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Monster: Hackers target site

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Hackers have targeted jobsite Monster.
2009 could spell the end of the generation Y work ethic

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Marketers joining the workforce will have to face up to the fact that they may have to work harder for less. That’s the message from specialist marketing recruiter EMR, which says that with a bigger pool of talent to fish from, employers are looking at those people who can make a positive difference to the bottom line.
Accountancy, legal recruitment: Roddy Hammond steps down at Hammond Resources

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Roddy Hammond, founder of Hammond Resources, has announced that he is leaving the company today (12 January).
Adecco chief executive expects sales decline in 2009

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

The chief executive of recruitment giant Adecco has said he expects sales to decline in 2009.
Admin recruitment: First in, first out of recession

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

Admin recruitment will be among the first sectors to emerge after the recession, according to admin and secretarial recruiters.
Advantage Global joins with Remploy to help disabled jobseekers

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

RPO provider Advantage Global has signed an agreement with Remploy to help more jobseekers with a disability or health condition into sustainable work.
AGR: Employers still see benefits in graduate talent

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

Employers still see the benefits of graduate talent, despite a reduction in graduate recruitment, according to the chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).
Ambition 24hours' Streeter: government plans may worsen skill shortages

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Penny Streeter, managing director of healthcare recruiter Ambition 24 hours, has criticised government proposals to give British workers preferential treatment in the job market.
Antal survey: Global employer confidence faltering but not evaporating

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

Hungary, South Africa and Germany were among the few countries to escape widespread drops in recruitment activity, according to multi-sector recruiter Antal’s Q4 Global Snapshot.
Asda/BSkyB: 8,000 new jobs created

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Supermarket chain Asda is to create 7,000 new jobs.In a statement, Asda said it would work with government and private recruiters to find full and part time work for people that have been unemployed for more than six months.Asda added that it plans to open nine new stores, while its online division will hire 2,000 new staff.Elsewhere, satellite broadcaster BSkyB is to create 1,000 jobs as it prepares for the roll-out of its high-definition television service.
Automotive industry bailout

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

The government’s £2.3bn automotive bailout for UK car manufacturers has been met with skepticism by recruiters who question whether the money will increase production.
Banking & Finance: Opportunties in Energy?

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

The booming energy sector is providing light for finance recruiters as salary gaps close and positions provide opportunities for the glut of candidates hitting the market.
Banking and finance: Thesiger and Webster leave Imprint

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Robert Thesiger has resigned as chief executive of the Imprint Group, according to a statement released late yesterday by the board of recruitment services firm Premier Group, Imprint’s parent company.
Be Personnel opens Harrogate office

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Scottish multi-sector recruiter Be Personnel is to open its first English office in Harrogate.
Best family-run business competition update

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Barclays has released further details on its hunt for the UK’s most enterprising family.
British Chamber of Commerce: Minimum wage hike will up unemployment

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

The proposed increase of the national minimum wage to £6.10 would increase unemployment, according to the director general of the British Chamber of Commerce (BCC).
Brown to hold Jobs Summit on Monday

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Gordon Brown is to hold a jobs summit on Monday.
Brown to pay firms to get unemployed back to work

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Gordon Brown has pledged £500m to help people who have been unemployed for more than six months into jobs or work-based training as the government attempts to stem further increases in unemployment.
Brown: 100,000 new jobs promised

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Gordon Brown has promised to create 100,000 new jobs through public spending projects.Brown told the BBC: “I want to show how we will be able to, through public works, create probably 100,000 additional jobs in our capital investment programme - schools, hospitals, environmental work, transport and infrastructure.”
Business support and secretarial: Most firms plan to maintain recruitment levels of business support professionals

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Most firms plan on maintaining or increasing recruitment of business support professionals, according to a new survey.
Change Recruitment: Diversification key for Scottish finance recruiters

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Diversification is the key to surviving, as Scottish finance recruiters are urged to tough it out, says Change Recruitment director.
Charity recruitment: The Kage Partnership: Fundraising salaries up on 2007

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Fundraising salaries grew by an average of 2.8% last year, according to fundraising recruiter The Kage Partnership.
CIPD/KPMG survey: Employers halt hiring to stave off redundancies

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

Employers are seeking to implement recruitment freezes rather than cut jobs, according to new figures.
CIPD: Has recession hit women harder than men?

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

There is no evidence to support the notion that women have been hit harder than men by this recession, according to John Philpott, chief economist at the CIPD.
CMI Survey: Senior executives think government should cut business taxes

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

Most senior executives think that governement should reduce business taxes, according to a new survey.
Construction & property, International recruitment: Prime People warns of results “significantly below market expectations”

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

International real estate, infrastructure and commercial property recruiter Prime People is warning that results for the full year 2008/2009 will be “significantly below market expectations”. In November, the company’s broker said it expected profits of £1.26m before tax, compared with £2.4m pre-tax profits for 2007/08.
Construction/Engineering recruitment: Construction workforce for 2012 Olympics set to double

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

The construction workforce for the 2012 Olympic games is set to double over the next year, providing welcome job creation for recruiters in the sector.
Construction: CIPS/Markit survey reveals 11-year low in demand

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Construction activity in December hit an 11-year low, with demand falling across the sector.
Construction: Consultant partners announced for £45bn school development project

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Government body Partnerships for Schools has announced its revised framework agreements for the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The partner companies will advise on the continuing construction or renovation of every secondary school in England, in the largest single capital investment in education for 50 years.
Contractor services: Parasol buys Quay Accounting

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Employment services provider Parasol has acquired specialist accountancy practice Quay Accounting. Quay provides accounting services for freelancers.
Contractors optimistic despite economic gloom

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

Contractors remain confident and optimistic about the future despite the economic gloom, according to a new survey.
Deadline for NHS PASA framework agreement extended

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

The tender deadline for NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency) non-medical, non-clinical temporary and fixed-term staff framework agreement has been extended by a week.
Demand for interim managers rises

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

Interim management enquiries have risen by 7% from the previous quarter, despite the slowing economy and permanent job shortages.
East Anglian energy division launch

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Multi-sector recruiter Cooper Lomaz Recruitment is launching an East Anglian-based energy division in response to increasing demand in the region.
Education recruitment: Connex Education opens new office in Leeds

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Education recruiter Connex Education has opened a new Leeds office.
Education recruitment: Hays Education opens new offices

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Hays Education has announced that it is to open new offices across the UK to cater for the continued demand from schools for education and teaching staff.
Employers urged to look at skills rather than qualifications

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Employers have been encouraged to look at a candidate’s skills rather than their qualifications.
Empresaria making “excellent progress”

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

International recruiter Empresaria says it is making “excellent progress” in a trading update.
Energy and utilities: British Gas grows green workforce

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Energy giant British Gas has announced it will expand its green workforce in 2009, with the creation of 1,400 jobs.
Engineering and IT recruiter NES releases positive results

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Technical, engineering and IT recruiter NES reported positive end-of-year results with a 24% increase in profits.
Engineering recruitment: Crossrail project boosts rail recruiters

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Construction for the Crossrail project begins tomorrow (10 January), marking the start of long-term infrastructure investment benefiting rail recruiters.
Engineering: TechConsult on hiring drive after energy sector success

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Technical and engineering recruiter TechConsult UK hopes to hire several new consultants after its success supplying a “pioneering” energy company.
Exclusive: Medical agencies to deal directly with NHS Trusts

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

Medical agencies will no longer have to go through NHS Professionals when supplying medical locums and doctors to the NHS.
Executive jobs expected to grow in healthcare, government, pharma-biotech and natural resources in 2009

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) 2009 Member Outlook reports that several market sectors are expected to strengthen, despite the state of the world economy. Search consultants anticipate executive job opportunities to increase in healthcare (32%), government (30%), pharmaceuticals/biotech (26%), and natural resources (26%). The AESC Outlook Survey was conducted from 5-30 December 2008.
Executive search: Boyden, Korn/Ferry, Ray & Berndtson, Spencer Stuart: Successful searches and new ones announced

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

International executive search companies have ended 2008 positively by announcing completed and new searches.
Executive search: Businesses’ economic peril boosts demand for turnaround interims

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Management teams in troubled businesses are increasing the use of interim recruiters.
Executive search: GRS hires team of five

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

International executive search consultancy GRS has taken on five senior hires for its insurance and pensions team.
Executive Search: Healy Hunt diversifies

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

City-based recruiter Healy Hunt has restructured its business and diversified into new markets in response to recent events in the financial sector.
Executive search: MHA Partners begins 2009 positively

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Newly-formed executive search firm MHA Partners is in the final stages of negotiations with Soveys, Canada’s second biggest retailer, for an 18-month contract to work exclusively as the preferred search partner for Sovey’s executive appointments. One of the directors of Leeds-based MHA Partners, Rob Devlin, told Recruiter he believes his company will find out later this week if it has been successful in its bid.
Family-run recruitment firms could win £17,500

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

Family-run recruitment firms could earn up to £17,500 in prize money for being Britain’s leading family business.Dragon’s Den winner and Reggae Reggae Sauce entrepreneur, Levi Roots, along with Barclays Local Business to conducting the search.Winners will be selected from nine regions and will be supported and given free strategic advice from a Barclays ‘business angel’ for one year.
Fast 50 firms flying high up the charts

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Compared with other commercial sectors, the UK recruitment sector has always produced an exceptionally high number of fast growing businesses. Among other factors, this is explained by recruitment’s strong culture of entrepreneurship, the use of scalable business models and the UK’s flexible labour laws. The 2009 Recruiter/Catalyst Fast 50 league seeks to identify the sector’s most successful players based on recent growth and to provide background on their success.
Finance recruitment: Darwin Rhodes wins Aon contract

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Finance and insurance recruiter Darwin Rhodes has won a contract to support recruitment staff at Aon’s new Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Ireland.
Finance/Legal recruitment: It’s not all doom and gloom in the City, says Hays’ Venables

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Despite continuing job losses, and uncertainty about hiring intentions, Paul Venables, finance director at Hays, says, it’s not all bad news for recruiters in the City. There are grounds for optimism in certain niche areas.
Finance: Ardent launches video service

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Financial services recruiter Ardent Search & Selection has launched a web-based video service to help in selecting candidates.
Fortuna Search & Selection: City bonus crackdown drives candidate behaviour

Mon, 26 Jan 2009

The Treasury crackdown on the City bonus culture is affecting jobseeker’s behaviour, according to a City recruiter.
Freelancers: PCG appoints Iain McIlwee as new head of commercial development

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) has appointed Iain McIlwee as its new head of commercial development.
FSS survey: Hiring to stay level

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

Most employers plan to maintain recruitment levels of finance professionals.
GLA: Underprepared gangmaster refused licence

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

An application for a GLA licence has been refused as the gangmaster concerned was underprepared and had given no thought as to how to run her business.
Government urged to end discrimination against unemployed

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Government is being urged to change European law so that the unemployed can no longer be discriminated against.
Graduate jobs: Job vacancies for graduates fall by a fifth

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Job vacancies for students graduating this summer have fallen by almost a fifth – and most have already been filled, according to a new report.
Graduate Success and Bright Futures Society merge to create Bright Futures Resourcing

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Graduate Success and the Bright Futures Society have come together to form Bright Futures Resourcing.
Hays racism claim disputed

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Specialist recruitment firm Hays says it is “defending itself vigorously” against allegations of racism that have been made against the company to the Employment Tribunal Service (ETS) by two recruitment consultants. The claim was filed with ETS on 7 December 2008, the service told Recruiter.“These allegations are completely untrue,” the company said in a statement to Recruiter.The ETS identified the complainants as Mr K Snagg and Mr C Dube. ...
Hays trading hit by “increasingly difficult economic environment”

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Hays reports a 10% drop in net fee income on a like for like basis for the quarter ending 31 December 2008 compared to the same quarter in 2007.
Hays: workforce ill-prepared for public sector jobs

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Britain’s workforce is “woefully ill-prepared” to compete for jobs in the public sector – one of the few anticipating vacancies in 2009, according to Hays UK. Hays believes that people looking for more job security by moving from the private sector are failing to recognise that they need to retrain or prepare for the different work ethos and pressures that they will face. “It is clear to us that people underestimate how tough it can be to get into the public ...
Healthcare Locums announces board changes

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Healthcare Locums has announced a number of changes to its board. Kate Bleasdale, founder and chief executive, has been promoted to the newly-created executive management post of executive vice chairman and will continue to lead the business as the senior executive board director.
Healthcare recruitment: Castlerock Care Services defends agencies against NHS ‘overcharging’ claims

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

The recruitment industry has defended itself against claims made in the national press that it is charging the NHS excessive hourly rates when providing temporary staff.
Healthcare/executive search recruitment: Pertemps launches Network Brand Partnerships

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Multi-sector recruiter Pertemps has launched a new arm to its business Network Brand Partnerships.
HMRC firm on removal of VAT staff hire concession

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

HM Revenue & Customs has re-iterated its position that the VAT staff hire concession will be removed from 1 April.
HMRC warns small business of phishing scam

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

HM Revenues & Customs has warned of a phishing scam requesting bank and card details of small business owners and the self employed.
Hospitality recruitment: Admiral survey says more temp jobs to open

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Most hospitality firms predict a surge in demand for temporary workers in 2009, according to a new survey.
Hospitality recruitment: Recruiters offer the solution to ‘poor service’ in hospitality sector

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

The recruitment industry has a key role to play in ensuring that candidates armed with good customer service skills enter the hospitality industry, according to recruiters.
Hospitality recruitment: Recruiters urged to take a positive approach to recession

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Hospitality recruiters have been urged to be positive in their approach, in spite of the economic downturn.
Hospitality, HR, Retail: Recruiters hopeful on £200bn banking bailout

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Recruiters from a variety of sectors are hopeful rather than optimistic over the government’s £200bn bank bailout.
Hospitality/HR: Recruiters remain upbeat

Mon, 26 Jan 2009

Recruiters are remaining positive despite gloomy predictions from the CIPD’s chief economist.
Hospitality: Recession is global but so are expansion opportunities

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

As the International Labour Organization (ILO) predicts that global unemployment could rise by 51m, hospitality recruiters are actually looking at growing their business overseas.
Hospitality: Recruiters reveal recruitment hot spots for 2009

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

While opportunities fall away in Dubai, hospitality recruiters see Abu Dhabi, the US and Africa as growth areas for the sector this year.
HR experiencing ‘ceasefire’ in war for talent

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

There has been a ceasefire rather than an end to the war for talent, according to HR recruiters.
HR recruitment: Clear communication required from both HR and management, claim recruiters

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

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

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

HR departments should priortise nurturing talent, according to HR recruiters.
Hudson UK CEO resigns

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Global recruitment and talent management company Hudson has confirmed that Andy Rogerson, chief executive of Hudson UK, has resigned and will leave the company at the end of January.
Hydrogen Group reports “more challenging trading conditions”

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Specialist professional recruiter Hydrogen Group says “the uncertain macro-economic environment” has continued to make trading conditions difficult, particularly across financial services, one of its core markets. In its trading update for the financial year ending 31 December 2008, the company says: “We have seen solid performances across IT, legal and engineering disciplines during the year, and we continue to expand our international operations where demand for high quality, ...
Industrial recruitment: Staffline says Onsite model bolstering performance

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

‘Blue collar’ recruiter Staffline says its outsourced HR services model Onsite is helping it to maintain its performance “broadly” at last year’s levels.
Interest rates: Recruiters hopeful rather than optimistic

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Recruiters are hopeful rather than optimistic following yesterday’s cut in interest rates.
Interim management: DVLA management criticised

Mon, 26 Jan 2009

Poor management practices were to blame for the interim pay scandal at the DVLA (Driver and Vehicle Licensing Authority) in Swansea last summer.
International: Manpower France president honoured

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Francoise Gri, president of Manpower France, was presented last night with one of France’s most prestigious honours, for her contributions to business.
International: Randstad to cut jobs in France

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Recruitment giant Randstad will cut 489 jobs and close 85 branches in France, to save more than €25m annually, the company announced today.
International: US unemployment reaches 26-year high

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Unemployment in the US has reached its highest level for 26 years.According to figures from the US Labor Department, the number of people still on jobless rolls, after drawing an initial week of aid, jumped 101,000 to 4.6m in the week ended 27 December, the highest since November 1982.
IT and Telecoms: Vacancies fall below dot.com crash levels

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

Advertised IT vacancies fell below 1992 levels in Q4 2008 and are rapidly approaching 1991 recession figures.
IT contractors focus more on length of contract

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

A study of contractors by IT recruiter Parity found contract length was the most important factor for 20% of IT professionals, followed by financial reward at 19% and location at 18%.
IT recruitment: Google cuts 100 recruiters

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

Search engine Google is slashing 100 recruiters from its rolls, the company’s vice president for people operations has announced.In a statement on Google’s official blog, Laszlo Bock said the decision had been taken “with great regret”.Bock referred to the company’s last quarterly earnings announcement in October, in which it had confirmed it was still hiring “but at a reduced rate. Given the state of the economy, we recognised that we needed fewer people focused ...
IT recruitment: InterQuest expects bumper 2008 results

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

IT recruiter InterQuest has predicted bumper growth in its 2008 results.
IT skills shortages increased in 2008

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Skill shortages in the IT sector increased during 2008, according to new research.
IT/Finance recruitment: Falling IT contractor job offers from the finance sector

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

A winter chill in IT contractor offers from the finance sector has not frozen recruitment in the sector.
IT: FDM announces positive trading update

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

International IT staff and services business FDM says that trading in the second half of 2008 continued the positive trend of the first half of the year.
IT: Investment banks create a third of new vacancies

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

Over a third of new IT job vacancies are being created in investment banks, according to new research.
Job board: reed.co.uk reports 10% increase in user activity

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Recruitment website reed.co.uk has reported an increase of 10% in key activity in December.
Jobs4Medical: New social work section on website

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Niche medical job board Jobs4Medical has launched a new social work section on its website.
Jobseekers change their accents

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

Jobseekers are prepared to change their accents to gain a competitive advantage over their competitors.
Kelly Services to shed up to 350 workers

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

A restructuring is underway at multi-sector recruiter Kelly Services, which reports it may trim its workforce by as many as 350 employees.
Legal recruitment to pick up in second quarter, predicts LPA Legal director

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

James O’Brien, a director of LPA Legal, told Recruiter that law firms didn’t want to be seen hiring staff in one area while making redundancies in another. However, he predicts that after a quiet first quarter, things will pick up.
Legal, International recruitment: GR Law expanding in Australia

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

GR Law is continuing to expand overseas by opening a new office in Melbourne, Australia. Gavin Crocker, director of GR Law, told Recruiter: “You have just got to go further afield to get new clients. Six months ago it was getting new candidates - now it’s clients. You can’t just wait for business to fall into your lap.” Crocker adds: “The Australian market looks like it’s not going to go into recession.”
Legislation: Employment bill has second reading

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

The Equal Pay and Flexible Working Bill is to have a second reading at the House of Lords today.
London 2012 appoints Adecco

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Adecco has been appointed as the official recruitment services supplier to London 2012. The Fortune Global 500 company will be responsible for the recruitment of permanent and temporary staff for the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG). Adecco will also support LOCOG’s staff in preparing for the next stage of their careers following the conclusion of the Games, a LOCOG statement said.LOCOG’s workforce will number in the ...
London boroughs work with ESF to help jobless back into employment

Mon, 19 Jan 2009

Thirteen London boroughs are working with the European Social Fund (ESF) to deliver more than £8m to projects seeking to help Londoners into paid work. Nineteen different projects will receive the funding under the ESF framework, which matches funding by the boroughs to double the amount of money available to help organisations working to improve employment in their local area. Funded projects include a scheme to help unemployed parents into employment, and a ...
Lords support campaign to scrap default retirement age

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Members of the House of Lords have thrown their weight behind a campaign to scrap the default retirement age.
Low-cost travel recruitment buoyed by bargain hunters

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Recruitment in low-cost areas of travel continues to go on as holidaymakers seek the best deal, according to travel recruiters.
Managers: How to cope with making team redundant

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Making members of your team or department redundant is never going to be a task that you are likely to relish.
Manpower withdraws revenue and earnings guidance for fourth quarter

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Multi-sector recruiter Manpower has withdrawn its revenue and earnings guidance for the fourth quarter of 2008 due to continued declines in global labour markets and changes in foreign currencies.
Manufacturing: Demand identified as sector deteriorates

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

Recruiters have identified pockets of demand as trade volumes in manufacturing sustain a “rapid deterioration”.
Manufacturing: Urgent government action required to prevent sector entering freefall

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Urgent government action is required to get banks lending again if the manufacturing sector is to avoid going into freefall, according to an economist at the Centre for Economics and Business Research.
Matrix meeting ‘positive’ says ASWEB

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

A meeting of the Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (ASWEB) and Matrix Supply Chain Management to discuss standards in social care recruitment was positive, says ASWEB.
McDonald’s creates 4,000 jobs

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

McDonald’s announcement that it plans to create 4,000 jobs and open 20 restaurants in Britain yesterday proved to be the highlight on a bleak day for jobs.
Media & marketing: pfj acquires RPCushing

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Media and sales recruiter pfj has acquired a majority interest in RPCushing, a provider of recruitment solutions to the market research and analysis & information sectors.
Medsol Healthcare Services: Working Time Directive will benefit recruiters

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

The European Working Time Directive will benefit recruiters, according to the managing director Medsol Healthcare Services.
Michael Page International joins REC

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Global recruiter Michael Page International has joined the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
Michael Page International reports fall in Q4 profits but record annual profits

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Michael Page International reports a decline in gross profit for Q4 (down 7.3% to £118m) and has cut its headcount by more than 10%.
Michael Page Technology: Placement opportunities in clients’ cost saving

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

Recruiters’ salary surveys highlight opportunities in the IT sector from clients focusing budgets on cost-saving technologies.
Monster Index: Online activity slumps to 20-month low

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Online recruitment activity reached a 20-month low in December, according to the Monster Employment Index.
Monster Worldwide expects sales boost following website relaunch

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Job board provider Monster Worldwide is expecting an increase in hits after relaunching its website on Saturday.A spokesperson told Recruiter: “We expect to see an increase in users starting this week. At the moment we have not promoted it, except for giving interviews,” adding they normally experience a higher user rate at this time of year.For more please see this Wednesday’s Recruiter (14 January)
Monster.co.uk to sponsor American Idol

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Monster.co.uk is to sponsor the latest series of pop wannabe talent show American Idol.
Networkers International’s profits on track despite economic conditions

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Networkers International has announced that “despite difficult economic conditions” it expects pre-tax profit profits to be in line with market expectations.
Neumann International allies with Pearson Partners

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

International executive search consultancy Neumann International has entered into an agreement with US executive search firm Pearson Partners International.
New appointments at Albemarle Interim Management and Odgers, Ray & Berndtson

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Albemarle Interim Management, part of recruitment giant Randstad, has appointed two directors.
New job vacancies in the City fall further

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

The number of new City job vacancies coming onto the market in December 2008 fell 65% compared to the same time in 2007 and a 52% drop on November 2008, according to Morgan McKinley’s London Employment Monitor.
New jobs created at Waitrose and London 2012 Olympics project

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

The London 2012 games will create 30,000 jobs, the government is due to announce later today, according to the Metro newspaper.Elsewhere, high-end supermarket Waitrose has announced that 4,000 new employees will be joining the John Lewis Partnership.
New Year Honours: MBE for Roberts

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Former REC chief executive Marcia Roberts has been awarded an MBE in the New Year Honours List for her services to diversity and the recruitment industry.
North-West jobs: Mandelson plans to create 23,000 new jobs with £35m Business Start Up programme

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Business secretary Lord Mandelson plans to create 23,000 new jobs with a £35m Business Start Up programme in the North-West.
Open-plan offices: A bad idea?

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

The Daily Telegraph reported today that the open-plan office may be damaging workers’ health.Quoting an Australian study published in the Asia-Pacific Journal of Health Management, the newspaper said that staff in open-plan offices appeared more stressed, had higher blood pressure and demonstrated signs of insecurity and physical exhaustion more frequently than those working in traditional workplaces. Companies with open-plan offices were more likely to ...
Outsourcing drops in second half of 2008

Mon, 26 Jan 2009

The outsourcing industry performed poorly in the second half of 2008 as the recession took hold, according to a new survey.
Outsourcing: BAE Systems agrees RPO deal with Alexander Mann Solutions

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Following a review of its future recruitment needs, BAE Systems has appointed Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) to provide specialist permanent recruitment services for its UK business.
Outsourcing: CPH Consulting wins RPO contract

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Outsourced recruitment solutions provider CPH Consulting has entered into an Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) contract with manufacturing and engineering industry body EEF, to recruit staff across all of their UK officesJerry Wright, joint managing director at CPH, says: “We are delighted to have secured this new contract with such a prestigious and influential organisation as EEF, and hope that it is the start of a long and mutually beneficial partnership.”
Part 1: Seven secrets of top producing executive recruiters

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Secret No 1: Create a business that works for you rather than you working for your business
Pharmaceutical recruitment: Blue Pelican Group targets pharma

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Niche recruiter Blue Pelican Group is focusing more of its efforts on the relatively buoyant pharmaceutical sector, which has not been hit as hard as other sectors by the economic downturn.
Pharmaceutical recruitment: Clinical Professionals opens European hub in London

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Pharmaceutical research and development recruiter Clinical Professionals has shrugged off the general economic gloom and doom by opening a new office in London for the European market.
Plimsoll: 155 recruiters in financial danger

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

The latest report into the UK recruitment agency market from industry analysts Plimsoll rates 155 of the UK’s leading 1,000 recruitment firms as being in financial danger.
Public sector recruitment: Capita Resourcing wins DWP contract

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Public sector recruiter Capita Resourcing has won a contract to supply professional and technical interim personnel through a managed service agreement with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) in a three year contract.
Public sector: £1bn West Midlands investment may create 40,000 jobs

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Local councils in the West Midlands have entered into talks with government over a £1bn statutory city region plan which could create more than 40,000 jobs in Birmingham, Coventry and the Black Country.
Public sector: Comensura wins Bournemouth Borough Council contract

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Comensura has won a contract from Bournemouth Borough Council to manage the recruitment of all the council’s temporary staff.
Public sector: Gatenby Sanderson defends recruiters over public sector pay

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Public sector specialist Gatenby Sanderson has defended recruiters, which have been criticised in the press recently for playing a part in artificially elevating the salaries of local authority and NHS chief executives.
Public sector: Hays Public Services bucks overall trend

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Hays Public Services grew its net fee income by 10% in the quarter ending 31 December 2008 compared to the same period in 2007. In comparison, the company’s net fee income for its UK business as a whole fell by 22%.
Public sector: Recession draws recruits

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Jobs in the public sector are becoming more popular due to the recession, according to new research.The research, from England’s Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), shows there has been a 40% increase in recruitment enquiries for jobs in teaching, the civil service and the charitable sector.The survey also showed that applications for jobs in the civil service have increased by 33%.
Public sector: Solace Enterprises “contributes” to town hall bosses’ pay hikes, claims The Sunday Times

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

Headhunting executive public sector recruiter Solace Enterprises was “contributing to burgeoning pay packets for chief executives”, according to The Sunday Times newspaper.
PULSE: NHS must improve workforce planning

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

The NHS must take urgent steps to address excessive hours worked by junior doctors, according to healthcare recruiter PULSE’s chief executive.
Racist recruitment practices exposed by BBC undercover investigation

Thu, 15 Jan 2009

Racist recruitment practices by recruiters have been revealed by the BBC in an undercover investigation.
Randstad survey: Nearly half of UK employers plan job cuts

Mon, 26 Jan 2009

Headcount reductions in the first half of the year will be broader and deeper in the UK than those made last year, but skill shortages will continue to exist, according to a survey of HR decision makers by global recruiter Randstad.
Randstad survey: One in three employees frustrated in job

Fri, 23 Jan 2009

One in three workers are frustrated in their current job, according to a new survey.
Recruit adaptable HR professionals

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

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

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

The Recruitment Society’s website has been relaunched.The new website features an interactive members area, where members can get help and support and ask questions,” says Steve Huxham, the Recruitment Society’s chairman.The website will allow members to tap into the society’s wide range of expertise and skills, adds Huxham.
Rec-to-rec recruitment: Aston Taylor – Recruiters need to embrace change

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Rec-to-rec recruiter Aston Taylor has preserved revenues during the economic downturn by identifying opportunities for the increasing number of candidates entering the market.
Report on Jobs survey reveals sharpest decline in recruitment activity

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s Report on Jobs recorded a fifth consecutive month of decline in agencies’ temporary and contract billings, with permanent placements reaching 28.6 index points (with 50 indicating no change) in December.
Retail recruiters urged to be tough on bad debts

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

As Marks and Spencers cuts 1,000 jobs and following the demise of Woolworths, recruiters have been urged to keep a tighter reign on bad debts.
Retail recruitment: Sainsbury’s creates 5,000 new jobs

Fri, 9 Jan 2009

Supermarket Sainsbury’s plans to create 5,000 new jobs.
Retail recruitment: Weakened pound could boost stricken retailers

Thu, 8 Jan 2009

Beleagured retailers could gain some respite from the recession due to a weakened pound, according to recruiters.
Retail: Recruiters urged to be as versatile as supermarkets

Tue, 20 Jan 2009

Retail recruiters have been urged to be as versatile as the supermarkets due to the recession.
Retail: Retailers endure worst December since 1995

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Retailers have experienced their worst December since 1995, according to new figures.The figures, from the British Retail Consortium, show that like-for-like sales from the highstreet and online in December were down 3.3% on a year ago, while total sales dropped by 1.4%.However, supermarket Morrison’s has bucked the trend with the announcement that the chain plans to recruit 5,000 workers across its operations this year.
Retail: Shoppers trading downwards creates new jobs

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Recent retail job creations are the result of consumers trading downwards, according to retail recruiters.
Retail: XJS Interiors expects year of growth due to new funding

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Shop fitting recruiter XJS Interiors anticipates a year of growth after securing funding against all of its invoices from Cattles Invoice Finance.
RIDA appoints Helen Reynolds as chief executive

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Helen Reynolds, the former acting chief executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has been appointed as chief executive of business support provider the Recruitment Industry Development Agency (RIDA).
Robert Walters appoints John Robinson head of sales and marketing recruitment

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Multi-sector recruiter Robert Walters has appointed John Robinson as head of sales and marketing recruitment.Robinson, a former director of the consumer marketing division of niche marketing recruiter EMR, has experience of placing marketers of all levels within leisure/travel, retail, media/entertainment, FMCG and consumer product sectors.
Russian firms continue to hire

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

More than half of Russian businesses are still hiring at managerial level, according to a survey by international recruiter Antal Russia.
Sales recruitment: Wakefield recruiter chosen for UK Trade and Investment (UKTI) case study in Middle East

Mon, 12 Jan 2009

Wakefield sales recruiter M2R has been invited to attend a trade delegation to Bahrain and chosen as a recruitment case study for UK Trade and Investment.
Sales: Recruiters set up new business in Cardiff

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Two sales recruiters are defying the downturn by setting up a recruitment business in Cardiff, South Wales.
Scottish recruitment: Glasgow recruiters welcome the introduction of subway mobile communication

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Recruiters in Glasgow have welcomed a new initiative to allow commuters to use mobile phones while on the underground, allowing them to forge better links with candidates and clients alike.
search.co.uk launches with new advertising charging structure

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

A new jobsite, search.co.uk, which only charges advertisers for ‘quality’ applications within targeted geographic limits, has been launched.
Service sector: CIPS/Markit survey reports continued contraction in activity

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

The service sector continued to contract in December, while the jobs climate is the worst on record, according to the CIPS/Markit Survey.
Servoca restructure complete

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Servoca has said that the restructuring it announced in November 2008 is now “largely complete.” The company says this has yielded “substantial cost savings.”The public sector outsourcing provider says it placed Windsor Recruitment & Training (“Windsor”) into administration on January 28 2009.
SMEs: Review urges easier access to employment law

Wed, 28 Jan 2009

Small businesses will get a one-stop shop for guidance on health and safety and employment legislation, the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) announced today.An independent review, led by former recruitment business owner Sarah Anderson CBE, has recommended a range of solutions to improve the quality of guidance government gives to business.
Social care: ASWEB meeting Matrix to discuss standards

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

The Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (ASWEB) is due to meet vendor managed services provider (VMSP) Matrix Supply Chain Management this week to discuss raising standards in social work recruitment.
Spring shows positive growth in 2008

Tue, 27 Jan 2009

Spring Group grew by 20% last year, expanding its international presence and winning several big contracts.
Staffline closes four branches in the West Midlands

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

Blue-collar recruiter Staffline has closed four branches in response to market conditions.
Still some bright spots amid the gloom, say legal recruiters

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

Despite the downturn, it’s not all doom and gloom, legal recruiters are saying.
TAEN: Government investment does not go far enough

Wed, 14 Jan 2009

The government’s £500m cash injection to get unemployed people for more than six months back to work does not go far enough, according to the chief executive of The Age and Employment Network (TAEN).
TMP Worldwide Advertising and Communications buys Aia

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

TMP Worldwide Advertising and Communications has acquired employment & recruitment communications firm Aia.
Travel and transport recruitment: Travel and transport sector employees hardest hit by recession

Wed, 7 Jan 2009

Staff in the travel and transport sector have been the hardest hit by the recession, according to new figures.
Travel recruitment: Holidays still on the agenda in 2009

Mon, 5 Jan 2009

People will continue to go on holiday in 2009, according to travel recruiters.
Travel recruitment: Legal runway wranglings will cause delay to new jobs

Fri, 16 Jan 2009

New jobs, created by the construction of a third runway at Heathrow airport, will be delayed by legal wranglings, according to travel recruiters.
Travel recruitment: Price war to take toll on travel recruiters

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

A price war in the skies is set to take its toll on travel recruiters.
Trinity Mirror launches new regional jobsites platform

Tue, 13 Jan 2009

Trinity Mirror has relaunched its jobsite network. The new platform, developed by software firm Madgex, includes mini sites, enhanced recruiter branding, keyword sponsorship and a CV database. The platform enhances the usability and speed of the jobsites, with a view to increasing audience volumes and responses for recruiters.
Unemployment rise not all bad news

Thu, 22 Jan 2009

Yesterday’s rise in unemployment to 1.92m is not all bad news.
Unemployment set to rise but jobs still exist claim recruiters

Wed, 21 Jan 2009

Recruiters remain positive, despite the unemployment figures, released later today, which are set to confirm that the number of people out of work has risen to around 2m.
US executive search situation different to the UK

Fri, 30 Jan 2009

Diversified Search Ray & Berndtson in New York is seeing demand for retained search services, despite warnings from other executive search firms in the US.
Vendor managed services: Comensura wins Smith & Nephew business

Tue, 6 Jan 2009

Medical technology company Smith & Nephew has chosen vendor managed service provider Comensura to manage all its UK recruitment requirements. Smith & Nephew anticipates that Comensura will enable it to makedirect cost savings of between 6 and 8% of its total UK recruitment spend,thanks to greater efficiency.
Viadeo buys ApnaCircle.com

Thu, 29 Jan 2009

European business social networking site Viadeo has purchased Indian rival ApnaCircle.com.

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