Permanent job placements in freefall

Permanent and temporary job placements continued to fall in Scotland last month, according to new data.

Figures from the Royal Bank of Scotland show as evenmonth trend of reduction in job placements, although the rate is reducing.

Permanent placements were 4.4 points behind last month, while temporary were two points behind July.

The trend between Scotland and the UK diverged in August as temporary jobs rose sharply at the national level.

Sebastian Burn side, chief economist at Royal Bank of Scotland, said :“Conditions across the Scottish labour market remained challenging in August, with recruiters signalling further reductions in permanent placements and temporary billings. That said, the rates of decline eased further, with permanent appointments falling at the soft est pace since February, while the reduction in temp billings was only marginal.

Meanwhile, redundancies were linked to a substantial increase in candidate availability.” Recruiters in Scotland signalled a reduction in average salaries awarded to permanent new joiners in August.