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Online - August 2009

  • Unemployment tops 2.44m

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Unemployment has hit 2.44m, the highest level since 1995, according to figures from Office for National Statistics.

  • ‘Good growth’ for Allied Healthcare

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Allied Healthcare International has recorded ‘good growth’ in its financial results for its third quarter to June.

  • ‘Radical overhaul’ required for engineering

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    A ‘radical overhaul’ of the engineering sector is required to address ongoing staff shortages, according to Ochre House.

  • Adams leads legal at Carmichael Fisher

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Executive search firm Carmichael Fisher has appointed Guy Adams as head of practice for legal recruitment in its London office.

  • Adecco reaches agreement on cash offer for Spring

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Recruitment giant Adecco has reached agreement with Spring on a cash offer to buy the international IT, technology and professional staffing recruiter.

  • Aeropeople wins Qantas contract

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Aeronautics recruiter Aeropeople has added Global Airline Qantas to its Engineering Services Portfolio.

  • A-levels not the be-all and end-all, says Deloitte

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    A-level results should not be the be-all and end-all when recruiting school leavers, according to Sarah Shillingford, graduate recruitment partner at business advisory firm Deloitte.

  • Alium Partners extends remit of managing consultants

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    Interim management provider Alium Partners has extended the responsibilities of managing consultants John Bloor and Kate Mansfield.  Bloor’s new remit includes leadership of the finance practice as well as business transformation, while Mansfield will lead Alium’s HR practice while managing consultant Chloe Watts is on maternity leave.

  • AMS signs up for Bond Adapt

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Recruitment outsourcing provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has agreed a deal with Bond International Software to use its recruitment software application Bond Adapt.Bond Adapt will manage AMS’s recruitment activity across Vodafone, Zurich Insurance and Siemens IT Solutions and Services (UK and Germany), managing over of 7,000 candidates per year. The software offers online portal access for AMS’s clients, candidates, suppliers and consultants, allowing an end-to-end ...

  • Antal expands with 11 office openings

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    International recruiter Antal has opened 11 new offices.

  • Arsenal recruits head of people and operations

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Arsenal Football Club has announced the appointment of Trevor Saving as head of people and operations.

  • Aston Pride aims to get 500 into work

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    Aston Pride, one of the second round of New Deal for Communities  (NDC) Partnerships, has embarked on a £1.3m project to help more than 500 residents of Aston, in Birmingham, back into work.Aston Pride’s Employment Connections 2009-11 initiative focuses on outreach and engagement of hard-to-reach clients in the area who need targeted support through bespoke employer-led training and development programmes.  The Employment Connections 2009-11 contract was won ...

  • Banks hire 60% more interim managers

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Financial services firms have recruited over 60% more interim project and programme managers in August, according to interim management provider Practicus.

  • Batmen and women wanted

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    As the property market begins to move again, the demand in bat ecologists has increased.

  • Better use of Locum staff the key, says Bleasdale

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

  • BIS petitions to have recruiters liquidated

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    The Department of Business (BIS) is petitioning the High Court to have seven medical recruiters in the West Midlands put into compulsory liquidation in the public interest.

  • Blue Arrow Catering adopts BLEND Recruitment brand for permanent recruitment

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    Blue Arrow Catering has adopted the BLEND Recruitment brand name across its entire permanent recruitment business. 

  • Boost British tourism marketing, say recruiters

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    Recruiters have urged the government to provide further support to the marketing efforts of Britain as a travel destination.

  • Bosses burdened by beauty

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Most women are intimidated by an attractive boss, while men are distracted, according to new research from HireScores.com.The research found that almost half of men said they would be too distracted to work, while 53% of women would feel intimidated.Women try to ensure they don’t blush or laugh, while men prefer to show off their intelligence, dress to impress or woo their boss in meetings.

  • Branwell Ford appointments

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Pensions recruiter BranWell Ford has announced two new additions to the team. Nikki Haupt and Sarah Parker have been appointed to as recruitment consultant and office manager respectively.

  • Brookson welcomes HMRC clampdown on expenses

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Commenting on HM Revenue & Customs’ warning that recruiters and umbrella companies are coming under scrutiny (see www.recruiter.co.uk GLA responds to HMRC warning) Martin Hesketh, managing director at accountancy, tax advice and financial support services provider Brookson, told Recruiter: “We fully support HMRC’s efforts to create clear and fair rules for professional contractors that drive industry standards on compliance.

  • BuyingTeam creates 50 jobs

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Procurement firm buyingTeam is to create a new European support service hub in Wales, creating over 50 jobs. buyingTeam, which already operates from London and Brussels, will initially locate in Technium Springboard in Cwmbran and has started to identify key recruits in anticipation of becoming operational by September.

  • Capita renews BBC contract

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Business process outsourcer The Capita Group has announced that it is to deliver audience services for the BBC for a further 9 years.

  • Career change revolution hits UK

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    The recession is causing a career revolution, as 68% of British workers that have been recently made redundant consider a career change, according to research from Monster.

  • CareerBuilder.co.uk agrees strategic partnership with LET’S BEGIN

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Human capital solutions provider CareerBuilder.co.uk has entered into a strategic partnership with online training course provider LET’S BEGIN.

  • Castlerock wins place on National Nursing Agency Framework Agreement

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Castlerock Care Services, a national provider of temporary healthcare staff, has been awarded a place on the National Nursing Agency Framework Agreement .  The contract, which replaces the multi-region framework and LAP3 agreements, will see Castlerock supply nurses to all NHS trusts in England for three years from 1 October.  Ian McDougall, client relations director at Castlerock, says: “Over the last 10 years, Castlerock has developed ...

  • Chief construction officer must give value for money

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    The UK’s new chief construction officer has been urged by recruiters to demonstrate a clear understanding of value for money.

  • City jobs maintain momentum

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    City jobs retained some momentum in July, according to the Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor.

  • Cleantech and renewables set to increase importance to industry

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    The cleantech and renewables sectors are expected to become two of the most important industries for the UK economy, according to a survey of UK business leaders, commissioned by the department for Business Innovation and Skills. The survey shows that 43% of those questioned believe that cleantech will grow at the fastest pace by 2020, followed by science and technology (20%) and media and entertainment (15%).  

  • Clothes maketh the candidate, say British bosses

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Most British bosses would decide whether or not to hire a candidate over their dress, according to a survey by management careers site TheLadders.co.uk.

  • Collins Stewart issues BUY recommendation on Spring shares

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Following IT recruiter Spring Group’s confirmation on Wednesday that it had received a proposal regarding a potential cash offer for the company, stockbrokers Collins Stewart has issued a BUY recommendation for the company’s shares.

  • Comensura wins NEPO contract

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Comensura has signed a three-year contract with the North Eastern Purchasing Organisation (NEPO) to operate and manage the supply of temporary agency workers for some of its local authority members . The contract will deliver guaranteed savings each year of 4% on NEPO’s participating authorities’ annual budget of £16m.  The average saving across NEPO is estimated at 8%. 

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    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

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  • Construction contraction eases

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    The rate of decline in the construction sector fell at its slowest rate for 16 months, according to the CIPS/Markit Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.

  • Construction sector recovery some way off

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    The construction sector is still some way off recovery, according to recruiters.

  • Core skills required in hospitality

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    New apprenticeships should focus on the basic core hospitality skills, according to recruiters.

  • CPH Consulting agrees Axispoint contract

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Insourced recruitment solutions firm CPH Consulting has agreed a deal with technology solutions company Axispoint for its ‘On Demand’ offering, aimed at small and emerging companies with lower volumes of recruitment.CPH is delivering the service through one of its corporate recruiters, who will directly recruit candidates across a range of sectors and manage the end-to-end recruitment process for Axispoint’s UK business. 

  • CSG Limited makes loss of £3.7m

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    CSG Limited, a standalone sub-holding company within the Impellam Group, recorded a retained loss of £3.7m, in its interim financial report for the six months ended 30 June 2009.The results from the wholly owned subsidiary of the Impellam group contrast with a profit of £8.5m for the six months ended 30 June 2008 and a £13.4m profit for the 12 months ended 31 December 2008.The results for Impellam Group will be announced in September.

  • Darwin Rhodes wins full licence to trade in Switzerland

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Darwin Rhodes (Switzerland), a subsidiary of Darwin Rhodes Group, has obtained a Federal licence which will enable it to trade fully both within the domestic Swiss market and in placements into and out of the country.

  • Deloitte calls for more action on rogue temp schemes

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Deloitte tax partner Brian White is calling on HM Revenue & Customs to scrutinise travel and subsistence schemes for temporary workers and “stamp out those that are not operating within the law”.

  • Difficult trading for Parity

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    IT recruiter Parity Group continued to encounter “difficult trading conditions”, in its interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2009.

  • Economic growth hinges on public deficit, claims BCC

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    While the recession may be coming to an end, prospects for economic growth may be hampered by the public deficit.

  • Employers ill-prepared for worker hearing loss

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Most employers are not prepared for the necessary adjustments required for hearing loss among older employers, according to research from the Royal National Institute for the Deaf (RNID).

  • EuroSIMA launches boarding employment site

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    Niche website EuroSIMA Cluster has launched a website promoting employment opportunities in the surfing, skating and snowboarding industries.The site provides training programmes that prepare candidates to work in the industry through roughly 130 courses in France. From September 2009, this will be extended to Europe and beyond.

  • Exxell launches with help from Acorn

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Technical recruiter Exxell has opened its doors for business.

  • FDM receives improved proposal

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    The sale of FDM appears closer after the IT recruiter received an improved proposal from the management team with whom it has been in talks over a possible bid.

  • Finn-Ford calls for free advertising following fish4jobs ad

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    A recruiter is calling for three months free advertising after a special offer from job board fish4jobs led to rec-to-rec firms contacting his staff.

  • Firms freeze pay

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    Most UK companies have introduced a pay freeze, according to the 2009 FTSE 100 Directors’ Remuneration report by executive remuneration specialist Hewitt New Bridge Street.

  • Football clubs can boost your career, claims TheLadders.co.uk

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Your choice of football team can greatly enhance your career prospects, according to new research from executive careers website TheLadders.co.uk.

  • FourstaR Employment and Skills wins welfare to work contract

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Welfare to work provider FourstaR Employment and Skills has been chosen to deliver the government’s flagship welfare to work programme in the Birmingham and Solihull area.

  • Fraudster’s father cleared of conspiracy to defraud

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    The father of convicted fraudster Tim Baker was cleared of a charge of conspiracy to defraud on Friday (31 July).

  • Freeman favoured by MSE

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Travel and hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive (MSE) has appointed Ariel Freeman as an associate.Freeman, who worked in hospitality for five years, first in on-property hotel sales and latterly through hotel brokerage and investment banking, will focus on the Americas, Caribbean and South America.

  • Funding will not reinvigorate high street, say recruiters

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Recruiters have claimed that a government investment will not reinvigorate some of the country’s high streets hit hardest by the recession.

  • Futurestep favoured by Foster’s

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Drinks company the Foster’s Group has appointed talent acquisition solutions provider Futurestep, a Korn/Ferry company, as its strategic talent partner.Korn/Ferry will cater for all permanent roles and mid-level executives, as well as temporary recruitment, working onsite in all key locations.

  • GAAPS buys out Interim GAAPS minority shareholder

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Financial services and actuarial recruitment specialist GAAPS Group is to buy out the minority shareholder of Interim GAAPS its interim management subsidiary.  GAAPS Group says the purchase will enable it to make further substantial improvements in its service to candidates and employers in the interim market. It adds that it will expand the operations of its subsidiary to providing interim managers to continental Europe, South Africa and the Asia Pacific region.

  • Gatwick sale delay a mixed blessing

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    Delays in the sale of Gatwick Airport is a mixed blessing which would put the brakes on recruitment but force BAA to reevaluate its succession planning, according to recruiters.

  • GLA responds to HMRC warning

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has warned recruiters and umbrella companies involved in the supply of temporary workers that arrangements known as “Travel and Subsistence Schemes” or “Mobile Workers Schemes” are coming under scrutiny because of concerns that some are operating against the law.

  • Government creates thousands of internships

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    ‘Backing Young Britain’ - a campaign to create thousands of opportunities for young people - has been launched by Yvette Cooper, Lord Mandelson, Ed Balls and John Denham.Ministers announced £40m in funding for over 20,000 additional internships so that graduates and non graduates can get higher quality work experience, as well as a new mentoring network, job clubs and 1-2-1 support in job centres for those leaving education this summer.Minsters also announced ...

  • Government wins back agency workers' pay

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    New figures released yesterday reveal that the government has won back over £125,000 in unpaid wages for agency workers since April.

  • Government wins back agency workers’ pay

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    New figures released today reveal that the government has won back over £125,000 in unpaid wages for agency workers since April.

  • GPW Recruitment appoints new managing director

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Construction and technical recruiter GPW Recruitment, has appointed Mark Parish as managing director of the business group. 

  • Grade framework agencies, says Reed director

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    Agencies that win places on NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) framework agreements should be graded so as to differentiate the best from the rest, according to a director of Reed.

  • Graduate assessment as important as qualifications

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Employers have been urged to look beyond educational qualifications in recruiting graduates, according to Sarah Shillingford, graduate recruitment partner at Deloitte.

  • Green shoots in senior executive search

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Increased activity within the senior executive recruitment industry shows the beginning of recovery in the technology, financial and consumer goods sector.

  • GRS Groups and Kinsey Allen merge

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    Executive search firms GRS Group and Kinsey Allen Consulting (KA) are to merge.

  • Half of UK firms consider job cuts

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Half of UK firms are considering making redundancies, according to a survey by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC).

  • Harvey Nash trading meets expectations

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    International recruiter Harvey Nash’s trading has been ‘broadly in line with expectations’, according to a trading update for the six months to 31 July 2009.

  • Haztek opens London office

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    Specialist oil and gas recruiter Haztek International has opened a new London office.The office, located at 42 Brook Street, opens in response to rising demand from international clients.

  • Henderson Brown launches

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Henderson Brown has opened for business.

  • Hexagon Human Capital financing deal delay

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Agreement over a long term financing deal between Hexagon Human Capital and its bankers is taking longer than anticipated, according to the company. 

  • Hill McGlynn and Beresford Blake Thomas back future engineering

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Randstad’s construction recruiters Hill McGlynn and Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) are to sponsor the New Civil Engineer Graduate Awards 2009. This firms, which haved merged to form Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering, will sit on the judging panel that will interview shortlisted candidates about their achievements and ambitions to shape iconic structures, such as buildings or bridges, at the Institution of Civil Engineers in October.   The awards ...

  • Hill McGlynn and Beresford Blake Thomas relocate to Aldwych

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Randstad construction recruiters Hill McGlynn and Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) Technical & Professional have opened their new London office, following June’s merger to form Randstad Construction, Property & Engineering.  The existing Hill McGlynn team will be moving from their previous premises on the Strand to join BBT staff who are moving from their office in Victoria to the new Aldwych office. Mark Bull, managing director of Hill McGlynn, says: “The ...

  • iD Staffing recruits retail sales head

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter iD Staffing has appointed Helen Porter to lead its new retail sales division. 

  • Idibu sales jump by 80%

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    Recruitment software provider Idibu has recorded an 80% increase in sales.Idibu’s end of year balance sheet shows profits of £28,000, while a further £36,000 investment of share capital is available to support business growth and development.

  • IHR Group introduces outplacement service

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    IHR Group has launched an outplacement service.

  • Insider fraud on increase

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Fraud carried out by employees is on the increase, according to findings from the CIFAS Staff Fraud Database.The findings show that dishonest actions by staff to obtain benefits by theft and deception in the first half of 2009 increased by 69% on the second half of 2008, while the numbers of women, being identified as staff fraudsters during the first half of 2009, more than doubled when compared with the second half of last year.

  • Interim management market ‘bottoming out’

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    The economy is displaying further signs of bottoming out, according to a survey by interim management provider Russam GMS.

  • InternStar website launches

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    Intern recruiter InternStar has launched a new website to enable British businesses and candidates to meet online.

  • InterQuest Group launches Sapian-Solutions

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Sapian-Solutions, a joint venture between InterQuest and business leader Ian Pope, has launched to provide niche recruitment services in the SAP market. InterQuest will own a majority stake in Sapien-Solutions.  Pope has 12 years’ recruitment and sales management experience focused within the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) space.Sapian-Solutions is InterQuest’s fourth venture under its IQ Equity programme.  IQ Equity is the private equity division of the ...

  • Interviewer clangers revealed

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Business professionals have revealed their top interviewer clangers.

  • IT Job Board launches IT recruitment blog

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    The IT Job Board has launched a blog dedicated to the IT recruitment industry.  

  • Jark agrees TruTac deal

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Transport recruiter Jark Driving has chosen TruTac, the tachograph and transport software specialist, as its preferred analysis and compliance service provider.

  • Job boards’ user habits revealed

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Jobseekers are using job boards not just to search for a job, but to increase their online presence as well as to search for information, according to findings from online recruitment research project NORAS.

  • Jobseekers prefer agencies

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Agencies are the weapon of choice for jobseekers, according to a new survey from HR recruiter HR GO.

  • Jolyon Marshall launches

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Jewellery recruitment specialist Jolyon Marshall has opened for business.The firm, which specialises in recruitment for the UK watch and jewellery trade.Jolyon Marshall, formerly of recruiter Knipe, leads the firm and is joined by Lizi Green, previously with Hays Specialist Recruitment.Marshall told www.retail-jeweller.com: “The enthusiasm for great recruits is still out there on the client side and for candidates, it is more competitive than ever.”

  • Julie Martin returns to Witan Jardine

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Witan Jardine, an Ambition Group company, has announced that Julie Martin (nee Roberts) has returned to the firm as associate director to bolster its marketing recruitment division.

  • Korus eyes growth following InterQuest investment

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    The  £200,000 investment in multisector recruiter Korus Recruitment by InterQuest will enable the group to open further offices throughout the UK, according to its chief executive David Seear.

  • Labour market shows signs of recovery

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    UK firms are reassessing their expectations regarding mass redundancies, according to the CIPD/KPMG Labour market outlook.The research shows that private sector employment is stabilising with fewer employers planning job cuts and redundancies scaled back to 4%, from 6.5% in the previous quarter.Elsewhere, a survey from accounting firm Vantis shows that 45% of small businesses plan to maintain headcount.

  • Lander lands Isati contract

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Recruitment training and performance development specialist Lander Associates has won a contract to deliver specialist training to Italian aeronautical and telecommunications recruiter Isati.

  • London consultants for US executive search firm

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    US-based executive search company J Robert Scott has appointed five specialists to its London office.

  • MAC calls for points-based system immigration changes

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    While UK employers require highly skilled workforce and skilled migrants from overseas to remain competitive, a number of changes are needed to limit the number of skilled migrants from entering or remaining in the UK, according to a report by the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) on the new points-based system (PBS). The report acknowledges that UK employers are not in favour of Tier 2 of the PBS, introduced in November 2008 to replace the work permit scheme, to be limited ...

  • MAC reform could open floodgates to foreign graduates, says APSCo

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Proposed reforms from the Home Office’s Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) regarding the new points based immigration system could lead to a glut of non-EU IT graduates coming to the UK, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).The Committee’s recommendations call for graduates to become eligible for intra-company transfers (ICTs), a type of work permit that allows companies to transfer workers from overseas offices without having to advertise ...

  • Manchester Metropolitan University selects Profile RPM from Microdec

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Manchester Metropolitan University has chosen Microdec Profile RPM recruitment software for universities and job shops.

  • Manufacturing confidence rises for second month in a row

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    Manufacturing confidence rose for the second consecutive month in June, according to the CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index.

  • Manufacturing downturn to blame for rising West Midlands unemployment

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    The West Midlands continues to be battered by rising unemployment due to the decline in manufacturing, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers’ analysis of recent unemployment figures.

  • Manufacturing production ‘least negative’ in over a year

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Manufacturing production over the past quarter was the least negative since June 2008, according to figures from the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

  • Matchtech trading ‘remains challenging’

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Matchtech Group saw a 9% fall in net fee income in the 12 months ending 31 July 2009, according to the company’s trading statement.

  • McDonald’s Fairhurst to chair People 1st

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    David Fairhurst, senior vice president, chief people officer at McDonald’s, has been appointed chairman of People 1st, the sector skills council for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry.  

  • McGinley appointed DHL service partner

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter  McGinley Support Services Limited (MSS) has agreed a deal to act as a service partner for DHL.

  • McNamara joins Matriz SCM

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    Former Comensura account director Kevin McNamara has joined Matrix Supply Chain Management (SCM) to assist in its penetration into new supply chain markets.

  • Medical insurance an important benefit, says survey

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    A survey of middle and senior managers in Russia by recruitment firm Antal Russia reveals that a major part of a company’s benefits package is medical insurance, with 48% declaring this was highly important.

  • Medicare First moves

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Social work and allied health recruiter Medicare First has moved to new offices in London Bridge to cater for future expansion.

  • Michael Page profits plunge

    Mon, 17 Aug 2009

    International recruiter Michael Page’s UK profits fell, according to its half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2009.

  • MidlandHR agrees NetworkersMSB contract

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    IT and telecoms recruiter NetworkersMSB has agreed a five-year contract with MidlandHR to streamline its HR and payroll operations.

  • Mixed fortunes for Sun jobsite users

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Despite Severn Recruitment Solutions making the first job placement using The Sun’s new jobsite recruiters have had mixed fortunes using the site.

  • Mixed response to end of recession claims

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Recruiters have given a mixed response to claims that the UK is now out of recession, with some parts of the country faring better than others.

  • Modis increases support to BA

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    European IT staffing services and solutions provider Modis International has expanded its support of British Airways’ help desk service centre, the company.

  • Modis’s Moggridge chooses Apprentice winner

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    IT and technology recruiter Modis managing consultant Annabelle Moggridge has shown she can spot a winner by correctly selecting the winner and runners-up of  BBC TV show ‘The Apprentice’ in the 1Job.co.uk and CornishFarmHolidays.co.uk ‘The Apprentice – Predict The Winner Competition 2009’. Moggridge forecast thatYasmina Siadatan wouldwinthe highly rated BBC competition, as well as accurately predictingthe second and third place contestants. She wins a stay in a Newquay cottage.

  • More financial job hunters ‘lie’ on CVs

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    The number of candidates lying on their CVs has reached a three-year high in the financial sector, according to research from pre-employment screening firm Powerchex.

  • MP supports Anne Corder’s TAWD campaign

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Peterborough MP Stewart Jackson has lent his support to a campaign to delay the implementation of the Agency Workers Directive by multi-sector recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment. 

  • NED fees up 10%

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    UK non-executive director fees have risen by an average of 10%, according to equity research firm AlphaValue.

  • Neets jump by 105,000

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    The number of 18-24-year-olds now classed as neets (not in employment, education, or training) has increased by 105,000 in the past year to 835,000, according to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF). The DCSF figures show that one in six young people are now neets, 17.6% of all 18-24-year-olds in the UK.

  • Network Group’s ‘difficult market conditions’

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Network Group Holdings made a loss in the six months to 31 May 2009, as the company was hit by “extremely difficult market conditions”.

  • New teacher influx ‘positive’

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    The influx of new teachers brought about by the recession is positive, according to a survey by Hays Education.

  • Nomura slams Hogarth Davies Lloyd’s ‘misconceived’ claim

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    A claim, reportedly worth £90m in unpaid fees, by City headhunter Hogarth Davies Lloyd, has been decribed as ‘misconceived’ by Japanese banking firm Nomura.

  • NorthgateArinso secures Invensys contract

    Tue, 18 Aug 2009

    Technology group Invensys has agreed a seven-year contract worth £35m with HR software provider NorthgateArinso.The HR services provider will deliver HR and payroll processes to Invensys’ global workforce across 50 countries.Mike Ettling, chief executive at NorthgateArinso, says: “This partnership means all HR processes will be supported by a single supplier from the day an employee starts in the business to the day they leave.”

  • Nurseplus and Recruit4health appointments

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has appointed Craig Griffiths as branch manager of its Plymouth operation.

  • NVQ funding cuts could leave 23,000 construction workers out of work

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Thousands of workers could be thrown off construction sites after the Learning and Skills Council cut its Train to Gain NVQ funding programme.

  • Odgers Berndtson to find UK Financial Investments CEO

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has been hired to find the new chief executive of UK Financial Investments, the company that manages the UK government’s stakes in bailed-out banks.A spokeswoman for the firm told the Wall Street Journal that Odgers has been chosen to find suitable candidates after CEO John Kingman said last month he would step down once a successor is found.

  • Offshoring here to stay

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Offshoring is no longer a passing fad, according to findings from a business information provider Datamonitor’s white paper commissioned by outsourcer Teleperformance.

  • OFT proposes changes to director disqualification guidelines

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has published proposed changes to its guidance on director disqualification orders in competition law cases.

  • Oliver George Consulting launches

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Rec-to-rec consultancy Oliver George Consulting has opened for business.Set up by Paul Sherlock and Max Peters formerly of PTP Consulting , the pair have 15 years’ combined experience in recruitment and will operate from their Bristol base.

  • One in five recruiters making loss

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    The number of recruiters now making a loss in this recession is one in five, according to research from David Pattison, author of a new market report into company performance.

  • Online openings hold steady for July

    Tue, 11 Aug 2009

    Online vacancies held steady in July, according to the Monster employment index.

  • OPD suffers loss

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    OPD made a loss of £1.268m before income tax in the six months ending 30 June 2009. This compares with a profit of £5.713m in the same period last year.

  • 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.

  • Oriel appoints sales and marketing director

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Finance and business services provider Oriel has appointed Trevor Deacon as group sales and marketing director.Deacon has been with Oriel since early 2007 as joint managing director of Oriel Collections and previously worked in the factoring and discounting market for 12 years.Andre Teasdale also joins as business development manager.

  • Parity agrees CGCoPE contract

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    IT recruiter Parity Resources has been chosen by Central Government Centre of Procurement Expertise (CGCoPE) as a preferred supplier to supply interim technical and management staff to Scottish Government Core, Main, NDPB’s, Agencies and Tribunals.The three year framework agreement began in January, with an option to extend for a further year and covers IT, HR, estates & facilities management, commercial services, finance services, public sector and specialist/technical ...

  • Part 3: To grow your business, get out of your own way

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Secret No 3 in the series of seven secrets of top producing executive recruiters

  • PCG disappointed with MAC recommendations

    Fri, 21 Aug 2009

    Freelancers body PCG says it is disappointed with the findings of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) Report on the abuse of the work permit system.

  • Personnel & Care Bank appoints new managing director

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Social care and child care specialist Personnel & Care Bank (PCB) has appointed Janine Desmond as managing director.  Desmond joined PCB in 1994 as a consultant and succeeds Rosalind Payne, who started the company in 1986, now takes over as chair from Dave Ainscow who recently retired.

  • Plan to Win – The Seven Steps

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Good news. We’ve come through the economic eye of the storm.The skies are clearing. Those who have survived – and thrived - are creative and work smart. 2010 will be a better year for business and the job market.

  • Practical Selling Step 2: Building Blocks

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Fact: following the initial call to a new potential client, the majority of sales people rarely call that client ever again.

  • Public sector productivity falls by 3.4% in decade

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Public sector productivity fell by 3.4% between 1997 and 2007 - costing taxpayers £58.4bn a year, according to the Office for National Statistics.Douglas McWilliams, chief executive at the centre for economics and business research (CEBR), says: “Hard pressed taxpayers will not take too kindly to finding out that not too far short of half of the income tax that they pay is simply to cover the cost of the increased inefficiency of the public sector that has occurred since ...

  • Public spending failing to kickstart construction recruitment

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Government pledges to bring forward £3bn of public spending in the construction industry from 2010-11 to the current year to mitigate the effects of the downturn, have yet to feed through to recruitment, according to recruiters in the sector.

  • Puma selects Stepstone

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Talent management solutions provider Stepstone has agreed a deal with sports lifestyle brand Puma to support its human capital strategy, a project known as people@Puma.

  • Raynaud out at Hudson

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Hudson Highland Group has announced that Christine Raynaud, Hudson/Europe president and chief executive office is leaving the company and Hudson chairman and CEO Jon Chait will assume leadership responsibility for the company’s European operations on an interim basis, effective immediately.

  • Raynaud out at Hudson

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Hudson Highland Group announced yesterday that Christine Raynaud, Hudson/Europe president and chief executive office is leaving the company and Hudson chairman and CEO Jon Chait will assume  leadership responsibility for the company’s European operations on an interim basis, effective immediately.

  • REC issues agency worker demands

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    Following the closure of the consultation period on how the EU Agency Workers Directive can best be implemented in the UK, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) issued its key demands for a workable implementation of the regulations.

  • Recruiter murder trial expected to last three weeks

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    The trial of a man accused of murdering the head of a recruitment agency in New Inn, Pontypool, and attempting to kill three other agency employees is expected to last three weeks.

  • Recruiter sentenced to 9 months for incomplete records

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    A recruiter who racked up £750,000 in debt and kept incomplete financial records has been sentenced to nine months in prison at Reading Crown Court.

  • Recruiters benefit as German and French economies bounce back

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    Recruiters have been boosted by a return to growth as both the German and French economies grew by 0.3% between April and June.

  • Recruiters cautiously optimistic on conference season

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    As the season for events and conferences begins in September, hospitality recruiters have given predictions on trading prospects.

  • Recruiters dub Abingdon claims ‘too simplistic’

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Professionals involved in buying and selling recruitment businesses have refuted claims made by a millionaire entrepreneur this week that business owners are unable to sell their firms because they are worthless.

  • Recruiters key to unemployment fight, says REC

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) believes the recruitment industry has a key role in fighting the rising tide of unemployment.

  • Recruiting private sector talent now a priority, claims Hays

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    More than 80% of public sector organisations think private sector workers could best fill skills shortages in their organisation, according to a new survey from Hays.

  • Recruitment staff training drops

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    The number of recruiters not offering their staff training has almost doubled since the last financial year, according to research from recruitment training provider Lander Associates.

  • Recruitment Store partners Barrington James

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Following on from news that the number of recruiters not training staff has doubled (Recruiter.co.uk, 26 August), Dan Barrington and Steve James, directors of pharma recruiter Barrington James, are to partner with Jonathan Jenkins at Recruitment Store to enhance the existing training programmes for all its recruitment sales staff. Barrington says: “We wanted to support all of our staff with a bespoke training programme that offered continuity, effective follow-up, real career ...

  • Redundancies hit UK worker morale

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Redundancies are eroding the morale of Britain’s workers, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The survey shows that four out of five workers recommend that senior managers could restore trust by foster ‘more honest’ communications as well as affording workers a bigger say on workplace issues.

  • Redundancy myths exploded

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    A third of UK employees believe that employers look badly on jobseekers that have been made redundant, but 35% of employers are actively targeting redundant workers from rival firms, according to research from Jobsite.

  • Reed appointments

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    Job board reed.co.uk has appointed Matt Wisniewski to lead its advertising agency sales team. Wisniewski has an agency background gained in the online recruitment industry.

  • Right Management appoints Ruediger Schaefer to lead EMEA expansion

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Right Management has appointed Ruediger Schaefer as group executive vice president with responsibility for Europe, Middle East and Asia Regions (EMEA).

  • Rise in public sector demand for interims

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Public sector interim management placements has outstripped the demand in the private sector for the first time since tracking began in 2006.

  • Robert Walters profits slump

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    International recruiter Robert Walters’ profits slumped in its financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2009.

  • Rotana appoints new area human resources director for Dubai and Northern Emirates

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Hospitality chain Rotana has appointed Dr Olga Kampaxi as its new area director of human resources for Dubai and Northern Emirates.

  • RP International doubles Asia Pacific presence

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    International financial services, legal and telecoms recruiter RP International (RPI) has doubled the capacity of its office in Singapore, and is recruiting a corresponding number of new staff.

  • Ryanair cuts create opportunities for rivals

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Low-cost carrier Ryanair’s cutting of routes will present opportunities and vacancies for its rivals, according to recruiters.

  • Sales and marketing professionals in demand as business travel hits turbulence

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    As business travel slumps with British Airways reporting pre-tax losses of £148m in the three months to 30 June, hotels are marketing their properties more pro-actively, according to recruiters.

  • Schuster supports potential Spring sale

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    A former chief executive officer for Adecco UK and Ireland has praised Adecco’s proposed buy of international IT, technology and professional staffing recruiter Spring.

  • Search.co.uk airs Real Jobs on the radio

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Jobs board Search.co.uk has agreed an exclusive deal with commercial radio station Real Radio to launch Real Jobs, a jobs portal on the Real Radio website

  • Search.co.uk buys Hijobs.co.uk

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Highlands and islands jobs website Hijobs.co.uk has been purchased by Search.co.uk.  The deal ensures jobs from Aberdeen and the Islands, Inverness and Sutherland will be brought before a much larger audience through Search.co.uk’s increased coverage of jobseekers across Scotland and the rest of the UK.

  • Service sector decline wanes

    Mon, 24 Aug 2009

    Services sector business remains below normal, but less so than in the previous three quarters, according to the latest CBI Service Sector Survey.

  • Service sector growing at fastest rate in 17 months

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    The service sector continued to recover in July hitting a 17-month high, according to the CIPS/Markit Business Activity Index.

  • Shop vacancies not boosting shopfit recruitment

    Tue, 4 Aug 2009

    Shopfitting recruitment has not benefitted from a surge in high street vacancies, according to recruiters.

  • Social care margins halve

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Margins enjoyed by social care agencies have more than halved in the past five to six years as a result the spread of vendor managed services arrangements, according to one of the authors of a recent report.

  • Sombrilla launches

    Wed, 26 Aug 2009

    Sombrilla, a new umbrella company for freelancers, has opened its doors.The associate company of CMEASY Chartered Accountants operates a ‘no work no cost’ system, where contractors are only charged for its services while they are working and not when they are between jobs.

  • StepStone launches free Talent Strategy Assessment tool

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Human capital management solutions provider StepStone has launched a free Talent Strategy Assessment tool to help employers gauge the strengths and weaknesses of

  • Sterling bounce-back a long term boost to hospitality and retail

    Thu, 6 Aug 2009

    Sterling’s recovery will give a long-term boost to retail and hospitality, say recruiters.

  • Streeter sends South African football team to Homeless World Cup

    Thu, 27 Aug 2009

    Recruiter Penny Streeter OBE has stepped into the breach and paid for the air travel for the South African football team following the withdrawal of government funding for the flight of the 10-man squad to the Homeless World Cup in Italy next week.

  • SuccessFactors picks Peter Prestele

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    On-demand performance and talent management solutions provider SuccessFactors has appointed Peter Prestele as vice president of EMEA enterprise

  • supply2.gov.uk now free to use

    Fri, 7 Aug 2009

    Small recruitment firms will now have free access to thousands of lower value government contracts on the government’s website www.supply2.gov.uk.The site, which advertises thousands of public sector procurement opportunities worth up to £100,000, previously charged to search the site.

  • Swine flu contractors staying at work

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Increasing numbers of contractors are remaining at work, despite fears they may have contracted swine flu, according to a survey by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).The survey of APSCo members shows that as a result of the recession contractors are increasingly less likely to take time off work when sick, as they only get paid for the hours they actually work. Marilyn Davidson, director of APSCo, says: “Significant problems can arise ...

  • Temp billing decline eases, says Report on Jobs

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    The rate of decline in permanent recruitment accelerated in July but the decline in temporary recruitment eased, according to the  Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs.

  • Tesco Scottish recruitment drive a welcome boost

    Thu, 20 Aug 2009

    Tesco’s announcement that it is to create 800 new jobs in Glasgow is a welcome boost to recruitment in the city and in Scotland.

  • TFPL merges with Intelligent Resources

    Wed, 5 Aug 2009

    TFPL, the recruitment, training and consulting division of IDOX group is to merge its recruitment division with permanent recruitment business Intelligent Resources.

  • The good, the bad and the ugly

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Brian White, tax partner at Deloitte, answers our questions about travel and subsistence schemes for temporary workers. He helps distinguish between those that are legitimate and ethical, and those that aren’t.

  • The Sun launches jobs posting service

    Fri, 14 Aug 2009

    The Sun newspaper has launched a free jobs posting service.UK businesses can now post vacancies on the Sun’s website www.thesun.co.uk.The Sun says the site will provide tips from executives and entrepreneurs on how to get work.

  • 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.

  • Towngate Personnel relocates

    Wed, 19 Aug 2009

    Hospitality recruiter Towngate Personnel has moved from its Bournemouth head office to the second floor of newly refitted County Gates House, more than doubling its floor space.

  • Trusts look abroad for GP cover

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    Around a third of primary care trusts are recruiting GPs from abroad to cover UK doctors unwilling to work at weekends and evenings.The Daily Mail report claims that the locums can earn as much as £100 an hour and trusts were recruiting from Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Hungary, Italy and Switzerland.

  • TUC calls for ‘real protection’ for temps

    Mon, 3 Aug 2009

    The Temporary Agency Workers Directive should give temporary workers ‘real protection’ from exploitation, according to the TUC.

  • UK remains popular choice for migrant workers

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    The UK is still a popular destination for migrant workers in spite of the recession, according to Gerwyn Davies, the CIPD’s public policy adviser.

  • US partnership to find top science execs

    Fri, 28 Aug 2009

    Executive search firm NEXUSBioMed has joined forces with HUMANeX Ventures, a research, training and assessment firm, in a bid to identify the best talent for executive-level roles in science-based companies in the US.

  • US staffing down

    Tue, 25 Aug 2009

    US staffing employment declined by 3.5% in the second quarter of the year, compared with the first quarter, according to data from the American Staffing Association.

  • Weekend break specialists hit due to summer holiday resurgence

    Mon, 10 Aug 2009

    Holidaymakers opting for the more traditional summer holiday over short breaks are hitting weekend break operators hard, according to recruiters.

  • XING revenues up 35%

    Thu, 13 Aug 2009

    Business network XING has recorded 35% higher revenues in the first six months of 2009.

  • Zeus Private Equity backs £30m Air Energi buyout

    Wed, 12 Aug 2009

    Zeus Private Equity has backed a £30m management buyout of international oil and gas recruiter Air Energi Group.Operating from a head office in Manchester, the group also has offices in the Americas, the former Soviet Union, Europe, the Middle East, Australasia and Asia Pacific, providing contract, project and staff hire engineers and technical specialists.