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		</div><p><a href="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/28-of-firms-planning-to-recruit.jpg"><img class="alignnone size-full" title="Nearly a third of UK firms plan to recruit more staff this year, a survey suggests" src="http://londonglossy.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/min-28-of-firms-planning-to-recruit.jpg" alt="Nearly a third of UK firms plan to recruit more staff this year, a survey suggests"/></a></p>
<p>Nearly a third of UK firms plan to recruit more staff this year &#8211; twice as many as planned to expand their workforce in 2009, a survey has suggested.</p>
<p>Around 28% of companies said they would increase their headcount during the coming 12 months, with 15% planning significant increases, according to accountancy firm PwC.</p>
<p>The group said the picture is similar across the US and much of Europe, as companies look to recruit again.</p>
<p>The situation in the UK is a marked turnaround from last year, when just 13% of firms said they planned to take on more staff, while 43% thought they would be making cuts. The number of businesses that expect to reduce their workforce has now shrunk to just 16%.</p>
<p>Michael Rendell, head of HR services at PwC, said: &#8220;The expected headcount increases are encouraging news for the job market and suggest the private sector will be able to accommodate those public sector workers who are made redundant.</p>
<p>&#8220;While 13% of firms say the new jobs will be making up for reductions made during the downtown, 15% plan significant increases over and above this point. This shows a confidence that economic growth will continue, notwithstanding geopolitical uncertainty and the sovereign debt crisis.</p>
<p>&#8220;We expect demand to be particularly high among services, technology and manufacturing industries.&#8221;</p>
<p>But companies are worried about finding the right people for their new posts, with 53% of UK firms citing skills shortages as the biggest challenge they face this year, compared with just 27% in the US.</p>
<p>Other major challenges identified by UK firms include global mobility, cited by 34%, and employment laws at 23%.</p>
<p>PwC questioned HR directors at 1,100 companies across Europe and the US.</p>
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