn agree enterprise deal

Recruitment group Morgan McKinley has agreed a deal with LinkedIn that will enable the Irish company to identify specialist professional talent and offer new career opportunities to jobseekers at home and abroad.

Business • 27 Sep 19

MERC Partners acquired by US company Spencer Stuart

One of the country's leading executive search consulting firms, MERC Partners, has been bought by a US firm for an undisclosed fee.

Business • 09 Jul 19

Barclays is one of the companies that has expanded its operations here in the face of a potential hard Brexit

UK job-seekers look to Ireland ahead of Brexit

The number of UK based job applicants looking for roles in Ireland has increased by more than a third in the last year, against a background of a growing threat of a hard Brexit.

Business • 28 Jan 19

Research from recruitment website Indeed suggests the peak time to jobhunt on the web in Ireland is Tuesday at lunchtime

Tuesday lunchtime most popular time to jobhunt - Indeed

If you're in the midst of looking for a new job, well then you are most likely to be searching online for employment later today.

Business • 22 Aug 18

700 delegates are attending the Fórsa trade union conference in Killarney

Public service struggling to recruit staff - Fórsa

Staff shortages in some areas of the public service are now so severe that management should be authorsied to offer higher pay where necessary to attract candidates, according to the Fórsa trade union.

Ireland • 19 Apr 18

Employees have increasing confidence in the choices that are out there

Creativity key in attracting and retaining employees

The Central Bank recently forecast Ireland would return to full employment at some point over the next two years with number in work here reaching a record 2.3 million.

Business • 16 Feb 18

Results of the survey indicate that employers are likely to offer salary increases in 2018 to retain their best talent

Employers predict talent crisis

Ireland is heading towards a major talent crisis over the next 12 months, with employers predicting they will have to offer two out of every three employees pay increases to retain talent this year, according to recruitment firm Sigmar.

Business • 16 Feb 18

CPL Resources reports a rise in half yearly profits and revenues

CPL Resources' half yearly profits and revenues rise

Employment services group CPL Resources has announced an 11% rise in pre-tax profit in the first half of its 2018 financial year.

Business • 25 Jan 18

IDA Chief Executive Martin Shanahan says the contribution of the FDI sector has always been important to Ireland

IDA-supported foreign firms reduce hiring slightly

Foreign companies setting up in Ireland with the support of the IDA hired slightly fewer staff last year than in 2015, despite a record number of new investments.

Business • 03 Jan 17

2,000 new cabin crew, 1,000 pilots and 250 aircraft engineers will be recruited

Ryanair plans to hire 3,000 staff over next year

Ryanair says it plans to hire over 3,000 new staff over the next year as the airline takes delivery of 50 new aircraft.

Business • 04 Oct 16

Vodafone Ireland CTO Madalina Suceveanu (L), and the company's HR Director James Magill (R)

Vodafone to hire 60 technology and digital staff

Vodafone Ireland has said it plans to recruit 60 new technology and digital specialists over the next year and a half.

Business • 04 Oct 16