Wednesday, 08 February 2012

Recruiter
HR

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: McDevitt takes up UPS HR helm

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    John McDevitt has been promoted to the position of head of freight and shipping firm UPS’s corporate HR group.He is currently the senior vice president for global transportation services and labour relations, and started his career with UPS part time while attending Rutgers University.UPS has around 400,000 employees worldwide, of which 80% are based in the US.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Independent gets Twemlow

    Wed, 8 Feb 2012

    Peter Twemlow has been appointed managing director of Independent’s HR consultancy division.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Morrissey heads HR at Campbell

    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    Campbell Soup Company has appointed Robert Morrissey as senior vice president and chief HR officer.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Lazenby to VMA

    Tue, 7 Feb 2012

    Communications and HR recruiter VMA Group has appointed Sarah Lazenby as a senior consultant to its internal communications practice.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Retalix gets Hall for HR

    Thu, 2 Feb 2012

    Retalix, a provider of software and services for retailers, has appointed Melanie Hall as the appointment of HR manager.

  • CIPD searches for new CEO

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) is looking for a new chief executive to replace current incumbent Jackie Orme, who is on long-term sick leave.

  • Contracts/Deals: Advorto works with activHR

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    Recruitment solutions firm Advorto will work work with HR, payroll and timesheet software provide activHR as a distribution partner.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Cecil is New Directions HRD

    Tue, 31 Jan 2012

    Sophie Cecil has been appointed HR director at Welsh recruitment group New Directions.

  • Penna: HR directors evolving, answering CIPD call

    Thu, 26 Jan 2012

    HR services group Penna has seen HR directors’ (HRD) roles evolve from “transactional-based support to increased involvement in the development of the organisation’s strategic direction and managing essential change management programmes”.

  • CFA and CIPD to launch HR higher apprenticeship

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    Apprenticeship authority the CFA and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) are to develop a higher apprenticeship in HR management, following business secretary Vince Cable’s December announcement of a new £18.7m fund for such schemes.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Lucas Group promotes 14 across the company

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    North American executive search firm Lucas Group has promoted 14 associates throughout multiple practice groups within the company.

  • UK & IRELAND Appointments: Dhesi joins Towers Watson

    Wed, 25 Jan 2012

    Professional services company Towers Watson has appointed Arvinder Dhesi to lead its UK talent and organisation practice.

  • Adecco sees HR, IT and the Olympics providing 2012 growth

    Mon, 23 Jan 2012

    The HR and IT sectors will lead gradual job growth in the UK in 2012, with the Olympics a likely welcome boost to the jobs market, according to Adecco.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Niemann takes on HR role at airberlin

    Mon, 23 Jan 2012

    Dr. Martina Niemann is set to join airline airberlin in the newly-created role of chief human resources officer on 15 February.

  • HR recruitment: treating candidates and clients as one

    Thu, 19 Jan 2012

    Every professional recruiter aspires to build their career on relationships that see candidates become clients. In HR recruitment, the nature of the sector itself leads to less distinction between candidate and client - and that’s how the newly-launched Robinson Keane HR Professionals likes it. Associate director Heidi Waddington explains:

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Kentz hires Paul for global talent

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Kentz Corporation, the holding company of the Kentz engineering and construction group, has appointed Sharon Paul to the newly created role of group talent and people development officer.

  • Appointments: Kennedy is Yell HR director

    Wed, 18 Jan 2012

    Digital services provider Yell has appointed Linda Kennedy to the new role of group HR director.

  • Appointments: Evans heads HR at Pertemps

    Tue, 17 Jan 2012

    Tracy Evans has been appointed HR and quality director of the Pertemps network of companies.

  • Penna launches graduate and apprenticeships schemes

    Mon, 16 Jan 2012

    HR services firm Penna has launched its first-ever graduate and apprenticeship scheme, the Penna Development Programme.

  • Adecco and Pertemps join Clegg on road to fairer society

    Fri, 13 Jan 2012

    Adecco and Pertemps People Development have joined a number of large businesses, including Tesco, Coca Cola and BP, in signing up to Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s social mobility scheme.

  • INTERNATIONAL Appointments: CTPartners promotes around the world

    Fri, 13 Jan 2012

    Global retained executive search firm, CTPartners, has promoted eight consultants worldwide.

  • Contracts/Deals: North Mersey NHS trusts eye 17% saving with £22m Capita deal

    Mon, 9 Jan 2012

    Outsourcing firm Capita has signed a contract to provide HR, recruitment and payroll services worth £22m with 10 NHS trusts in North Merseyside.

  • Appointments: Eastman to direct HR at HCL

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    Lynette Eastman has been appointed chief people officer at healthcare recruiter HCL on an interim basis.

  • Appointments: Better Placed HR takes on Gorman, Kirby and Taylor

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    HR recruiter Better Placed HR has appointed Hannah Gorman as a senior consultant, having also bought on board Jonathan Kirby and Emma Taylor late last year.Gorman is a graduate of HR Management and Psychology, and has been working in recruitment in London for seven years.Kirby and Taylor will be recruiting for mid-to-senior level roles, working in the North and Midlands/Northern Home Counties regions respectively.

  • Appointments: Shay heads Penna client development

    Fri, 6 Jan 2012

    HR firm Penna has appointed Adam Shay as head of client development on the attraction and communications management team.

  • Waddicor and Waddington launch Robinson Keane HR Professionals

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    Competition in the human resources recruitment arena has heated up this week with multi sector recruiter the Kellan Group’s launch of a new HR recruitment division.

  • Contracts/Deals: Euromedica and Archer Mathieson form partnership

    Thu, 5 Jan 2012

    Sister companies Euromedica, a life science executive search firm, and Archer Mathieson, an HR, procurement and finance recruiter for senior level roles, have formed a strategic partnership.

  • HR staff on rise says oakleaf

    January 2012

    RECRUITMENT OF HUMAN resources staff is on the rise at small-and-medium enterprises within fi nancial services and the insurance industry as the new year begins, according to HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership.

  • Robinson Keane HR to challenge HR market

    January 2012

    Two former managing directors of Hays Human Resources this month have launched a new HR division for multi-sector recruiter Kellan Group. The new offering, Robinson Keane HR Professionals, is aimed at providing “a high quality boutique [recruitment service] on a national scale” for HR managerial and director positions, associate director Julie Waddicor told Recruiter.

  • Appointments: Penna strengthens team

    Wed, 7 Sep 2011

    HR services group Penna has re-shaped its recruitment solutions offering and made several new additions to its team.

  • Appointments: Taylor joins Capita as MD

    Wed, 7 Sep 2011

    Patricia Taylor has been appointed managing director for Capita’s HR and payroll business.

  • Survey highlights ‘lost generation of graduates’

    Wed, 24 Aug 2011

    HR directors fear there will be a lost generation of graduates due to a lack of entry-level jobs and too few internships.

  • L&D professionals in demand

    Tue, 9 Aug 2011

    Learning and development professionals are in increased demand, according to the latest professional talent spotlight from Badenoch & Clark.

  • Airbus creates 3,000 jobs

    Mon, 27 Jun 2011

  • North-West continues to grow, says new report

    Fri, 17 Jun 2011

    Firms across the North-West of England are reporting business and profit growth despite uncertain economic times, claims a new report.

  • Talent to be debated at London School of Economics

    Thu, 16 Jun 2011

    Talent acquisition and management will be debated at a London HR Connection event, held in conjunction with the London School of Economics, on 27 June at the London School of Economics (LSE).

  • Kenexa launches strengths assessment tool

    Wed, 15 Jun 2011

    HR business solutions provider Kenexa has launched a next-generation online strengths assessment tool from Marcus Buckingham, author and business consultant best known for promoting strengths as an assessment measure.

  • Appointments: Ortus appoints Worsley

    Wed, 15 Jun 2011

    HR recruitment consultancy Ortus has appointed Vikki Worsley, former managing consultant at Hudson, into its sales team.

  • Reluctance to leave jobs exacerbates UK talent gap

    Wed, 15 Jun 2011

    Workers’ reluctance to leave their existing job to take up new opportunities elsewhere is exacerbating the UK’s talent shortage.

  • Appointments: New joiners for Change Recruitment

    Mon, 13 Jun 2011

    Scotland-based Change Recruitment Group has expanded its IT and HR teams with a number of appointments.Joining Richard Jones and Ryan McQueen in the IT division is Christina Ruprecht, while Steve Metcalfe has joined to strengthen the Glasgow team.Chantelle Cowan joins the Glasgow office in HR and is tasked with business development and driving forward Change’s HR offering in the West of Scotland.

  • Longer-term planning needed for recruiting

    Fri, 20 May 2011

    HR and recruitment professionals must take a strategic approach to long-term talent supply to gain an edge in an increasingly competitive skills market, says recruiting giant Hays.

  • Contracts/Deals: Penna wins HR contract with LBRP

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    The London Boroughs Recruitment Partnership (LBRP), a consortium of 25 London Boroughs and three associated bodies, has appointed global HR consultancy Penna as its supplier of recruitment advertising and strategic HR services.

  • Contracts/Deals: Capita solves DC Leisure’s HR needs

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    Capita HR Solutions has agreed a three-year deal with DC Leisure to provide a range of HR services.

  • Appointments: Levy joins MDH from Morgan Hunt

    Thu, 19 May 2011

    HR recruiter Macmillan Davies Hodes has appointed Nicola Levy as consultant in its executive resourcing team.Levy joins from specialist recruiter Morgan Hunt and will focus on permanent HR assignments from £50,000 to £80,000.

  • Cost and quality priority for RPO use

    18 May 2011

    A survey by the HR Business Network of senior human resources professionals around the world has revealed that 14% currently outsource their recruitment, while a further 5% said they had previously but had since brought it back in house.

  • Step out of the present and develop future work models

    18 May 2011

    HR functions within organisations must prepare for the challenges and opportunities of the future by learning to experiment and develop new working models, according to the latest findings from the Future of Work [FoW] Consortium.

  • Larson Group expands associate scheme

    Mon, 7 Mar 2011

    Senior recruitment specialist Larson Group is to expand its associate scheme, which gives associates 70% of the fees they bill.

  • Appointments: Digby Morgan strengthens team

    Fri, 4 Mar 2011

    HR recruiter Digby Morgan has appointed Fiona Lim as senior consultant in the team responsible for looking after senior interim roles.Meanwhile, Donna Wood has joined as a senior associate looking after entry to mid-level HR professionals and Mark Ladds joins as consultant, recruiting interim HR professionals.

  • Bonuses rise for HR professionals

    Mon, 28 Feb 2011

    Income for HR professionals increased by 12%, according to new research from HR recruiter Ortus.

  • REC Legal and HR’s guide on relationship building

    Thu, 17 Feb 2011

    REC Legal and HR has published a paper highlighting the findings of its recent meeting which analysed the relationship between agencies and HR.

  • HR directors buoyant on increasing headcount

    Mon, 6 Dec 2010

    Almost three in 10 HR directors plan to increase headcount in 2011, according to research from PwC.

  • Contracts: Adecco agrees joint venture with Chinese FESCO

    Mon, 6 Dec 2010

    Recruitment giant Adecco has agreed a joint venture (JV) with Chinese HR service company FESCO.

  • Speaking the language of HR

    24 November 2010

    Agency recruiters who move to in-house roles must master the language of HR if they want to prosper, according to Nokia’s head of recruitment for EMEA.

  • One in five HR professionals seeks new job

    Tue, 16 Nov 2010

    One in five HR professionals are seeking a new job, according to research from Croner Reward.The research also shows 46% of private sector and 13% of public sector respondents report unchanged salaries, while of those that had enjoyed an increase, the average award was 2%.Meanwhile, 74% report that they work more than the typical contracted 39 hours per week – 30% more than five years ago, while 27% work 46 hours a week or more, a significant increase from just 11% in 2005.

  • Jonathan Lee Recruitment launches Integrate

    Wed, 20 Oct 2010

    Engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment has launched a new managed service offering called Integrate, offering end-to-end recruitment services to firms looking for both contract and permanent staff.Integrate offers firms bespoke recruitment and HR managed service that is based on the expertise and management capabilities of account managers and sector specialists, backed up by the essential technology.

  • Contracts: Bray Leino wins Barclay Meade account

    Thu, 7 Oct 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has selected communications agency Bray Leino to launch the Barclay Meade brand to the market.

  • Appointments: Frazer Jones hires Cornish for Interim team

    Tue, 14 Sep 2010

    Global HR specialist Frazer Jones, part of the SR Group, has appointed Marcus Cornish to its Interim team as senior consultant.Cornish joins from Badenoch & Clark, where he spent four years recruiting within the Interim market, the last two years specialising within HR.

  • Ortus opens in Dubai

    Tue, 10 Aug 2010

    Global recruiter the FiveTen Group has launched its HR recruitment arm Ortus in the UAE with an office opening in Dubai.Ortus follows FiveTen Group brands Marks Sattin, (finance and accountancy recruitment), EMR (marketing), Laurence Simons (legal), and Greythorn, (IT and telecoms) already present in the region. 

  • Appointments: New board members for London HR Connection

    Thu, 29 Jul 2010

    The London HR Connection (LHRC), a networking group for HR professionals who work in the London area and a CIPD Special Interest Group, has appointed a new chair, vice chair and board members.

  • Gap between IT and HR departments limits strategic growth

    Wed, 28 Jul 2010

    Research by the Taleo Corporation, provider of on-demand talent management solutions, reveals that there is room for improvement in businesses’ use of HR as a strategic tool.

  • Appointments: Former Martin Ward Anderson exec joins Oakleaf

    Tue, 27 Jul 2010

  • Baker steps down at MDH

    Mon, 26 Jul 2010

    Chief executive John Baker of HR recruitment consultancy Macmillan Davies Hodes is stepping down after eight years with the business.

  • Appointments: HR Recruitment Solutions gets Groark

    Thu, 8 Jul 2010

    Specialist HR recruiter HR Recruitment Solutions (HRRS) has appointed Ellie Groark as consultant.Groark will be assigned to junior to mid-level core HR roles in the North-West and has a background in investment sales and debt management.  HRRS is part of Recruitment Solutions Group, which is planning to recruit 10 more consultants by the end of the year.

  • HR must be tougher

    07 July 2010

    One of the UK’s highest-profile human resources directors has taken a tough line with his professional peers in urging them to “get a whole lot wiser to the business” and recognise that “real HR is about profit and the bottom line”.

  • Contracts: Mercer buys ORC Worldwide

    Thu, 24 Jun 2010

    HR and financial consultancy Mercer has signed an agreement to acquire HR knowledge provider ORC Worldwide to increase its global HR intelligence and to further strengthen its related international consulting, conference and educational services.

  • Want to get into HR? Move in-house first, says Deloitte’s head of HR

    Thu, 24 Jun 2010

    Agency recruiters who want to get into HR should move in-house first, according to the head of HR at Deloitte.

  • Strategi Search and Selection merges with Advantage Professional

    Tue, 15 Jun 2010

    HR recruitment specialist Strategi Search and Selection is merging with parent company Advantage Professional and will become its HR division.  As a division of Advantage Professional the HR business will continue to focus on filling HR roles from entry level through to senior management positions with basic salaries ranging from £30,000 to £90,000 including permanent, interim and temporary generalist and specialist roles both in the UK and internationally.Advantage ...

  • Good leadership is more than a sum of its parts

    09 June 2010

    Defining what makes a great leader as opposed to a good leader was one of the questions at last month’s talent management conference in London, organised by The Economist.

  • Keeping talent key to success

    09 June 2010

    Talent is increasingly becoming the differentiator between successful and unsuccessful organisations, recruiters and HR directors have heard.

  • Managers may need a nudge to embrace online recruitment

    09 June 2010

    Managers who are accustomed to using a paper-based recruitment process may resist the introduction of an online recruitment system. However, with a little persuasion they can be won over, recruiters and HR professionals have heard.

  • Quality of hires is vital

    09 June 2010

    Recruiters need to concentrate on quality of hire and pay less attention to metrics such as cost per hire, recruiters and HR directors have heard.

  • Searching for a company's soul

    09 June 2010

    The recession has prompted organisations to undergo significant self-examination about their internal culture, according to the head of HR consulting at Capgemini Consulting. By doing so, they are defining what makes their cultures what they are as well as what determines employee cultural fit within the organisation.

  • We like people, people like us

    09 June 2010

    Definitions of cultural fit vary within organisations, but is yours aimed at getting the very best out of current and new employees? DeeDee Doke breaks the code behind the platitudes

  • Worked to death

    09 June 2010

    This recession has set up dangerous new levels of work-related stress, for which HR staff and line management may be unprepared, says the head of a stress management body.

  • Appointments: Robert Walters recruits director of HR recruitment

    Tue, 8 Jun 2010

    International recruiter Robert Walters has appointed Martyn Wright as director of HR recruitment. Wright co-founded HR staffing specialist Oakleaf Partnership. He was previously group manager at Frazer Jones and has also worked in JP Morgan’s in-house HR team.

  • Appointments: Jepp joins Frazer Jones Reward

    Tue, 8 Jun 2010

    Reward recruitment specialist Frazer Jones Reward has appointed Jon Jepp as reward consultant.Jepp joins from the international assignments services team at RBS and will focus on recruiting within the global mobility and reward market in the UK and mainland Europe.

  • New methods needed to combat stress

    Tue, 1 Jun 2010

    This recession has set up dangerous new levels of work-related stress, for which HR staff and line management may be unprepared, says the head of a stress management body.  

  • Contract: Capita and esure sign three-year payroll deal

    Fri, 28 May 2010

    Capita HR Solutions has announced a three-year deal with insurance company esure to provide payroll administration services to esure’s 1,500 employees across the UK.

  • Managers may need a nudge to embrace online recruitment

    Fri, 28 May 2010

    Managers who are accustomed to using a paper-based recruitmnent process may resist the introduction of an online recruitment system. However, with a little persuasion they can be won overs, recruiters and HR professionals have heard.

  • Global economy and implications for HR

    Thu, 27 May 2010

  • Number of HR jobs on rise

    Mon, 24 May 2010

    The number of HR vacancies in the UK rose by 4.22% during April 2010, according to multi-sector recruiter Ashdown Group’s Jobs Index The index shows an increase in the number of advertised roles, following a 10.95% fall the previous month.

  • Defining talent critical to resourcing success

    12 May 2010

    Defining exactly what talent is and who possesses it is an essential pre-requisite for resourcing organisations with the staff they need, recruiters have heard.

  • HR must act now

    12 May 2010

    HR has possibly the greatest opportunity it has ever had to make a major impact on organisations.

  • Appointments: Frazer Jones strengthens team

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    HR recruiter Frazer Jones has strengthened its team with a number of appointments.

  • IPA Fellowship to Starcom HR director

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

  • Appointments: Two new hires at Macildowie

    Mon, 29 Mar 2010

    HR and financial recruiter Macildowie has strengthened its team with a number of appointments.Haley Belfield joins as a consultant focusing on graduate recruitment in its South Midlands team, based in Leicester, while Macildowie’s HR North team has appointed Chris Francis as consultant.

  • In-house recruiting team created at Balfour Beatty

    17 March 2010

    Support services firm Balfour Beatty Workplace (BBW) has created an in-house recruitment consultancy.

  • Syme Drummond launches

    Wed, 10 Mar 2010

    HR recruiter Syme Drummond has opened for business.

  • HR

    03 March 2010

    The private sector may be on the look out for HR expertise but it is still unclear how budget cuts will affect recruitment in the public sector

  • Talentmark signs with Swiss HR consultancy

    Fri, 26 Feb 2010

    Life science recruiter Talentmark has signed a collaborative agreement with Swiss-based HR consultancy Individual & Organisational Excellence.

  • HR crucial to retaining elite workers

    Mon, 22 Feb 2010

    Effective HR strategies are going to be crucial in attracting and retaining elite talent in the next decade.

  • Appointments: Anne Corder Recruitment

    Thu, 18 Feb 2010

    HR recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment has appointed Sarah Rust as recruitment partner.Rust joins the firm’s team in Park Road, Peterborough.

  • Firms strengthen leadership in recession

    Fri, 12 Feb 2010

    Leading companies are using the recession to strengthen their leadership and manage their talent, according to an international survey from the Scala Group, the ACE Network and supported by international law firm Salans.

  • City HR base salaries set to rise

    Tue, 9 Feb 2010

    Base salaries are expected to increase at more than half of City HR departments, according to new research from HR recruiter Digby Morgan.

  • Digby Morgan wins Buying Solutions contract

    Tue, 26 Jan 2010

    HR recruiter Digby Morgan has been awarded a place on the Buying Solutions non-medical non-clinical framework agreement.

  • HR increases influence in developing business strategy

    Mon, 18 Jan 2010

    HR is growing its influence by playing an increasingly pivotal role in the business planning and strategy of UK companies, according to a survey from the Scala Group, the ACE Network and supported by international law firm Salans.

  • In-house recruitment posts continue to rise

    Fri, 15 Jan 2010

    In-house recruitment posts in December rose for the seventh month in a row and were up on the same month in 2008, according to the latest Aspen Partners Index.

  • Tucker Stone launches

    Thu, 14 Jan 2010

    Hugo Tucker and Olivia Stone, formerly of HR recruiter Bullet Search, have left the business to set up on their own.

  • Appointments: Digby Morgan hires two senior consultants

    Thu, 14 Jan 2010

    HR recruiter Digby Morgan has appointed two new senior consultants.

  • Penna restructures

    Wed, 13 Jan 2010

    HR solutions provider Penna has announced that it is restructuring the business into four service groups.

  • Appointments: Board appointments at HR GO Recruitment

    Mon, 11 Jan 2010

    HR recruiter HR GO Recruitment has appointed two managing directors of joint venture businesses to its board.

  • HR warned over employee testimonials

    Thu, 7 Jan 2010

    HR professionals have been warned over the pitfalls and effectiveness of employee testimonials by Judith van Roy,  HR manager - Europe for outcomes research company, Mapi Values.

  • Succession planning top priority for HR

    Wed, 6 Jan 2010

    Succession planning leads the list of 2010 priorities for HR professionals, according to on-demand talent management solutions provider Taleo.

  • Prepare for a zombie economy

    Wed, 16 Dec 2009

    HR professionals must prepare for a new world in which their organisation will have to overcome the powerful forces of half-dead, half-alive zombies, according to PA Consulting Group’s book The zombie economy: leadership in times of uncertainty.

  • Appointments: Rise Group hires McConnell

    Tue, 15 Dec 2009

    Rise Group has appointed Graeme McConnell to be the new business development manager of its Rise Executive arm.

  • Workscape: UK office opening and MD appointment

    Mon, 14 Dec 2009

    US firm Workscape, a provider of integrated HR solutions and services, has opened a new office and expanded its business operations in the UK.

  • Appointments: Senior appointments for HR GO Recruitment in Kent

    Thu, 10 Dec 2009

    HR recruiter HR GO Recruitment in Kent has made two senior appointments.Nick Jiles is to head up the commercial division, HR GO Commercial, based at Kent’s Canterbury branch, while Terry Maynard will lead HR GO Exectec’s division, which recruits within the executive technical and engineering markets.

  • SMEs consider offshoring in 2010

    Fri, 4 Dec 2009

    Almost one quarter (22%) of UK small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are considering offshoring, while one in 10 are very likely to offshore elements of their businesses in 2010, according to research conducted on behalf of SLASSCOM, the development body for Sri Lankan outsourcing.

  • Budgets and continued restructuring key HR concerns for 2010

    Mon, 30 Nov 2009

    Budget constraints and ongoing restructuring programmes will be the key concerns for HR departments next year, according to research by recruitment process outsourcing provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS).

  • HR GO Malaga’s Gibraltar trip held up by council clashes

    Mon, 30 Nov 2009

    HR recruiter HR GO Malaga’s team trip to the Gibraltar office last week was held up by over 400 angry council workers protesting over unpaid salaries.

  • Brands bemoan lack of global service

    25-November-2009

    A seamless global offering is the missing essential ingredient in outsourced recruitment services, creating a gap that is being sorely felt by current clients of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firms.

  • HR must link more with business needs

    25-November-2009

    Human resources professionals must address businesses’ failure to manage human capital risk and ensure workforce capacity and capability.

  • Lehman Bros collapse began shift to direct resourcing

    25-November-2009

    Just over a year since the collapse of financial services firm Lehman Brothers, a senior RPO head said this event was the catalyst for the investment banks’ shift away from pure vendor management to direct resourcing.

  • Starbucks strategy percolates through to Olympics

    25-November-2009

    International cafe chain Starbucks Coffee is using workforce demographic data to plan for a predicted peak in demand its Canadian business will experience during the Winter Olympics in Vancouver next February.

  • Strategic hiring a must, employers urged

    25-November-2009

    Employers should not assume they will have access to a ready supply of talent when the recession ends, according to the managing director of Hudson, English regions.

  • Appointments: HR Recruitment Solutions appoints Claire Davies

    Mon, 23 Nov 2009

    HR recruiter HR Recruitment Solutions (HRRS) has appointed Claire Davies to take charge of its permanent and interims recruitment in the Midlands.Davies has 10 years’ experience in recruitment, previously helping HR interims back into work.

  • Demand for HR staff ‘extremely positive’, says Joslin Rowe

    Mon, 23 Nov 2009

    Demand for HR professionals is steadily increasing with job vacancies in financial services currently at their highest levels of 2009, according to Joslin Rowe.

  • Appointments: CIPD nominates new president and vice presidents

    Tue, 17 Nov 2009

    The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) yesterday announced the appointments of three HR big hitters to the non-executive roles of president-elect and vice president.  Gill Rider, head of the civil service capability group and head of profession for civil service HR, is the CIPD’s nomination for its next president.Alex Wilson, group HR director for BT, is the CIPD’s nomination for its next vice president, employee relations, while Stephen ...

  • Appointments: HR Recruitment Solutions appoints David Burgess

    Fri, 13 Nov 2009

    HR recruiter HR Recruitment Solutions (HRRS) has appointed David Burgess as an additional HR consultant for the North-West.  Burgess will handle all entry-level to mid-range HR vacancies throughout the North-West.

  • HR salaries on the rise

    Thu, 12 Nov 2009

    Salary levels for a number of key HR roles have increased in the past year, according to a survey by HR recruiter HR Recruitment Solutions (HRRS).  Market averages for the role of HR business partner in the North West of England in 2009 were £37.6k, up 12.5% on the average salary in 2008 of £33.4k.

  • Recovery in executive HR interim market

    Thu, 12 Nov 2009

    The senior interim HR market is showing signs of recovery, according to Bev Corrigan, head of the newly launched interim executive business at HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership.

  • Appointments: Macildowie appoints directors

    Wed, 11 Nov 2009

    Financial and HR recruiter Macildowie has appointed two new directors to its board.Former managers James Taylor and James Calder have both been appointed directors with immediate effect.Taylor and Calder will each hold a special responsibility for developing and empowering staff, keeping employees focused and motivated, and for developing management within the business.John Convery, a director at Macildowie, says: “Calder and Taylor have consistently ...

  • Pessimism deepens over job prospects

    Mon, 2 Nov 2009

    HR recruiters feel worse about job prospects now than they did only a month ago, according to a new poll from the independent campaign Keep Britain Working, published today.

  • NorthgateArinso buys Randstad’s CIAN

    Wed, 21 Oct 2009

    HR software and solutions provider NorthgateArinso has acquired Netherlands-based CIAN, a division of Randstad HR Services.

  • Tracy Burrell

    14-October 2009

    Vanessa Townsend interviewed the HR & training manager at Nottingham’s Domestic & General site

  • Digby Morgan profits rise

    Mon, 5 Oct 2009

    HR recruiter Digby Morgan has reported increased turnover and profits in its results for the year ended 31 December 2008.Turnover increased to £12.4m, up from £4.48m in 2007.Gross profit grew from £4.35m to £6.5m, while operating profit was £1.98m and profit for the financial year was £2.5m, from £771,299 in 2007.

  • Recovery needs resourcing professionals and HR directors

    Fri, 25 Sep 2009

    Resourcing and senior HR professionals will be in demand come the recovery, according to recruiters.

  • Elizabeth Hunt relaunches website

    Fri, 25 Sep 2009

    Legal, HR and commercial recruiter Elizabeth Hunt Recruitment has relaunched its website.

  • HR Recruitment Solutions selects Smithson

    Wed, 16 Sep 2009

    Steve Smithson has joined HR staffing firm HR Recruitment Solutions as HR recruitment director.Smithson was previously at HR recruitment director at HR Counsel, the specialist HR Recruitment division of Angela Mortimer.

  • Human resources

    16-September 2009

    Employers are looking for HR professionals who can add value to the company, so it falls on recruiters to sift out the wheat from the chaff

  • Anne Corder Recruitment wins national green award

    Tue, 8 Sep 2009

    Following an 18-month project to banish paper from its Peterborough offices of HR recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment has won a Green Apple Award for Environmental Best Practice by organisers environmental group The Green Organisation.The Paperless Office Project, launched 18 months ago and headed by recruitment partner Karen Dykes, aims at converting the agency’s Park Road headquarters – and satellite office in Lynch Wood - into a paperless office to streamline systems, reducing ...

  • The Challenge: A relationship of Trust

    02-September 2009

    When The Prince’s Trust approached Digby Morgan to fill management positions in its HR team, the charity had never engaged an agency before

  • Organisations want more operational efficiency from HR

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Organisations want greater operational efficiency from their HR departments, according to findings from Henley Business School.

  • Thorpe Molloy recruits HR consultant

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Thorpe Molloy Recruitment has appointed Sam McLeod to its HR division. McLeod will manage mid-level and senior roles in HR, training and personnel logistics, as well as partnering HR experts to provide specialist consultancy services to local businesses.

  • City HR recruitment resumes

    Thu, 23 Jul 2009

    HR recruitment to the financial services sector is starting to move again following autumn’s banking crisis, according to recruiters.

  • Firms lack HR Management skills

    Fri, 10 Jul 2009

    Firms across the UK do not have the necessary management skills to get them through the recession, according to 32% of the senior HR interim excutives polled by interim management provider Alium Partners.

  • HR recovery preparation plans on hold

    Fri, 10 Jul 2009

    HR is showing no signs of gearing up for the recovery, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR rallies against retirement age

    Thu, 9 Jul 2009

    Most HR management professionals (64%) believe the mandatory retirement age causes a loss of valuable knowledge and talent, according to a survey from TAEN – The Age and Employment Network, and the Employers Forum on Age.

  • Budgets force firms to be creative in career growth

    08-July 2009

    The recession is forcing organisations to become more creative about career development for its employees, the group HR director forAXA UK has told a London audience.

  • Penna acquires Barkers from BNB Recruitment Solutions

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    International human resources consulting group, Penna Consulting, has acquired recruitment communications company Barkers in an £8.6m cash deal. 

  • Albany opens in China

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Global contingent workforce management company Albany has extended its footprint to provide services in China, the company announced today (30 June).

  • Grafton Employment Group launches new brand

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Grafton Employment Group has launched a new recruitment outsourcing and HR consultancy brand targeting both Irish and global markets in a move designed to deliver a major long-term expansion of the Irish-based international group. Grafton ESP – standing for employment solutions portfolio – will be based in Northern Ireland.

  • Ceridian hires Stacey as chief people officer

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

    HR services provider Ceridian has appointed Jennifer Stacey to chief people officer.

  • Public sector job cuts create opportunities

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Sweeping job cuts in the public sector will create opportunites, HR recruiters have claimed.

  • Barnes Kavelle helps Havells Sylvania employees

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    HR consultancy Barnes Kavelle has been chosen to guide lamp manufacturer Havells Sylvania ’s Shipley employees through the redundancy process.

  • Interim Performers awarded NHS PASA Commercial Resources Framework

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Public sector, finance, HR interim management service provider, Interim Performers has been awarded the NHS PASA Commercial Resources Framework.

  • Penna adopts Bond

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    HR consulting group Penna has signed a contract for Bond International Software’s recruitment application Bond Adapt.Bond Adapt will be implemented initially within Penna’s executive recruitment and executive interim management divisions, and will be used by upwards of 60 staff across Stockholm, Madrid, Dublin and several UK offices.The system will help manage an average of 250 client projects annually, for which Penna handles several thousand applications per year.

  • Digby Morgan appointed supplier to NHS

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    HR search and selection recruiter, Digby Morgan, has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resources framework.

  • HR GO sale boosts profits

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Profits at multi-sector recruiter HR GO were boosted by the sale of Human Engineering, one of its subsidiary companies during the year.

  • LG Electronics appoints Stickler as chief HR officer

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Peter Sticker has been appointed chief human resources officer at LG Electronics in Seoul, South Korea. Stickler, who was with the Ford Motor Company for  27 years, will be charged with attracting the best international talent to the Korean consumer electronics and appliances company.  Vice chairman and chief executive Nam says: “LG is in the midst of transforming itself from a manufacturer to a marketing-driven company.

  • HR among most disillusioned

    Fri, 29 May 2009

    HR professionals are among the UK’s most disillusioned employee says the latest Badenoch & Clark Employment Study. Only banking and financial services workers feeling less valued in the workplace.

  • What is in a name?

    Fri, 29 May 2009

    Deleting names from CVs could be a step too far but the removal of details alluding to age, religion or background has been backed by HR recruiters.

  • HRcomparison.com to launch in June

    Fri, 22 May 2009

    HR comparison website HRcomparison.com is to launch next month.

  • Senior HR hires hit by recession

    Wed, 20 May 2009

    Senior level HR recruitment has been hit hard by the recession, according to multi-sector recruiter Badenoch & Clark’s professional talent survey 2009.

  • Recovery will require benefits staff

    Wed, 13 May 2009

    Benefits staff will be in demand come the recovery, according to HR recruiters.

  • Suitable staffing key in swine flu fight

    Fri, 1 May 2009

    With cases of swine flu on the increase, recruiters could be pivotal in providing companies with highly skilled staff in certain areas.

  • HR: Resourcing professionals flexible to save jobs

    Mon, 20 Apr 2009

    Most HR recruitment workers (95%) are prepared to be flexible in their working conditions to safeguard their colleagues’ jobs, according to a survey by the the independent campaign Keep Britain Working.

  • HR: Candidate database is key to cultural fit

    Fri, 17 Apr 2009

    The candidate database is becoming ever more important for HR recruiters as clients seek HR professionals with experience in their own sector.

  • Oxinia acquires Resource Innovations

    Thu, 16 Apr 2009

    The Oxinia Group has added to its range of recruitment disciplines with the acquisiton of Resource Innovations.

  • HR urged to make strategic difference

    Thu, 16 Apr 2009

    The tough economic climate offers HR professionals, including recruiters, the chance to make a difference to their business by focusing on key areas, according to a director at a global talent management consultancy.

  • HR: Be a master of all trades rather than one

    Wed, 1 Apr 2009

    It is better to be a generalist with good technical experience rather than a specialist, according to HR recruiters.

  • Robert Walters: Demand increases for employee relations experts

    Tue, 31 Mar 2009

    Firms are recruiting more HR professionals with restructuring and downsizing experience as a result of the economic downturn, according to Robert Walters’ latest salary survey.  Due to disputes arising from poor market conditions, 2008 saw an increase in demand for employee relations (ER) experts compared to 2007, with organisations attempting to minimise disruption and negative press coverage resulting from redundancies, the survey showed.

  • HR: Public sector recruitment holds up despite cuts

    Tue, 24 Mar 2009

    The public sector remains buoyant for HR recruiters despite fears that HR job cuts could be made at Whitehall.

  • Best's positive attitude for Spring

    18-Mar-2009

    Positive thinking has been the key to the success of a new division launched within Spring Group, according to one of the company’s internal recruiters. Best Professional Services was launched in September 2008, based in the company’s Birmingham office. It targets the sales and marketing,HR, accountancy and finance and supply chain and procurement sectors.Now, with the team growing to nine consultants and becoming successful despite the current economic ...

  • HR: Flexible working could lead to more women at board level

    Wed, 11 Mar 2009

    HR should look to flexible working among other measures as a means of improving the representation of women at senior levels, according to recruiters.

  • HR: Recession results in reluctance to move jobs

    Thu, 5 Mar 2009

    The war for talent rages on as the recession has ensured that candidates are reluctant to move, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR urged to raise profile

    Fri, 27 Feb 2009

    HR is making a positive contribution to business but needs to do more to raise its profile, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR GO: Shareholdings restructure

    Thu, 26 Feb 2009

    HR recruiter HR Go has announced the re-organisation the shareholding structure of some of its joint ventures.

  • Demand wanes for training professionals as budgets cut

    Thu, 19 Feb 2009

    The demand for training professionals has plunged as training budgets have been slashed, according to HR recruiters.

  • Stopgap: profits up

    Fri, 13 Feb 2009

    HR and marketing recruiter Stopgap has announced an increase in profits.Profits after tax rose to £264,671 for the year ending 30 April 2008 from £113,385 in 2007. Operating profits fell slightly to £435,644 (2007: £452,739).Turnover fell by 5% to £28.28m. The company says this reflects the general slowdown in the economy.

  • HR: Compensation and benefits staff in short supply

    Fri, 13 Feb 2009

    Compensation and benefits staff remain in demand, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR: Barnes Kavelle takes on occupational psychologist

    Fri, 6 Feb 2009

    HR recruiter Barnes Kavelle has recruited a chartered occupational psychologist to help clients improve the performance and welfare of their staff.

  • HR GO: Tillbrook takes charge of Kent operations

    Wed, 4 Feb 2009

    Richard Tillbrook has been appointed managing director at HR GO Kent.Tillbrook, previously a director at HR GO Bishop’s Stortford office, will take responsibility for working with the branch managers to drive forward the network of six branches located throughout Kent.

  • HR professionals ready for challenge

    Tue, 3 Feb 2009

    HR and training professionals have a positive approach to what is likely to be a challenging year, according to a new survey.

  • HR: Nurturing talent remains priority

    Wed, 28 Jan 2009

    HR departments should priortise nurturing talent, according to HR recruiters.

  • Hospitality/HR: Recruiters remain upbeat

    Mon, 26 Jan 2009

    Recruiters are remaining positive despite gloomy predictions from the CIPD’s chief economist.

  • Recruit adaptable HR professionals

    Thu, 22 Jan 2009

    HR departments should seek professionals that can adapt to an ever-changing work environment brought about by the recession, according to HR recruiters.

  • Hospitality, HR, Retail: Recruiters hopeful on £200bn banking bailout

    Mon, 19 Jan 2009

    Recruiters from a variety of sectors are hopeful rather than optimistic over the government’s £200bn bank bailout.

  • HR experiencing ‘ceasefire’ in war for talent

    Thu, 15 Jan 2009

    There has been a ceasefire rather than an end to the war for talent, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR recruitment: Clear communication required from both HR and management, claim recruiters

    Tue, 6 Jan 2009

    As firms across the country look to make redundancies due to the recession, HR professionals and management need to communicate clearly and openly with workers, according to HR recruiters.

  • HR staff redundancy advice calls double

    Thu, 18 Dec 2008

    Calls from HR staff requiring advice on redundancies to HR software provider NorthgateArinso have doubled in the past year.

  • Be a jack of all trades rather than a master of one, urge HR recruiters

    Tue, 16 Dec 2008

    HR professionals should look to build their careers across as many industries as possible rather than ride out the downturn in a recession-proof industry, according to HR recruiters.

  • Credit crunch causes coaching cutback

    Fri, 12 Dec 2008

    Companies are cutting back on coaching as the recession tightens its grip on the UK, according to HR recruiters.

  • Man with a mission

    29-Oct-2008

    Roger Philby is a man who wants to change the face of recruitment. Colin Cottell talks to him about his drive for greater professionalism

  • Human Resources

    15-Oct-2008

    Demand for human resources (HR) staff has dropped, as companies focus on contract and interim personnel to see them through structural change.

  • Ochre House hires Davies to launch new interim division

    20-Aug-2008

    Ochre House has hired Louise Davies as director of HR resourcing to launch its new human resources interim division and meet an increase in demand for management-level HR personnel.