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Online - April 2010

  • ‘Challenging conditions’ for Pinnacle

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Pinnnacle Staffing Group has encountered ‘more challenging conditions’ in its full year results for the year ended 3 January.

  • A&DC opens new office in the US

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Talent management consultancy A&DC is to open new office in the US.  Two A&DC’s senior occupational psychologists, Lucy Povah and Kate Sobczak, will lead the US business, moving from the UK to New Jersey. 

  • Advantage Healthcare opens Telford branch

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Health and social care recruiter Advantage Healthcare has opened a new satellite branch at its head office site in Telford.The Telford branch is located at the company’s head office on Central Park, Telford, and is led  by branch manager Rebecca Lance, who has worked with Advantage Healthcare since its start in 2005.

  • Agency staff vital to ensure European Working Time Directive compliance

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    The use of agency staff is vital if NHS Trusts are to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) which limits doctors to working 48 hours a week, according to the commercial director at healthcare recruiter Pulse.

  • Agency worker use doubles in construction

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    The construction sector has doubled its use of temporary agency workers since January, according to research from neutral vendor de Poel.In addition to the 101% rise in construction, the research shows a 22% rise in temporary agency staff use in manufacturing.

  • Antal Russia: Russian jobs market improves

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    The jobs market in Russia is improving, according to a survey by Antal Russia Recruitment Company (part of the FiveTen Group).

  • Apex officially launches Hire a Hero Campaign

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Apex Health and Social Care officially launched its Hire a Hero initiative in Manchester’s Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium.The campaign, launched by Karen Chadwick, chief executive of Apex Health and Social Care, urges employers to recruit ex-service people, who according to Chadwick:  “have transferable skills, considerable focus, high standards, strong work ethics and make outstanding team players”.

  • Appointments: Alium Partners hires private sector director

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Provider of senior interim executives Alium Partners has appointed Nigel Peters as director of the firm’s private sector practice.  Peters joins Alium from outsourcing firm Serco, where he was most recently the business development director for nuclear and energy and managing director of a sustainability services business unit.  

  • Appointments: Amrop names new partners

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    International executive search network Amrop has named Giacomo Santucci, Bruce Walton and Michael Reuter as partners.

  • Appointments: archibald ingall stretton… promotes Shelton-Smith to operations director

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Creative advertising agency archibald ingall stretton… has promoted Emma Shelton-Smith, to operations director.

  • Appointments: Ashton Consulting appoints two consultants

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    IT recruiter Ashton Consulting has appointed Zoe Drew as contract recruitment consultant specialising in virtualisation, cloud computing and storage contracts.Katrina Dorney joins as permanent recruitment consultant for virtual market of technical architecture.

  • Appointments: Astbury Marsden appoints compliance team head

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Banking and financial recruiter Astbury Marsden has appointed Clem Cull as its new head of compliance.Cull, who has five years’ experience in compliance recruitment, including most recently a senior role at Joslin Rowe, will be responsible for building on the team’s existing client and candidate base in the compliance space, as well as establishing new relationships.

  • Appointments: ATA Verticals appoints head of operations

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter ATA has appointed Scott Bulloch in the newly-created post of head of operations for ATA’s specialist division ATA Verticals, covering the rail and construction. Previously head of ATA Rail and Construction, Bulloch reports directly to ATA Verticals managing director Gary Hewett.

  • Appointments: Barclays Wealth hires HR business partner

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Barclays Wealth has appointed Gill Baker as human resources business partner in the Isle of Man.Baker has 20 years of banking experience with Lloyds TSB and RBSI, including a number of senior HR posts in the UK and joins from Microgaming Software Systems, where she oversaw their HR department.

  • Appointments: BCL Legal appoints training and ops director

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Legal staffing firm BCL Legal has appointed Sarah Thomas as training and operations director.

  • Appointments: Blue Octopus appoints division heads

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Blue Octopus has appointed brothers Talvinder and Sandeep Nagra to run new division Blue Octopus Software Solutions.  They will also continue their work within Blue Octopus to develop and maintain the internal sales and support systems.  Elsewhere, Angela Bradshaw and Kelsie Walton have been appointed as service proposal co-ordinator and client delivery administrator respectively.

  • Appointments: Board changes at Stanton Chase

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Global executive search firm Stanton Chase Internationalhas a new board of directors.

  • Appointments: Boodle Hatfield appoints partner

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Employment lawyer Boodle Hatfield has appointed Simon McMenemy as a partner.McMenemy, who was head of law firm Charles Russell’s employment and pensions team in Guildford, joins on 4 May.Richard Maughan, Boodle Hatfield’s managing partner, says: “I am delighted that Simon will be joining us. The employment team has a strong client base and ambitious plans for 2010.”

  • Appointments: Briand joins Initio International board

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Initio International has announced that Matthew Briand, president of Monroe Staffing, one of the multi-sector recruiter’s subsidiaries, has joined the firm’s board of directors. Briand was elected at an Initio board meeting.

  • Appointments: Bullhorn appoints VP of professional services and general manager

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    On demand, front office staffing and recruiting software provider Bullhorn has appointed Harnish Kanani as vice president of professional services and general manager.

  • Appointments: Capita Group appoints non-executive director

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Outsourcing firm The Capita Group has appointed Dr Nigel Wilson as non-executive director.Wilson is group chief financial officer of Legal & General Group and also a senior non-executive director of Halfords Group.

  • Appointments: Chadwick Nott

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Legal recruiter Chadwick Nott has appointed Alliya Wang as a consultant.Wang has three years’ legal recruitment experience having worked in Beijing, China for a global recruiter and will focus on recruiting lawyers for law firm clients across the region, primarily in China, Hong Kong and Singapore.

  • Appointments: Climate Human Capital hires Pitt

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Green executive search firm Climate Human Capital has appointed Matthew Pitt as head of research & execution.Pitt, who spent four years at web application firm Akamai where he built and ran a 30-strong research and execution team across London, Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo and Dubai, will be responsible for managing and expanding the research platform and overseeing the operational aspects of the business.

  • Appointments: Denise Collis - Bupa’s new HR director

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    International healthcare provider Bupa has appointed Denise Collis as its new group HR director.

  • Appointments: Driver Hire hires trainers

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    Industrial recruiter Driver Hire has hired Jim Kirwan and Mika Zonta as trainers to deliver its Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) training.Kirwan previously worked as a transport manager for BRS, based at a Morrison’s, while Zonta was a transport manager at Clipper Logistics.

  • Appointments: ejsSearch appoints Gant as consultant

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    International executive search firm ejsSearch has appointed insurance market specialist Emma Gant as a consultant.Gant joins ejsSearch from the Miles Partnership where she worked as a researcher for the past three and a half years, focusing on insurance market assignments for the London market and throughout the UK.

  • Appointments: Empresaria Group hires group finance director

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Empresaria Group has appointed Spencer James Wreford as group finance director.

  • Appointments: Eutopia hires Bryan Corke as sales director

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Telecoms and technology recruiter Eutopia has hired Bryan Corke as sales director.Joining its main board, Corke, who was previously with Hudson running its southern home counties businesses, covering the IT, finance, HR and sales teams, will develop sales strategy and ensure the continuous development of the Eutopia brand and market offering.  

  • Appointments: Forde Recruitment appoints new manager

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Forde Recruitment has appointed Shakela Needham as manager of its driving and industrial divisions.She will be helped by Jocelyn Pinder as a consultant for the firm’s industrial division.

  • Appointments: Frazer Jones strengthens team

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

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

  • Appointments: FSSC appoints chairman

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    The Financial Services Skills Council (FSSC) has appointed Trevor Matthews as chairman.  Matthews is chief executive of Friends Provident and a past president of the Chartered Insurance Institute.  

  • Appointments: Hines hired as managing partner at CTPartners in Toronto

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Executive search firm CTPartners has appointed Rob Hines as managing partner in its new Toronto office.   

  • Appointments: Invenio Recruitment appoints Patrick Milner

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Retail and technology recruiter Invenio Recruitment has appointed Patrick Milner as consultant. He will work towards expanding the firm’s client portfolio and service offering.Milner reports directly to Invenio managing director, Phil Clarke, who was previously chief operating officer at Hudson.

  • Appointments: isis appoints director

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Hospitality executive search specialist isis has appointed Flemming Hansen as director.

  • Appointments: Jobs4Medical appoints marketing manager

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Medical jobs board Jobs4Medical has appointed Sarah Aubrey as marketing manager.Aubrey, previously administrative co-ordinator at Jobs4Medical, will drive new relationships with candidates, as well as implement cost-effective marketing and advertising strategies as Jobs4Medical looks to expand its affiliations with global healthcare organisations.

  • Appointments: John O’Sullivan joins Omega Resource as non-executive director

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Recruitment and training firm Omega Resource has appointed John O’Sullivan as non-executive director.O’Sullivan is a strategic consultancy guru and managing director of peer-to-peer learning group Elite Leaders. According to Omega managing director James Strickland, O’Sullivan is “a proven achiever of rapid and sustainable growth”, and will prove a valuable asset to the Gloucestershire-based recruitment group. 

  • Appointments: Kelly Services appoints head of professional and technical

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Kelly Services has appointed Dominic Graham as head of professional and technical.Graham, who was at SRG for 12 years working his way up from recruitment consultant to operations director for the South, will be responsible for implementing the vision and growth strategy for the professional and technical team and will play a key role in growing the division in the UK.

  • Appointments: LinkedIn appoints director

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Professional networking site LinkedIn has added the former chief executive of Ask.com to its board of directors, according to Reuters.

  • Appointments: Maxwell Drummond International strengthens team

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Oil and gas executive search firm Maxwell Drummond International has strengthened its team with a number of board and management appointments.

  • Appointments: Miller joins Global Sage as director, Asia

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Global Sage, a global executive search firm specialising in financial services, has appointed Andrew Miller as director of Asia.Miller will head business development for the firm’s intelligence and research group. With more 15 years’ experience in the financial services sector, Miller previously served as managing director in Asia for both Linedata Services and Xinhua Finance.

  • Appointments: MrTed appoints COO

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Talent acquisition solutions provider MrTed has appointed Darren Jaffrey to the newly created position of chief operating officer.Jaffrey was previously senior vice president of international operations for talent management software company Taleo and was also senior vice president of international operations at strategic workforce management solutions provider Vurv Technology.

  • Appointments: mypeoplebiz appoints account manager

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Multi-channel recruitment platform mypeoplebiz has appointed Jane Moseley as account manager.Moseley previously used the platform to recruit store managers for UK retailer Jessops.

  • Appointments: OilCareers.com appoints sales manager

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Oil & Gas job board OilCareers.com has appointed Amber Glass as sales manager for its new office in Houston.

  • Appointments: Parasol picks Chris Clowes

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Umbrella company Parasol has appointed Chris Clowes as group head of sales.Prior to joining Parasol almost two years ago, Clowes spent 12 years in various agency roles, most notably as sales director for Reed Health and operations director for Pulse Staffing.Clowes replaces sales director Paul Shrimpton.

  • Appointments: Patni recruits HR director

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Global IT and business process outsourcing services provider Patni has appointed Alison Fry as HR director for EMEA region.Fry joins Patni from Real HR Consulting, where she provided HR outsourcing consultancy to organisations in the financial and technology sectors and previously worked in senior HR roles within companies such as TCS, SHL, Sony UK, Steria and Hitachi Data Systems.Fry will be based at Patni’s EMEA headquarters in the Patni Building near Heathrow.

  • Appointments: Raw recruited by Lloyds Pharmacy

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Chris Raw has been appointed UK resourcing officer at Lloyds Pharmacy.Raw, who previously worked on the Hays Corporate Accounts’ RPO contract with Santander, will now be responsible for the firm’s retail management recruitment across the UK.

  • Appointments: Red Ventures promotes Cripps

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Rec to rec firm Red Ventures has promoted Sam Cripps to research and marketing consultant specialising in the IT and financial services markets.

  • Appointments: Red Ventures recruits Nikki Hill

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Rec-to-rec firm Red Ventures has appointed Nikki Hill as a consultant.Hill joins from Lorien Resourcing and will work in the graduate recruitment team focusing on the running of the assessment centres in both London and Manchester for the IT and financial services sector.

  • Appointments: Red Ventures recruits operations manager

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    IT and financial services rec-to-rec firm Red Ventures has appointed Kelly Hogan as operations manager.Hogan joins from Brooksons and will help expand the firm’s regional presence in both London and Manchester.

  • Appointments: Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel hires HR manager

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Renaissance London Chancery Court Hotel has appointed Amanda Williams as human resources manager. Williams was previously HR team leader at London Marriott Maida Vale and London Marriott Regents Park, and HR manager at Waltham Abbey Marriott. She will also take on the role of acting director of human resources as maternity cover for HR director Nicola Riley from May.

  • Appointments: Researchers recruited at Connections Recruitment

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    IT and sales recruiter  Connections Recruitment has appointed Ruth Cunningham and Daniel Stocks as researchers.

  • Appointments: RMG appoints senior consultants

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Cheshire-based executive search consultancy RMG has appointed Catherine Doolan, Iain Flinn and Phil True as senior consultants.Doolan joins from Spring IT; Flinn has been recruited from Alexander Mann, while True has worked for RK Group, Hudson and Austin Benn.

  • Appointments: Rogers recruited as non-executive director at JSA

    Tue, 4 May 2010

    Accounting services provider JSA has appointed Stewart Rogers to the board as non-executive director.Rogers is currently chairman of Premier Group, the holding company of Morgan McKinley, and is the co-founder and chairman of executive search firm Nolan Partners. He also spent two years as chief operating officer at Odgers Executive Search.

  • Appointments: Scantec selects Li

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Technical, engineering, commercial and scientific recruiter Scantec has appointed Jade Li as a consultant in its electrical, control and instrumentation division.Peter Bates, managing director of Scantec, says:“We are currently experiencing an increase in demand within the Electrical, Control and Instrumentation sector. This is the fourth appointment we have made this quarter and it will play a part in our aim to grow the firm’s turnover to £100m over the next five years.”

  • Appointments: Scantec selects Sean Carter to food manufacturing team

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Scantec has appointed Sean Carter as principal recruitment consultant to its fmcg food manufacturing team.Carter will work alongside fmcg recruitment specialist Sara Frith.

  • Appointments: SumTotal Systems appoints president

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Global provider of talent development solutions SumTotal Systems has appointed John Borgerding as president and board member.Borgerding will be responsible for advancing SumTotal’s integrated talent development strategy, while continuing to build solutions around learning management, performance management and compensation. 

  • Appointments: Thornley joins Logical Resourcing Executive Search board

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Ian Thornley has joined the board at Logical Resourcing Executive Search.Thornley is the founder and managing director of Staffing Partners and was previously chief executive of Right4Staff.Thornley will work alongside the current directors and existing shareholders, Robert Carlton and Gillian Dumigan.  

  • Appointments: Two new onsite consultants for cph consulting

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Specialist RPO firm cph consulting has hired Lucy Chapman and Ashley Jones as onsite consultants.Chapman joins from EngagePSG where she was a senior delivery consultant, while Jones was previously a team leader with Alexander Mann Solutions.

  • Appointments: Wells Tobias Projects appoints director

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Multi-sector recruiter Wells Tobias Projects has appointed Paul Baker as director.Baker, who spent 10 years with finance recruiter Poolia, joins the newly launched business set up by Wells Tobias Recruitment, which will initially focus on the financial services and investment banking sector.

  • APSCo hits back on AWR guidance

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Getting the guidance right around AWR regulations is crucial, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

  • Aqua Recruitment hires trainers to talk to the dolphins

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    A US staffing firm is teaching its consultants to communicate with dolphins at Marine World in Florida in order to recruit trainers that the marine mammals are more fully engaged with.

  • ARC pulls AWR judicial review action

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) says it will not to pursue action for a judicial review of certain parts of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) due to the tight three-month timescale prescribed by law.

  • ATA Recruitment launches safety training initiative

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Engineering recruiter ATA Recruitment is to send new recruits on a behavioural safety course to ensure that their clients get employees with a health and safety-conscious attitude.

  • Awaken your sleep awareness

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Sleep, like water and food, is vital for the maintenance of physical and mental health. People deprived of sleep exhibit symptoms such as mood swings, lack of concentration and irritability — not conducive to good working relationships with candidates and clients!

  • AWR judicial review stands little chance of success, says APSCo and REC

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Both the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and the Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC) say that plans to instigate a judicial review of Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) stand little chance of success.

  • AXA: Best candidates will find roles

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    The insurance sector is faced with a candidate-rich market but the best candidates will continue to find work, according to Samantha Rich, head of group attraction & talent - human resources, AXA UK.

  • AXA: Increased competition for top talent ahead for UK insurers

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    There will be increased competition for top performers in the UK’s insurance sector, according to Samantha Rich, head of group attraction & talent - Human Resources AXA UK.

  • BA: Too early to say if recruitment will be merged

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    It is too early say whether recruitment will be one of the corporate functions combined following the merger of British Airways and Iberia.

  • Badenoch & Clark: Employers turning to temps for talent

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Employers are increasingly turning to temporary recruitment to bring in talent quickly, while caution reigns about making the right hire, according to the latest Badenoch & Clark Talent Spotlight.

  • Bailey Fisher relocates to Cambridge technology centre

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Bailey Fisher Executive Search, a UK independent executive search firm specialising in the high-growth technology sector, has moved to the St John’s Innovation Centre (SJIC) in Cambridge.

  • BCC: Services sector stable but manufacturing weakens

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    The services sector continued to recover in March but the manufacturing sector remains weak, according to the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC) Quarterly Economic Survey 2010.

  • Blake Lapthorn and JSA agree legal services deal

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Law firm Blake Lapthorn has partnered with JSA, an accounting services provider to the global freelance market.Blake Lapthorn’s private client services group will offer personal legal advice as part of JSA’s benefit scheme to its freelance contractors at both fixed and discounted rates. Blake Lapthorn will also offer JSA‘s customers full access to a selection of its legal services at preferential rates in the areas of Wills & Probate, Family, Residential Property, Personal ...

  • Boyden launches Cairo office

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Global executive search firm Boyden has opened an office in Egypt’s capital Cairo, as part of the firm’s North Africa expansion.

  • BP competition boosts engineering student numbers

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    A competition for an internship on a BP’s North Sea oil has boosted the number of engineering students applying to the energy firm.

  • Brown aims to win war for talent by developing UK skills

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    The prime minister has announced that to fill the UK’s skills gap the government is to focus on strengthening links between the Points Based System and training UK workers.

  • Brown backs Hire a Hero campaign

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown has given his backing to the Hire a Hero campaign.

  • Business insolvencies rise in March

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    The rate of business insolvencies has risen 0.096 to 0.114% in March, according to the latest Insolvency Index from Experian.

  • Business Link offers help for businesses affected by volcanic ash cloud

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Business Link has set up a website for guidance for firms affected by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.

  • Business needs more help to drive global expansion

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    UK business requires further support expand globally to help sustain the economic recovery, according to campaign group Keep Britain Working.

  • Business owners expect improvement

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    More than half (58%) of owner-managed businesses predict the economy will improve over the next 12 months, according to the latest UK accounting, tax and business recovery and advisory group Vantis Market.The survey also shows that 28% expect to increase headcount over the next year, with only 9% looking to cut staff.David Rankin, managing director of business advisory, tax & assurance at Vantis, says: “It is encouraging that owner-managed businesses, the ...

  • Buying Viagra online? Don’t jump to conclusions

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    A manager at Transline-Resource, winner of Best Industrial Recruitment Firm at Wednesday night’s Recruiter Awards for Excellence, has another reason to feel pleased this week.

  • CDI Corp sees signs of ‘modest recovery’

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Engineering and technology recruiter CDI Corporation has reported continuing ‘signs of a modest recovery’ in its results for the first quarter of the year.

  • CIBER retains Heidrick & Struggles to find CEO

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggleshas been selected by US firm CIBER to lead the search for a new chief executive.

  • CIPD: Immediate public sector cuts could threaten recovery

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    The recovery could be hit if cuts are put in place while the economy is still weak, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) chief economic adviser Dr John Philpott.

  • CIPD: Job satisfaction in public sector plummets

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Public sector job satisfaction has plummeted to +34% compared to +45% this time last year, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) quarterly Employee Outlook survey.The survey reveals that 18% of public sector workers now think it likely they could lose their job as result of the economic climate, compared with just 7% in April 2009, while 39% of public sector employees say their organisation is planning to make redundancies, up from 14% ...

  • CIPS/Markit: Employee numbers up in services sectors but down in construction

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Employee numbers in the UK services sector rose for the first time since April 2008, while construction employers continued to cut headcount, according to the March’s CIPS/Markit Business Activity Index.

  • City bankers and lawyers want more recognition

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Most City financial professionals and lawyers (73%) think that they have performed above their current role and want recognition for what they have achieved, according to research from finance and accountancy recruiter Joslin Rowe.

  • City job numbers rising

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    The number of new City jobs has reached its highest levels since August 2008, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Monitor.

  • City jobs forecast on the up

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Around 14,000 jobs will be created in the financial sector, according to economic consultancy cebr.

  • City jobs up 121%

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    City job vacancies have risen by 121% in Q1, according to research from financial services recruitment firm Astbury Marsden.

  • ClearSky: Simplify rather than scrap IR35

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Contractor accountancy firm ClearSky Accounting has called for IR35 to be simplified rather than review the legislation, which the Tories have committed to, should they win the election.

  • Contractor optimism rises

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Contractor optimism has increased in 2010, according to a survey by specialist accountants CMEASY.

  • Contracts: Air Energi Group renews idibu contract

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Oil & gas recruiter the Air Energi Group has renewed its contract with specialist software provider idibu.The contract, the third consecutive 12-month contract, sees Air Energi increase its user base with the multi-poster, securing a deal for up to and including 55 consultants throughout the UK with an option to add more over the year.

  • Contracts: Ceridian appoints Networkers International

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    IT recruiter Networkers International has been appointed sole UK supplier to payroll and administration services provider Ceridian.Networkers will supply contract and permanent staff across a range of business areas including IT, HR administration and payroll processing, finance and expense management, professional services and consultancy support and will help source up to 300 staff over the next five years for Ceridian’s new headquarters at Braehead, near Glasgow.  

  • Contracts: Croner buys Simply Personnel

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Workplace consultancy, information services and software provider Croner, part of Wolters Kluwer, has acquired HR software services provider Simply Personnel. Wolters Kluwer will continue to market Simply Personnel’s existing products.Manjit Sindhar joins Wolters Kluwer as head of client server software for Croner, while other members of the Simply Personnel team will strengthen the software management team at Croner. 

  • Contracts: Giant Precision renews RIG contract

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Umbrella firm Giant Precision has extended its contract with energy and vet businesses of Recruitment Investment Group (RIG) for a further three years. RIG finance director Stuart Goldup says: “Having experienced several years of worry-free timesheet, bill and pay management, RIG is looking forward to continuing its growth strategy while being confident of Giants’ solid ability.”

  • Contracts: Harvey Nash agrees Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland deal

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Harvey Nash has won a multi-yearcontract worth €43m (£37.4m) with Alcatel-Lucent Deutschland.

  • Contracts: MrTed ties up Workday deal

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Talent acquisition solutions provider MrTed has agreed a partnership with enterprise-class SaaS-based HR and financial solutions provider Workday. Workday is to provide a hosted and fully supported integration between Workday Human Capital Management and MrTed’s enterprise-class solution MrTed TalentLink. This will combine Workday Position Management and MrTed’s talent acquisition solution, and exchanging information between the two applications making for faster implementations.

  • Contracts: Parity Group wins £1.4m contract with NHS Direct

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    IT recruiter Parity Group has won a contract with NHS Direct to develop and support a new health information search portal.The £1.4m contract is due for completion in March 2011.The new system aims to help NHS Direct call centre staff in dealing with requests for information and enquiries from the general public.

  • Contracts: Zapoint buys Jobster

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    Career management firm Zapoint has acquired Jobster.Zapoint chief executive Chris Twyman announced the acquisition of the social networking jobs referral program.

  • Councils could face multi-million legal challenges over pay deals

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Local councils across the country could be hit with multi-million-pound legal challenges following  Birmingham City Council’s defeat over pay awards.

  • CV Screen: IT salaries in the UK rise by 2%

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Salaries for permanent IT roles have risen by 2%, according to new research from IT recruitment specialist CV Screen.

  • Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson places CIO

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    International executive search firm Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has successfully conducted the search for chief information officer of Christiana Care Health Systems in the US.

  • Driving your business

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Recruiter had an interesting offer earlier this week: would we consider investigating the importance of choosing company vehicles that match the personality of employees?

  • Eight in 10 oppose positive discrimination

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    More than eight in 10 firms oppose legislative intervention to encourage under-represented minorities in UK companies, according to research from law firm DLA Piper.

  • Election fatigue already?

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    A campaign to get the public to vote for Gordon Brown’s next job has been launched by recruitment consultancy, Badenoch & Clark.

  • Employers accused of not reading all CVs

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Most British workers (85%) don’t think employers read through every written CV they receive, according to research from video CV service Meet the Real Me.The research also shows that half of respondents said CVs were ineffective in showcasing a candidate’s true personality and real qualities - attributes which 86% of respondents agreed were more important than educational qualifications in certain occupations.

  • Employers' Forum on Disability welcomes pre-employment health questionnaires ban

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    The banning of pre-employment health questionnaires has been welcomed by Susan Scott-Parker, chief executive of the Employers’ Forum on Disability following the Equality Bill entering the statute book.

  • Employers urged to improve workforce planning

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Organisations need to improve their workforce planning if they are to have the people with key skills they need.

  • Employers warned on using pre-employment health questionnaires

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Employers have been warned over the use of pre-employment health questionnaires by Sandra Wallace, employment partner and head of the equality and diversity at law firm DLA Piper.

  • Empresaria Group sells stake in EAR

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Empresaria Group has entered into an agreement to sell its 60% stake in Dutch staffing business EAR Holding to manufacturer OTTO Holding for €1 in cash.

  • Enterprise Rent-A-Car launches Facebook application

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Enterprise Rent-A-Car has launched Facebook application Work With Me to reach potential candidates through links with existing employees.The application allows candidates to  apply for roles at Enterprise Rent-A-Car, as well as using the existing trusted connections of its network of employees to enable and encourage personal recommendations from current employees to prospective candidates. It also automatically tracks when an employee uses it to recommend a ...

  • Entrepreneurs flock to Cranfield VentureDay

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Cranfield School of Management is holding its annual one-day conference and networking event for entrepreneurs on Thursday 13 May.

  • Equality Bill enters statute book

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    The Equality Bill was approved by the House of Commons last night and will enter the statute book this week.  

  • eRecruit Assist launches low-cost website

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Online recruitment agency eRecruit Assist has launched a low-cost, fixed fee recruitment service.

  • EU legislation adds to pressure on hospital doctors

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Greater use of flexible and locum doctors is vital for dealing with the pressures on frontline staffing brought about by new EU rules, according to medical recruiter HCL Thames Medics.

  • European professionals dissatisfied with employers’ values

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    European business professionals’ satisfaction with their employer’s Employment Value Proposition (EVP) has fallen by an average of 14% since the end of 2006, according to a new report from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).

  • Extension of GLA legislation to construction condemned as ‘draconian’

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    The extension of gangmaster licensing legislation to the construction sector would be a ‘draconian’ act, according to Brian Smith, managing director at construction recruiter Vanguard.

  • Financial distress increases among recruiters

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    The number of recruiters that have experienced ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ financial distress in the first quarter of 2010 has risen by 18%, according to insolvency practitioner Begbies Traynor’s latest Red Flag update.In the North West, 270 recruiters reported ‘significant’ or ‘critical’ problems, a rise of 50%compared to Q4 2009, whilst the South West and the South East saw a 16.5% and 12.5% increase respectively.

  • Fines for employing illegal workers double

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Fines for employing illegal workers doubled from £11.2m to £22.1m last year, compared with 2008. According to data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by web-based back office solutions provider giant precision, in 2009 the UK Border Agency imposed 2,210 civil penalties, up from 1,164 civil penalties in 2008. Matthew Brown, managing director of giant precision, says: “These figures show that identity checking is fast becoming one of the biggest compliance ...

  • Firms to invest in training to wage war for talent

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Providing training will be a key priority for HR in the war for talent, according to a new survey from Hays.

  • First-time employees get time to train

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    First-time employees have the right to request time for study or training under new rules that come into force.

  • Forcing contractors to work through offshore intermediaries

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Is it lawful for staffing businesses to force contractors to work through a particular offshore intermediary or not get any future work?

  • Get social media basics right

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Recruiters should avoid simply following the crowd by using social media channels, recruiters have heard.

  • GLA crackdown

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    The Gangmasters Licensing Authority has revoked the licence of one gangmaster, while another has been fined for operating without a licence.

  • Graduates urge employers to scrap 2:1 minimum requirement

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

  • Group Bel agrees deal with Jobpartners

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    French multinational cheese marketer Group Bel has deployed Jobpartners’ ActiveCenter and ActivePlanner products to better monitor the career development of its 1,500 managers across 30 different countries.Group Bel is to also implement talent management solutions Jobpartners’ e-recruitment module ActiveRecruiter to help streamline its existing recruitment and internal mobility processes.  Agnes de Saint Céran, talent management director of Group Bel, says: “We ...

  • Harvey Nash Executive Search launches oil & gas division

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Harvey Nash Executive Search has launched an oil & gas division.This division will be led by Sherree Young. Young has nine years’ experience helping organisations build leadership teams with candidates from within and outside the sector.

  • Harvey Nash takes majority stake in Norwegian recruiter Bjerke & Luther

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Harvey Nash has acquired 50.1 % of the shares in executive search, assessment and technical recruiter Bjerke & Luther. 

  • Hays urges public sector HR to support staff

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Public sector HR departments have been urged to think about ways they can support staff both emotionally and practically as the sector prepares to cut headcount.

  • HCL receives approach

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced it has received an approach which may or may not lead to an offer being made for the firm.The firm adds that a further announcement will be made as soon as possible.

  • Heidrick & Struggles takes over New Zealand Bell McCaw Bampfylde

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has acquired New Zealand search firm Bell McCaw Bampfylde, according to the Association of Executive Search Consultants.

  • Helen Stokes steps down as CEO at Morgan Hunt

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    Public sector recruiter Morgan Hunt has announced that Helen Stokes is stepping down as chief executive.

  • Higher salaries key to attracting talent

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Senior managers in finance and accountancy are increasingly looking to higher salaries as a way of enticing them to move to new jobs, according to a survey by Antal Russia (part of the FiveTen Group).

  • Hospitality sector against NICs rise

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    More than nine in 10 hospitality workers are against the proposed rise in National Insurance contributions, according to a poll from hospitality recruiter Berkeley Scott.

  • HotLizard partners with MooJobs.com

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Recruitment software provider HotLizard has agreed a partnership with generalist job board Moo Jobs.The Moo Jobs job board is set to launch later in the month and covers the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire areas.

  • House of Commons spends £435,073 on recruitment

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    The House of Commons spent £435,073 on recruitment in the last financial year.

  • How to coach consultants – 10 tips

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Ten top tips on how to get the most out of your consultants — and how they can get the best out of themselves

  • HR must transform business, says Ed Percival

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    HR has possibly the greatest opportunity it has ever had to make a major impact on organisations but must act now while the economy is in a stabilising phase or risk losing ground to competitors when a true recovery gets underway.

  • HR use social media but need more resources

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    More than eight in ten (82%) of HR professionals now use social networking as part of their attraction strategy, but require more time and resources to dedicate to it, according to research by talent management specialist Ochre House.  

  • HSBC urges banking industry to help improve graduate confidence

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Financial institutions need to do more to improve confidence among graduates, according to HSBC.

  • HSBC: Graduates need practical skills

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Graduates need to marry practical skills with academic qualifications, according to banking giant HSBC.

  • Hudson ‘well positioned’ for recovery

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Hudson says it is ‘well positioned’ for the recovery as it has seen gross profit increase during the first quarter of the year.Hudson recorded gross profit of £9.5m compared with £8m for the same period a year ago.Jon Chait, Hudson chairman and chief executive, says: “Needless to say, the past 18 months have been extremely challenging for anyone in the recruitment field. We believe we are now well positioned to benefit from a market upturn.”

  • Hunting as a group leads to success

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    How do you define yourself? In Africa, a wonderful philosophy is working. It has become one of the foundations of the success of the rebuilt South Africa.

  • Huxley Associates opens in India

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Huxley Associates has expanded to India, with Annil Chandel heading up the new Delhi-based operation as country director.

  • Hydrogen profits to exceed market expectations

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Hydrogen says it expects operating profit for the coming year ending 31 December 2010 to be ahead of market expectations in a trading update.

  • IES highlights need to incentivise jobseekers

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    Ahead of the May election, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) today (20 April) has highlighted the need to incentivise jobseekers in order to reduce long-term unemployment.The IES whitepaper identifies a number of other key priorities:

  • IIM: Women interim managers paid up to 30% less

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Female interim managers are being paid up to 30% less compared with their male counterparts for doing the same job, according to research from the Institute of Interim Management (IIM).

  • In hesitant times, be vital

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    As the self-professed motivator-in-chief-to-the-world, even I struggle with cynicism, especially when I’m tired.

  • India: 3P Consultants places CEO of Celestial Biologicals

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Mumbai, India-based retained executive search firm 3P Consultants has placed Subir Basak as new chief executive of Celestial Biologicals, according to the Association of Executive Search Consultants.

  • Innovate CV launches online training centre

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

  • Intercontinental Hotels Group to create 3,500 jobs

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Intercontinental Hotels Group is to create 3,500 jobs in the UK as part of major expansion plans.The Daily Mail reports that it aims to open 1,400 hotels around the world over the next three to four years, which it says will create more than 100,000 jobs globally.

  • Interim roles strong in finance sector

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    Banking & finance continues to dominate the private sector interim management industry, with 28% of the share of placements in 2009, according to the Interim Management Association’s (IMA) Ipsos MORI research.

  • Internal communications departments growing

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Six in 10 firms’ internal communications departments have grown or have maintained their size in the past year, according to new research from PR staffing specialist VMA Group.The poll of 250 heads of internal communications and heads of corporate communications also shows 68% say their senior executive teams are either supportive or key advocates of internal communications.

  • IPA Fellowship to Starcom HR director

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

  • IT finance jobs on rise

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    The number of IT jobs within the financial sector has increased dramatically in the first two months of the year, according to the latest financial services IT hiring index from IT and finance recruiter McGregor Boyall.

  • IT job postings rise

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    The number of IT jobs has increased by 16% in Q1 on Q4 2009, according to new data from The IT Jobs Board.Contract positions increased 54% in Q1, with IT managers and IT support roles representing the highest proportion of jobs. 

  • IT sector more likely to recruit students

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    The IT sector is more likely to hire a student than any other, according to research from jobs site Studentgems.com.

  • Jobsco UK launches

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Jobs board Jobsco UK has launched.Jobs.co.uk is a multi-sector site and was designed by specialist recruitment systems developer, Zero One Design.

  • Joslin Rowe urges caution on curbing banker bonuses

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    The government needs to a tread a fine line over slashing banker’s bonuses, according to Amy Butler, director at Joslin Rowe.

  • Kinsey Allen International links with Jon Michel Executive Search

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Executive search firm Kinsey Allen International has announced a strategic alliance with Australian-based Jon Michel Executive Search (JMES) to place candidates looking to move from London to Australia - and provide career opportunities for their own consultants. 

  • Korn/Ferry’s alliance with Southern African Woodburn Mann

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Executive search and talent management solutions provider Korn/Ferry International has set up an alliance partnership with Woodburn Mann, a Southern African leadership, recruitment and talent management firm.

  • KPMG increases graduate recruitment to 1,000

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Professional services firm KPMG is to increase its planned UK intake of graduates, school leavers and interns from 900 to over 1,000 for September 2010. This is due to growing signs that market demand for accountancy, tax and advisory services is set to rise, according to the company. The move follows KPMG’s announcement in February that it was raising its graduate intake for September to 750, meaning that total intake including interns and school leavers would be over 900. ...

  • Kwik Fit Insurance looks to recruit 70 posts

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Insurance intermediary Kwik Fit Insurance is on the hunt for 70 new members of staff to join its Uddingston call centre. Available positions include outbound sales and customer service jobs, as well as internet sales roles to support the company’s growing online business, while a number of positions are available in Kwik Fit Financial Services subsidiary, The Green Insurance Company, which offsets its customers’ motoring carbon emissions.

  • Labour manifesto: GLA legislation to construction?

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    The government has committed to extending gangmaster licensing legislation to the construction industry, provided that evidence supports this as the best way to protect employment rights, in the Labour Party’s manifesto out today.

  • Langleys: Political parties' recruitment policies revealed

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    While Labour plans to introduce harder English tests for migrants, the Tories want an annual limit on the number of non-EU economic migrants and the Liberal Democrats have called for work permits for economic migration.

  • Late payers improve

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Firms are paying bills faster than they did a year ago, according to the latest Late Payment Index from information services company Experian.

  • Late payment increasing

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    More than three in 10 UK business are finding clients are taking longer to pay than a year ago, according to research from Bibby Financial Services.

  • Lloyds’ Banking Group in recruitment drive

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Lloyds Banking Group is planning to hire around 35 staff to service corporate customers with access to debt through capital markets.

  • Local authorities to stick with agencies for social workers

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Despite efficiency drives, local authorities are likely to continue using agencies to recruit social workers due to a dearth in talent, according to Dean Shoesmith, president of the Public Sector People Managers’ Association (PPMA) and HR director, Sutton and Merton Council.

  • Londoners most willing to travel for work

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Londoners are willing to travel the longest distance to get to work, according to a YouGov survey commissioned by office space, serviced offices and meeting rooms provider Avanta.

  • Madgex launches Market Research Society iPhone app

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Madgex has launched Research Jobfinder, an iPhone app for the Market Research Society.The new Research Jobfinder app is downloadable free from Apple’s App Store.  Users can view jobs through the Research Jobfinder site, mark interesting opportunities and forward information and links via email. Users can also save search criteria and filter jobs by title, salary and location to aid browsing.

  • Major Players sees PR jobs double

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Creative recruiter Major Players has seen the number of PR jobs double since the last quarter of 2009.

  • Major Players: Four in 10 creative and media workers unaffected by recession

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    More than four in 10 creative and media professionals say their lifestyle has been unaffected by the recession, according to research form creative staffing firm Major Players.The research shows that 44% felt that their career and lifestyle was unaffected by the downturn, although 26% had been hit by redundancy.And three quarters think stimulating work and having a good atmosphere in the office is more important than getting paid a high salary (44%).

  • Manpower exceeds revenue plans

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Manpower sees ‘favourable economic trends ahead’ as it exceeded its anticipated revenue plans in its Q1 results.

  • Manufacturing continues recovery

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    The manufacturing sector continued to recover in March, according to the latest purchasing managers’ index from the centre for economics and business research (CEBR).

  • Matchstick Recruitment: public sector in talent exodus

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    The public sector is facing a talent exodus, according to Melanie Whitehall of Matchstick Recruitment.

  • Mayday Healthcare tops Sunday Times Profit Track 100

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Healthcare recruiter Mayday Healthcare has topped the Sunday Times Profit Track 100.

  • McCall: Trainees not a priority

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    With managers having to cope with increased levels of business, hiring trainees is not a priority, according to Nick Bancroft, joint managing director at McCall.

  • MediaLink launches executive search practice

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    MediaLink, a New York-based strategic advisory and business development firm, has launched an executive search practice.

  • Michael Page International: Profits up and 'stronger than expected' in UK

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Profits are up at Michael Page International with a ’stronger than expected’ performance in the UK, according to an interim management statement for Q1 2010.

  • Mixed picture for jobs market in March

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    While new job numbers have fallen 3% in March, demand has continued to rise for key business services professionals across finance, general insurance and marketing, according to the latest Reed Job Index.

  • Monster Index: Online hiring highest since December 2008

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    Online recruitment activity rose to its highest levels since December 2008, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.

  • Morgan Hunt partners with Dame Kelly Holmes

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Morgan Hunt has agreed a two-year partnership with the Dame Kelly Holmes Legacy Trust to support young people not in education, employment or training (NEETs) to find employment.

  • Most Middle East employers to increase hiring

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    More than half of Middle East firms are planning to increase headcount in 2010, according to research from Middle East job site Careertunity.com.

  • MyJobGroup wins major contract with Adecco

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Jobs board MyJobGroup.co.uk has won a contract with international recruiter Adecco Group UK and Ireland.

  • Nearly three in four Irish workers would work abroad

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Almost three in four  Irish workers (72%) would consider moving abroad to get a job, according to a survey from Irish recruiter Grafton.News website Inside Ireland reports that the poll of more that 1,000 individuals during March, revealed that the top destination for emigration would be Europe, followed by Australia, Great Britain and Canada.

  • Neil Wilson steps down at Badenoch & Clark

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Neil Wilson has stepped down as managing director of Badenoch & Clark after 10 years in the role.

  • Net fees fall but ‘continued progress’ at Hays

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Despite seeing net fees fall by 10%, Hays has seen “continued progress” across most of its markets, according to the company’s interim management statement for the quarter ended 31 March 2010.

  • Network Rail, Joslin Rowe and CBSbutler double winners at Recruiter Awards

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    Network Rail, Joslin Rowe and CBS Butler were the worthy recipients of two awards each at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Innovate CV, held at the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane last night.

  • Networkers International sees profits fall but signs of improvement

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    IT and telecoms recruiter Networkers International has seen profits fall but is seeing improvements across its main revenue streams including permanent recruitment, according to its final results for the year ended 31 December 2009.

  • North and South IT worker pay gap closes

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    The pay divide between IT workers in the North and South is closing, according to new research form technology staffing firm ReThink Recruitment.

  • Oak Tree Recruitment launches language skills site

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Foreign language recruitment specialist Oak Tree Recruitment has launched Multilingual Recruitment Agency.com.

  • Odgers Berndtson to find new CEO for theatre societies

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has been selected by the Society of London Theatre and the Theatrical Management Association assist in the search for a new joint chief executive.

  • OECD: Labour markets stabilising among G7 countries

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Labour markets are stabilising among G7 countries, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).

  • OFT offers firms competition law clarity

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Firms can now get clarity on certain competition law issues under a new process being trialled at the Office of Fair Trading (OFT).

  • Outsource UK relocates head office

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    IT recruiter Outsource UK is moving its head office to larger premises in Swindon.The new office, based in Kemble Drive, are more than double the size of the company’s current facilities and is situated within walking distance of Swindon’s town centre and train station.

  • Passionate problem solvers sought by Dyson

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    Dyson will require people with ‘passion and logical thought’ to fill 350 new engineering roles.

  • Politicians the least trusted profession

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    As the starting pistol sounds for the General Election, parliament will be sad to learn that politicians have emerged as the least trustworthy profession, according to a survey from www.offerssupermarket.co.uk.

  • Positive results for Eames Consulting Group

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Specialist insurance, financial and professional services recruitment solutions provider Eames Consulting Group has recorded a “positive” start to the year with Q1 profits over £2m.

  • Private sector jobs lead employment recovery

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Overall UK employment levels are set to increase, according to the latest CIPD/KPMG quarterly survey.

  • Profits growth and ‘significant improvement’ at Robert Walters

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Accountancy and finance recruiter Robert Walters has seen profits grow and “significant improvement” in recruitment activity, according to its interim management statement for the first quarter ending 31 March 2010.

  • Profits stable at Protocol Education

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Education recruiter Protocol Education made a profit before tax of £2.9m in the year ended 30 June 2009This is almost identical with 2008.Sales were slightly down at £38.45m compared to £38.68m in 2008.

  • Question mark over economy, says Matchstick Recruitment

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    As unemployment rises to 2.5m, the UK is “not out of the woods yet”, according to Melanie Whitehall, director at Matchstick Recruitment.

  • Randstad agrees BUPA deal

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Health and social care recruiter Randstad Care has agreed a deal to provide permanent nursing staff in the UK for healthcare firm BUPA.

  • Randstad records ‘solid’ performance

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Randstad has recorded a ‘solid performance’ in its results for the first quarter of the year.

  • REC JobsOutlook shows surge in employer confidence

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    More than nine in 10 (96%) of employers say they now expect their permanent workforces to remain static or grow within the next quarter, up 2% on last month, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) April JobsOutlook.  The survey of 200 employers also shows 86% expect  their use of agency workers to grow or stay the same within the same period and 94% expecting to maintain or grow their permanent workforce over the next 12 months.

  • REC launches its Manifesto for jobs

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Following on from Hays’ nine-point Manifesto for Employment launched last week, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched its own manifesto on creating jobs and opportunities.

  • Recession no barrier for professionals moving abroad

    Mon, 26 Apr 2010

    The recession has proven no barrier to top professionals wanting to work aboard, according to a report from international staffing firm Hydrogen.

  • Recruiter administrations rise

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    The number of recruitment agencies entering administration in the first three months of 2010 increased by  21% on the previous quarter, with 23 businesses failing.

  • Recruiter Awards 2010 takes place tonight

    Wed, 14 Apr 2010

    The recruitment community will converge upon the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London tonight for the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2010, sponsored by Innovate CV.

  • Recruiter confidence rises

    Thu, 15 Apr 2010

    With a report this week claiming that business confidence has reached its highest level in four years, recruiters have also reported rising levels of confidence.

  • Recruiter retirement prospects improve

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Retirement prospects are improving slightly among recruiters, according to research from Clifton Asset Management (CAM).

  • Recruiter returns to Glasgow

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Recruiter is to return to Glasgow this summer at the Recruiter Regional Forum on 9 June.The event, sponsored by RBS Invoice Finance, will feature a round table between 2pm to 5pm and will be followed by a drinks reception from 6pm to 9pm. Check back on recruiter.co.uk for further updates on this upcoming event.

  • Recruiters reluctant to move

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    As the country emerges from recession, recruiters are choosing to stay put rather than seeking pastures new, according to Samantha Woodland, senior HR business partner at Kelly Services.

  • Recruiters return with lessons learned to Social Media in Recruitment Conference

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Recruiters are set to return to the Social Media in Recruitment Conference to share lessons learned from last year’s confernce.

  • Recruitment confidence rises

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Almost half (47%) are expecting to increase their staffing levels over the course of the coming year according to research from Encore Personnel.

  • Recruitment firms’ values fall

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    More than half of recruitment firms are worth less than they were last year, according to research from analyst Plimsoll.

  • Recruitwit.com offers employers and recruiters access to candidate’s digital footprint

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    HR teams and recruiters can now access their employability rating on recruitwit.com.The site, trialled by a number of FTSE AND NYSE listed firms, gathers social media, blog and other online content to give an insight into a candidate’s digital footprint.In the last year Recruitwit’s team have gather information equal to 100 times that stored by the British Library.Go to www.recruitwit.com to see your own digital footprint at no cost - no signup is required.

  • Reducing workplace stress not rocket science

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Reducing stress in the workplace is not rocket science, and recruiters should take a number of simple steps to reduce the risks, recruiters have heard.

  • Reed.co.uk chairman quizzes prospective ministers

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Reed.co.uk chairman James Reed has met with the three would-be secretaries of state for work and pensions: Yvette Cooper (Labour), Steve Webb (Liberal Democrat) and Theresa May (Conservative).

  • Report on Jobs: Permanent hires rise in March

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    The number of permanent hires rose again in March, growing at their fastest pace since October 1997, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s Report on Jobs.

  • Revenue down but Harvey Nash remains resilient

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    International recruiter Harvey Nash has seen revenue fall but says it has delivered ‘resilient’ results for the year ended 31 January 2010.

  • Revenues fall but grounds for optimism, says Matchtech

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Technical recruiter Matchtech has seen revenues fall but says there are grounds for optimism in its results for the six months ended 31 January 2010.

  • Rise in US employers expecting to recruit

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    The number of US employers expecting to recruit has risen, according to research from CEO association Business Roundtable.The survey shows that 29% of member CEOs expect to add to headcount, up from 19% in the previous quarter.Half of CEOs expect employment to remain steady, exactly the same as last quarter, while 21% predict lower employment, down from last quarter’s 31%.

  • RSA’s Tony Forbes-Leith dies

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Tony Forbes-Leith, a director at life sciences recruiter RSA, has passed away after a long and serious illness.

  • Sage hires headhunter to find new CEO

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    HR payroll and software developer Sage has reportedly recruited Russell Reynolds Associates to search for a new chief executive, according to The Sunday Times.

  • Santander launches school leaver programme

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    Santander has launched the Santander School Leaver Programme. 

  • Saudi Arabia and Qatar lead job creation in the Gulf

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Expats are more likely to land a new job in Saudi Arabia than in any other GCC country, according to the latest employment data from Middle East online recruitment firm GulfTalent.com.

  • Security guidance poses problems for recruiters

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Current security clearance guidance poses problems for recruiters in defence and government sectors, according to David Leyshon, managing director of CBSbutler.

  • Services sector stabilises

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    The business services sector, which includes the recruitment industry, has shown strong signs of stabilising over the past six months, according to the latest Bibby Financial Services Business Factors Index.The Index reveals that almost a third (33%) of business services firms report steady trading conditions, while 53% say trading conditions are about the same as they were six months ago.

  • Seven in 10 SMEs hit by late payments

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    More than seven in 10 SMEs have suffered from late payments over the year, according to research from NatWest and RBS.

  • Sir Peter Gershon confirmed as keynote speaker at REC’s public sector summit

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Tory efficiency adviser Sir Peter Gershon has been confirmed as the keynote speaker at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) public sector summit in June.Gershon will reveal how efficiency plans will impact on the industry at the summit, held in central London on Tuesday June 8, which brings together HR procurement experts and recruiters to explore public resourcing over the next five years.

  • Six in 10 employees working excessive hours

    Fri, 30 Apr 2010

    Six in 10 UK workers think they are working too many hours, according to a poll by Monster.co.uk.The poll also shows nearly two-thirds of UK workers work over 40 hour weeks, with 34% working more than 50 hours each week. Almost a quarter (22%) of workers stated that they were happy to work overtime to further their careers, but only 18% works a 35 hour week or less.

  • Six in 10 US employees to move on if economy improves

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    While less than 5% of US employers expect their employees to leave voluntarily this year, six in 10 employees intend to look for a new job if the economy improves, according to a new survey from Manpower subsidiary Right Management.

  • Small firms not implementing recovery plans

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Just one in nine small firms (11%) are embarking on post-recession recovery plans, according to research from The Open University Business School.

  • SPA rebrands as FCSA

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    The Service Providers Association (SPA) has rebranded as the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA).

  • Spain to slash civil servant hiring

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Spain’s government has announced a 90% cut in hiring of civil servants to tackle its budget deficit, according to reports.The government is set to hire 1,989 people this year, compared to 15,084 last year, and will thus save €280m (£251.7m), deputy prime minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega told a news conference following a Cabinet meeting.

  • Successful LUPC framework recruiters revealed

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Recruiters Brook Street, Prospectus, Sammons Group, Eurobase, Hays, Step Ahead and Spring Group have all won places on a new framework agreement for the supply of temporary staff, exclusively for London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) members.

  • Tate opens Cambridge office

    Thu, 29 Apr 2010

    Commercial recruiter Tate opened a new office in Cambridge.This brings Tate’s office network to 28.

  • Tate opens Reading office

    Fri, 23 Apr 2010

    Office support recruitment Tate has opened a new office in Reading.This brings Tate’s office network to 27.

  • TEAM tells recruiters to take advantage of new deal

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    TEAM is urging its members to take advantage of the opportunities available to recruiters via the government’s flexible new deal for long-term unemployed.The opportunities on the Department of Work and Pensions website are open to all recruiters and businesses, and there is no requirement to be a member of an organisation to apply. 

  • Tesco creates hundreds of new jobs

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Ipswich, Newcastle and Greenford will all benefit from Tesco’s job creation programme this year.

  • The ‘Voice of Older People’ steps down

    Mon, 19 Apr 2010

    Dame Joan Bakewell is to step down from her position as the Voice of Older People.

  • The IT Job Board: Social networking fails jobseekers

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Eight in 10 IT jobseekers have failed to find new roles using social networking sites, according to a survey from The IT Job Board.The survey of 540 IT candidates found that while half of all respondents had used LinkedIn to search for jobs and almost a third of IT professionals (32%) would like to be headhunted through such sites, 80% had failed to land a new job.Favoured recruitment channels for IT professionals remain job boards (42%) and recruitment consultants (30%).

  • The Onstott Group becomes TRANSEARCH International’s US partner

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    International executive search firm TRANSEARCH International has appointed Boston-based executive search firm The Onstott Group as a US partner.

  • Thomas International launches new emotional intelligence report

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Psychometric assessment provider Thomas International has launched an updated version of its Emotional Intelligence assessment report.Free samples of the report are available on the Thomas website at www.thomasinternational.net.The offer is available until 30 April and is limited to one assessment per organisation and open to UK-based companies only.

  • Thomas International: Emotional intelligence could determine next PM

    Wed, 21 Apr 2010

    Thomas International says that good leadership qualities include decisiveness, empowering others and openness to change - all reflect aspects of emotional intelligence.

  • Totaljobs.com barometer reveals ‘hidden unemployment’

    Tue, 20 Apr 2010

    The number of jobs posted in Q1 fell by 25% on the same period last year, while jobs applications have also risen 31% for the same period, resulting in a level of ‘hidden unemployment’, according to the latest totaljobs.com barometer.

  • TUI: Degree is no guarantee of job

    Fri, 9 Apr 2010

    Having a degree is no guarantee of landing a graduate entry job, according to Thomas Barnett, senior trading and student placement manager for TUI UK & Ireland.

  • Two in five redundant workers would set up own business

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Two-fifths of British workers would consider setting up their own business if they were made redundant, according to research by Home Learning College.The research also suggests that Britain’s entrepreneurial gender gap may be closing, as the study shows that women are now almost as likely as men to say they would go it alone if they lost their job – 37% compared to 43%, while in 2008 the Annual Small Business Survey showed that only 14% of British businesses were owned by women.

  • Undergraduates unrealistic on jobs market

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Current undergraduates have unrealistic expectations of the UK jobs market, according to new research from Totaljobs.com.

  • Unemployment rates in Canada and Australia unchanged

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    Unemployment levels in Canada and Australia remained unchanged in March.

  • Unemployment set to be key election issue

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    Jobs and unemployment is set to be a key issue in the forthcoming election, according to research from job board TipTopjob.com.

  • US employment falls

    Thu, 1 Apr 2010

    Private employment in the US has fallen from 23,000 from February to March on a seasonally adjusted basis, according to a report from payroll specialist.However, ADP National Employment Report shows that March’s fall was the smallest since employment began falling in February of 2008.

  • US executive search firms cautious about hiring

    Tue, 13 Apr 2010

    US executive recruiters’ confidence in the senior-management employment market remained positive for the fifth consecutive month in March, according to ExecuNet’s latest Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI) data.

  • US projected retirement age rises

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    US workers’ projected retirement age has risen over the past 15 years, with more than a third of people today saying they will retire after age 65, compared with 12% in 1995, according to a poll from Gallup.The research marks the first time Gallup has recorded more people saying they will retire after age 65 than before that age.

  • VMA CEO on Channel 4 programme

    Fri, 16 Apr 2010

    Chief executive of VMA Group Julia Meighan is set to appear on Channel 4’s How the Other Half Live.Meighan was approached to do the programme and, with her family, saw it as a real opportunity to help someone out in business and put something back, providing financial and emotional support to single mum Zofia. The programme will air at 9pm tonight.

  • Volcanic ash and the recruitment community

    Thu, 22 Apr 2010

    The recruitment community has sent in their stories about how the volcanic ash that has engulfed Europe has affected their staff and their business.

  • WH Marks Sattin becomes Marks Sattin

    Thu, 8 Apr 2010

    Financial and accountancy recruiter WH Marks Sattin, part of the FiveTen Group, is to revert back to its former name Marks Sattin. Dave Way, EMEA managing director of WH Marks Sattin, told Recruiter: “It is a more succinct name. We found that the WH was a mouthful. Marks Sattin is a very strong brand in the UK. The past two years as WH Marks Sattin was as a result of the merger of the Asia practices with the UK.

  • Workers on international assignments expected to rise by 50%

    Mon, 12 Apr 2010

    The number of people on international assignments is set to grow by 50% by 2020, according to research from PricewaterhouseCoopers. This compares with 25% in the past 10 years.

  • Working Links delivers Routes into Work contract

    Tue, 6 Apr 2010

    Working Links is to deliver between 700-800 courses over a 17-month contract to help more than 8,000 young people as part of the government’s Routes into Work programme.

  • Wynnwith Technical Services wins AgustaWestland contract

    Wed, 7 Apr 2010

    Anglo-Italian helicopter company AgustaWestland has chosen Wynnwith Technical Services to provide technical staff and engineers for depth maintenance activities at Wattisham Airfield, the British Army’s main Apache AH Mk1 operating base and Depth Support Unit (DSU). 

  • Youreducationjob.com launches

    Wed, 28 Apr 2010

    Youreducationjob.com has launched.The jobs board caters for teaching and non-teaching roles in the UK’s education sector, and was co-founded by Adrian McDonald and Daniella Falletta.

  • Zero Entropy Networks launches

    Tue, 27 Apr 2010

    Recruitment training and development firm Zero Entropy Networks has launched.The firm, founded by trainer Jeremy Snell, provides business appraisal and training needs analysis, and then develops bespoke development and training initiatives aligned to an organisation’s strategic objectives.