November saw an improvement in the labour market in Scotland with an increase in the number of placements of both temporary employees and permanent employees from the month previous.
This is great news for Scotland where both the temporary job market and the permanent job market have experienced more suffering than any other in the UK.
On top of this increased job availability, salaries for permanent staff have been increasing too.
Pioneering budget hotel Travelodge is to build 10 new hotels throughout the UK which will add a further 857 rooms to their existing 27,000 room portfolio.
Up to 250 new jobs will be created in Edinburgh, High Wycombe, Ipswich, Llanelli, London, Manchester, Newbury, Newcastle Under Lyme and Wadebridge.
Travelodge also plans to grow its current Covent Garden hotel in London by 249 rooms making it the chains largest hotel. The expansion plans are creating 35 new jobs plus up to 100 construction jobs.
Recent reports have shown that the Scottish retail market is outperforming the rest of the UK. Retail and associatedrecruiters are reaping the rewards of the regions success.
The latest figures from the Scottish Retail Consortium (SRC) show that total sales were up by 8.2%, a rise of 4.3% on 2008.
Northern England, Wales, the Midlands and Scotland have all suffered the largest rises in unemployment. It is the manufacturing and heavy industry areas that have seen most distress.
Official figures published by research consultancy the Work Foundation showed that Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Sheffield, Hull, Manchester, Bradford, Kirklees, Liverpool and Bristol were the worst effected areas.
Compass Catering, security specialists Group Four, Royal Mail and the Marriott Dalmahoy Hotel And Country Club will be among the employers attending a job fair being held at Edinburgh City Jobcentre Plus in South St Andrew Street on Wednesday, June 25, from 10am till 3.30pm.
There will be jobs on offer in a range of fields, including catering and hospitality, nursing and baggage handling at Edinburgh Airport.
