According to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's (CIPD's) Labour Market Outlook survey, a balance of five per cent of companies think they will recruit employees rather than make workers redundant in the next quarter.
This is the first time the balance has been positive since the winter of 2008 and grew from the negative five per cent which was reported in the first quarter of 2010.
CIPD public policy adviser Gerwyn Davies, the report's author, said: 'A return to spring could mean a growth of full-time jobs in the private sector that may continue if the global economy continues to recover at the same rate.'
The survey also showed that the public sector is less confident, as a balance of 43 per cent of employers expect to make job cuts.
Recently, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's JobsOutlook report claimed that 96 per cent of companies plan on maintaining or growing their permanent workforce during the coming three months.
This is the first time the balance has been positive since the winter of 2008 and grew from the negative five per cent which was reported in the first quarter of 2010.
CIPD public policy adviser Gerwyn Davies, the report's author, said: 'A return to spring could mean a growth of full-time jobs in the private sector that may continue if the global economy continues to recover at the same rate.'
The survey also showed that the public sector is less confident, as a balance of 43 per cent of employers expect to make job cuts.
Recently, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's JobsOutlook report claimed that 96 per cent of companies plan on maintaining or growing their permanent workforce during the coming three months.
