WA Recruitment Outlook – 2012
By Jevita Nilson
Australian companies adopted a relatively cautious approach to recruitment in 2011 as the European debt crisis left many employers uncertain about how the Australian economy would hold up as other economies crumbled. Many are predicting a similar conservative approach for 2012, while some recent news articles are painting a gloomier picture of the employment market for the year ahead, citing global economic uncertainty as the reason for potential recruitment freezes in 2012.
But as the gap widens in Australia’s two-speed economy, what are we to expect here in the West? Read More…
More Pressure on Workers
Checkside’s Managing Director, Chris Bates was quoted recently in The West Australian in an article outlining some of the key trends developing in the employment market.
See the following link to read the article: More Pressure on Workers.
We’re interested to hear your thoughts. Do you agree with Chris’ comments? Have recent stock market volatility and uncertainty over foreign markets made you cautious and cooled your demand for new employees?
