LONDON, March 9 (Reuters) – Starting salaries for permanent staff in Britain declined last month at the slowest pace since October, according to a survey on Monday that also showed the downturn in the number of new permanent staff recruiters hired eased.
The monthly gauge of permanent job placements from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation trade body and accountants KPMG rose to its highest level in nearly three years, but remained slightly in contraction territory.
“Despite a marginal fall in hiring last month, the jobs market was showing its strongest signs of improvement in three years, with hiring at its closest point to turning positive,” Jon Holt, group chief executive and UK senior partner at KPMG, said.
REC and KPMG also said:
(Reporting by Suban Abdulla, editing by Andy Bruce)
