Thursday, 09 February 2012

Recruiter
Online - June 2009

  • ‘Excellent’ financial results for Harvey Nash

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    International recruiter Harvey Nash has announced ‘excellent’ financial results in its first Interim Management Statement for the financial year ending 31 January 2010.

  • ‘Positive’ increase in new teachers

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Over a fifth of teachers believe that the increase in teaching applications is positive, because the so-called ‘credit crunch teachers’ are bringing new skills and experience with them, according to a recent survey by Hays Education.

  • Acorn director appointed to Commonwealth Games Council

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    The Commonwealth Games Council for Wales has appointed Dan Langford, group marketing director at Acorn, as commercial director of the sporting organisation responsible for the Wales team at the Delhi Games in October 2010.

  • Acorn opens new branch in Cardiff

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Recruitment and training agency Acorn has opened a new office in the centre of Cardiff.

  • Adecco cuts French jobs

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Adia, part of the Adecco group, has informed the works council of further job cuts in France.Due to France’s regulatory framework, which requires consultation with the French works councils, Adia plans to reduce headcount by roughly 350 employees by the end of the year.Adia plans to merge around 100 branches, costing around €25m (£21m).Adia says it is committed to continue its social dialogue with trade unions and the French works councils.

  • Albany opens in China

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

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

  • Anatomy of a Recruitment Career: Part 3

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    So you’re now a few months into your career in recruitment, and what a baptism of fire it’s probably been! But in fact, you couldn’t be in a better situation.

  • Anne Corder Recruitment wins AB Agri contract

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment (ACR) is set to source 18 customer service consultants for AB Agri’s pig and poultry division.

  • Antal to supply Murco managers

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Antal International in Warrington has agreed a deal to supply managerial roles for oil & gas firm Murco.Murco Petroleum has a network of 400 service stations throughout the UK, with an oil refinery at Milford Haven and distribution terminals in Bedworth, Theale and Westerleigh.

  • ARC challenges Agency Workers Directive

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    The Agency Workers Directive should be dropped in favour of a new two-tier system which would allow ‘vulnerable’ agency workers to retain their rights after 12 weeks, according to the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC).

  • Balfor wins place on framework

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Balfor Recruitment Group has been appointed by the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resource framework.

  • Barker Ross’ Ruth Appleton joins DEA

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Barker Ross’ director Ruth Appleton has been appointed to the board of Derbyshire Enterprise Agency (DEA).

  • Barnes Kavelle helps Havells Sylvania employees

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

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

  • BIS holding AWD consultation events

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    The Department of Business Innovation and Skills (formerly the Department for Enterprise and Regulatory Reform) is beginning a series of consulations over the Agency Workers Directive.

  • Boorman hosts international recruitment sales competition

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Sales and recruitment consultancy Bill Boorman is to host an international recruitment sales competition this Wednesday.

  • Broadbean signs agreement with Manpower

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    Broadbean Technology has announced a five-year agreement to be the worldwide supplier of Manpower’s online job advert distribution and response tracking technology.

  • Bullhorn launches in UK with Talascend deal

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Recruitment software provider Bullhorn has launched in the UK today (15 June) by securing a contract with technical resourcing specialist Talascend, which employs 1,100 staff worldwide.

  • Business services to lose 334,000 jobs

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    The business services sector will lose more than a third of a million jobs by 2011, according to a new report.

  • Calmer waters ahead for shipping

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    There are tentative signs that the shipping sector may be on course for brighter times ahead, according to recruiters.

  • Capita completes £523m AXA deal

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Capita has signed a £523m deal to become the strategic outsourcing partner of AXA Sun Life (AXA) to administer 3.2m mature life and pensions policies.Under the 15-year partnership, Capita will provide customer servicing, policy administration, claims activity and related IT support to a proportion of AXA’s business. The service begins today (1 June).

  • Capita CRB check goes online

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Capita Recruitment Vetting Services has introduced an online Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) checking system.

  • Capita in enforced sell-off

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    Capita will have to sell off part of a software business it acquired last year, following an investigation by the Competition Commission.The Commission says that the merger of Capita and IBS, both of which supply revenue and benefits software, would have substantially lessened competition, and could have led Capita to increase prices or reduce levels of competition.

  • Capita makes financial services acquisition

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Capita has acquired the European loan administration, asset management administration and commercial mortgage backed securities administration services of Capmark Financial Group for a cash consideration of approximately £10m on a cash-free, debt-free basis.

  • Carlton Resource Solutions appoints Hutcheon

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Carlton Resource Solutions has appointed Sarah Hutcheon as business development executive.Hutcheon will be responsible for developing the finance division of Carlton and growing its network of contacts in this sector.  Kevin Riley, director of Carlton Resource Solutions, says: “In her role as business development executive, Sarah will be responsible for exploring opportunities for Carlton to develop into new sectors and markets, along with ...

  • Carlyle Group takes stake in Personal & Informatik

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has announced that it has taken a 29.34% stake in German HR software and services vendor Personal & Informatik.

  • Ceridian hires Stacey as chief people officer

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

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

  • Change job to move up the Russian ladder

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Career progression remains the main reason for changing jobs for specialists, middle and senior managers in Russia and the CIS, according to a survey by Antal Russia.

  • Chef demand boosts hospitality

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Chefs and senior manager vacancies are driving an increase in hospitality job availability, according to recruiters.

  • Civil servants send out bogus CVs

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

    Civil servants have sent out thousands of letters to businesses in an effort to unearth racism.

  • Comensura wins £60m contract extension

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    The Association of Greater Manchester Authorities (AGMA) has extended its temporary recruitment contract with neutral vendor company Comensura, until 2012. The total value of the contract extension is estimated to be £60 million. Mike Trevor, CEO of Comensura, says: “The strengths which AGMA particularly appreciates are Comensura’s ability to offer collaborative reporting, improved visibility of usage and spend, increased control, and contract enforcement. The continuity ...

  • Companies choose less conventional methods to recruit

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    There has been a marked increase in the number of firms recruiting personnel without using the traditional methods of the past 20 years, according to London advertising agency MBA.

  • Companies face skill shortages after recession

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    Companies that are shedding staff during the recession face a skills shortage when the economic growth returns, according to a new report.

  • Comparison website launches

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Freelancesupermarket.com, a freelancer comparison website, has launched. The website features real-time league tables of the best candidates and recruitment agencies in different parts of the country. 

  • Conditions to remain tough for retail recruiters

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    The outlook for retail staffing firms will remain tough, according to retail recruitment firms.

  • Connex Education opens in Australia

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Education recruiter Connex Education has opened its first overseas office in Sydney, Australia.

  • Construction confidence hits pre-recession high

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Confidence in the construction sector jumped considerably in May, hitting a 21-month peak, while new contract wins fell only modestly against the previous month. 

  • Construction industry ‘bouncing back’

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    Construction could be about to emerge from the recession, according to specialist market intelligence firm Glenigan.

  • Contact Industrial wins Festival driving contract

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Independent driver recruitment firm Contact Industrial has won a contract to supply drivers at the Manchester International Festival, the world’s first international festival of original new work and special events.

  • Cost of IRP membership announced

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    The annual cost of becoming a member of the REC’s newly launched Institute of Recruitment Professionals varies between £60 and £100.

  • CPH Consulting extends ‘On Demand’ service

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Onsite recruitment solutions firm, CPH Consulting, has announced it is to extend its ‘On Demand’ service to companies that are looking to hire as few as five new employees per year.

  • Cpl Resources buys Kenny Whelan & Associates

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector staffing firm Cpl Resources has acquired the business and assets of Kenny Whelan & Associates from David Carson, Deloitte, Receiver.Cpl says the purchase will secure the position of employees and contractors of Kenny Whelan.

  • Cranfield and Coutts in the family way

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Cranfield School of Management has joined forces with UK private bank Coutts to offer a development programme to help ambitious family businesses grow.

  • Crone Corkill appoints operations director

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Commercial recruiter Crone Corkill has appointed Lee Dempster as operations director.Dempster has 16 years of experience in recruitment and was previously director of London commerce and global opportunities at Michael Page.Graeme Maude, managing director at Crone Corkill, says: “We’re delighted to welcome Lee to the Crone Corkill team.“His recruitment experience and expertise will be indispensable and we’re looking forward to working with him.”

  • Cuts in NHS to boost demand for locums

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    An expected contraction of £15bn in NHS finances between 2001 and 2015, identified in a report published on Wednesday is good news for recruiters, according to Kate Bleasdale, vice chairman of Healthcare Locums.

  • Darwin Rhodes appoints Doyle as Dublin regional manager

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Professional financial services and insurance recruiter Darwin Rhodes has recruited Matthew Doyle as its regional manager for its Dublin office.

  • Deadline looms for Recruiter’s search for Britain’s best temp

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Recruiters have until the end of play tomorrow to enter Recruiter’s search for the UK’s best temporary/interim workers.

  • Deadline today for Recruiter’s search for UK’s best temps

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Today is the deadline for recruiters to enter Recruiter’s search for the UK’s best temporary/interim workers.

  • Digby Morgan appointed supplier to NHS

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

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

  • Digital and media recruitment on the up

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    There has been in rise in demand for digital and media staff, according to a recruiter.Jordan Norris, who heads Connections’ digital and media division, says;  “Demand for contract/freelance staff has increased significantly over the past 4/6 weeks with evidence of demand in the permanent market poised to increase within the next couple of months given the number of assignments and projects on the brink of being signed off by our clients.”

  • Digital Britain will help media recruiters

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    The Digital Britain report published last week will give a boost to media and creative industry recruiters.

  • Disney recruits in London

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    Disneyland Paris is bringing its Europe-wide recruitment campaign to London this week to source jobs in sales, hotel and hospitality. This year, nearly 7,000 jobs are available in diverse professions at the theme park.

  • Dissatisfaction among training professionals

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    A report reveals that 56% of qualified professionals employed by businesses providing training in the workplace would consider moving to another employer, while 26% believe they could earn more working elsewhere.

  • Drake International’s new RPO offering

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Drake International has launched a new breed of recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) services.Drake is providing a bespoke, segmented service that allows clients to select the elements they need, in addition to offering a traditional end-to-end service, the company’s statement said.The tailored, modular form of outsourcing provision is being headed by Angela Stewart, strategic HR consultant.

  • Driver Hire trains drivers to cut fuel consumption

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    National driver recruiter, Driver Hire, is training all its drivers in techniques to reduce fuel consumption.

  • Driving agencies investigated by government

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Eighteen agencies supplying drivers to businesses in the West Midlands have been warned that they are failing to comply with the law and could face prosecution if they don’t change their ways, according to a government statement. Further action is being considered “in a number of cases”, the statement said.

  • Ellison is Kelly’s UK manager

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Tracy Ellison has recently been appointed as Kelly Services’ UK manager. Ellison has held the position on an interim basis since January this year. Ellison joined Kelly in 1992 to launch the permanent placement business in Liverpool. She previously worked in the legal and recruitment sectors.Ellison’s most recent roles within Kelly have been as regional sales manager, prior to her recent promotion to country manager.

  • Employees urged to exercise caution on pension contributions

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Employers need to warn higher-paid employees to exercise caution before increasing, or varying, their level of pension contributions over the next two years or face possible severe tax penalties, according to consultants Watson Wyatt. Employers in the £150,000 per year bracket and in particular those with income between around £100,000 and £113,000, could profit from increasing their pension contributions from next tax year, if this would bring their taxable income down ...

  • Employers’ ‘wait and see’ attitude could prove costly

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    Badenoch & Clark says that employers remain cautious in their hiring, but warns that they need to gear up for hiring now or risk missing out when the upturn comes.

  • Employment status irrelevant for hiring managers

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    The employment status of candidates is unimportant for 84% of hiring managers, according to a survey from the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM).

  • Empresaria: Net fee income falls 22%

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    In its AGM statement today the board of Empresaria, the international specialist staffing group, says it has seen a 22% decline in net fee income (NFI) for the financial year to April.

  • Engineers top of talent shortage shortlist

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Engineers remain in short supply, according to Manpower’s Talent Shortage Survey.

  • EU’s €19bn to battle unemployment

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    The EU plans to offer member states €19bn (£16.5bn) to fight unemployment.The Telegraphreports that the European social fund expenditure would ‘support people hit by the crisis’, according to the EU.

  • Executive search appointments

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    US executive search firm Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has appointed Stephen A Dezember and Kevin B Kelly as managing directors to open its new Atlanta office.

  • Executive search appointments

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Global executive search firm CTPartners has appointed Wes Richards as partner in the Redwood City, California, US office.

  • Extrastaff gangmaster licence revoked

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Industrial staffing firm Extrastaff has had its licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).

  • Far East boosts staff at The Emerald Group

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Specialist insurance and actuarial recruiter The Emerald Group has responded to increased demand in the Far East by taking on three new staff.

  • FDM in bid talks

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    IT recruiter FDM is in discussions with members of its management team about a possible offer for the company.

  • Female doctors to boost locum recruitment

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    The rising proportion of women doctors will lead to a greater emphasis on flexible working and the use of locums in the medical workforce, according to health and social care recruiter HCL.

  • Financial services more optimistic

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

  • Firms don’t make most of talent

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Most companies fail to make the most of the talent they have, according to a new report.

  • Firms plan to cut pay

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Almost 60% of firms are planning to cut or freeze pay, according to the CBI, while a similar number have put recruitment on hold.

  • First Point Group: Iran recruiters safe and sound

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    “Everything and everyone is ok.” That’s the word from three contractors working through UK IT and telecoms recruiter First Point Group in Iran, where political demonstrations and rioting in the past few days have captured the world media spotlight.

  • Fish4jobs partners Let’s-Begin

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    Job board fish4jobs has entered into a strategic partnership with online training course provider Let’s-Begin.

  • Four out of 10 recruiters defy recession

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Despite the recession, a new study by recruitment industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing has awarded 427 of the UK’s top 1,000 agencies a strong financial rating for their outstanding financial performance

  • Full list: 12 agency administrations in April

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Twelve recruitment agencies went into administration or administrative receivership in April, compared to nine in March and eight in February.

  • Fusion works with Surrey Jobcentre Plus

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Guildford-based recruitment and training specialist Fusion, in partnership with Surrey Jobcentre Plus, has launched a new workshop programme to help unemployed professionals and executives in Surrey find the route back to work.

  • Government launches innovation investment fund

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    The Prime Minister has announced the creation of the UK Innovation Investment Fund to invest in technology-based businesses with high growth potential.

  • Graduates labour to find jobs

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Up to 40,000 of this year’s graduate leavers will struggle to find work, according to figures compiled by The Guardian.

  • Grafton Employment Group launches new brand

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

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

  • Gravity Personnel acquires Forest Personnel

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Engineering recruiter Gravity Personnel has acquired multi-sector recruiter Forest Personnel.Local Reading newspaper Get Reading reports that Gravity Personnel director has taken over the running of Forest Personnel following the retirement of owner Jean Charmak.

  • Green collar workers secure in sector

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Energy sector recruiter  Acre Resources found over 68% of climate change workers identifying themselves as feeling as or more secure now compared to 12 months ago.

  • Guardian complaints escalate

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Recruiters have escalated their complaints about The Guardian’s foray into candidate representation to the Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS, formerly the Department for Enterprise and Regulatory Reform), according to media recruiter Rupert Wallis of Media Contacts.

  • Hanover acquires Napier Scott

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    Hanover Search & Selection has acquired City-based search firm Napier Scott for an undisclosed sum.

  • Hays Construction & Property recruitment drive

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Hays Construction & Property is looking for staff on the back of an increased demand for construction and property workers.

  • Hays Information Technology opens Cambridge office

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Hays Information Technology has opened a new office in Cambridge.

  • Hays managers to share the pain

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    The managing director of Hays for UK & Ireland says he is prepared to share the pain of the recession that saw headcount fall by 27% in the 12 months to the end of March this year.

  • HCL social care goes on recruitment drive

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    HCL has launched a recruitment drive in its social care division, which includes Bluecare, a UK social care staffing company.

  • Hexagon issues shares

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Hexagon is to allocate more than half a million shares to the sellers of Oxygen Executive Search, the company it acquired in 2005.In a statement to the Stock Exchange, Hexagon says the award of 512,237 shares was triggered by the achievement of certain performance targets.This is in line with certain provisions agreed at the time of the acquisition.

  • Hexagon net fee income up for year to March

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Interim manager and executive search firm Hexagon Human Capital has announced an increase in net fee income (NFI).

  • HMRC steps up inspections

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    HM Revenue & Customs is stepping up its inspections of recruiters and umbrella companies, according to a lawyer who specialises in the recruitment industry.

  • HotLizard launches ‘Pay for Success’ model

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Online recruitment solutions provider HotLizard  has introduced a ‘Pay for Success’ model, a payment per application that the job board generates, subject to a monthly minimum charge.

  • HR GO sale boosts profits

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

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

  • Ilford gangmaster’s licence revoked

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    An Ilford gangmaster’s licence has been revoked after a GLA investigation, supported by Marks & Spencer and Maple Leaf Bakery, uncovered ‘shocking abuse’.

  • Improve your ‘outside-in’ thinking

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    This changing world is a time of crisis, but shifting priorities mean that it is also a time of new opportunities. It requires us to reset our dials, to rethink our business and open our eyes to the new business world.

  • Innovations to buck the recession

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Our Soundbite question for 24 June is: “Over the past six months, what innovations have you adopted to win more business?”

  • Interim managers urged to innovate

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Innovation is the key for interim mangers if they want to prosper after the recession, according to the chairman of an interim recruiter.

  • Interim Performers awarded NHS PASA Commercial Resources Framework

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

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

  • IT job offers double

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Job offers to IT contractors into financial services doubled between April and May, according to new research, raising hopes that the worst could be over for financial services recruiters.  The research, by pre-employment firm Powercheck also found employment offers increased in insurance (+23%) and banking (+19%).

  • It’s the economy stupid, say travel recruiters

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    The recovery of the travel sector is linked to the economy rather than removal of burdensome legislation, according to travel recruiters.

  • Jo Hand Recruitment wins contracts worth £10m

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    Jo Hand Recruitment is beating the recession by winning six contracts worth an estimated £10m to fill jobs over the next two to six years.

  • Jobsite campaign - could it be magic?

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Jobsite adverts are to feature at stadiums across the UK as part of Take That’s sell-out tour.

  • Jobsite launches Jobs by Twitter

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Jobsite has launched a Jobs by Twitter service to help provide candidates with personal tweets listing only relevant jobs to them. Keith Potts, chief executive at Jobsite, says: “As a Twitter user, I know how frustrating it is to get an endless stream of irrelevant jobs constantly being sent to you.

  • just-food.com launches job site

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Food website just-food.com has announced the launch of a new job and recruitment service.

  • Kay launches new consultancy

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Former manager of Hammond Resources’ Edinburgh operation, Martin Kay, has launched a new firm, Martin Kay Consulting.

  • Kelly Group appointment

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

    Ferdinand Pieterse has been appointed financial director of the Kelly Group and will join its board as an executive director with effect from 13 July.

  • Kenexa launches BrassRing

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    HR solutions provider Kenexa has launched Kenexa Recruiter BrassRing, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) solution designed to drive down costs by sourcing and tracking candidates through the recruitment process.

  • Korn/Ferry acquires Whitehead Mann

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Korn/Ferry International has acquired City recruiter Whitehead Mann. Financial details of the merger have not been revealed.

  • LG Electronics appoints Stickler as chief HR officer

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

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

  • Lloyds trebles corporate restructuring division

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Lloyds Banking Group is trebling the size of its corporate restructuring division, according to a report in The Mail on Sunday.

  • m2r invited to No 10

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Sales and management recruiter m2r has been invited to 10 Downing Street to talk about its successful export strategy in the Middle East.

  • Management Search Executive appoints associate director

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Hospitality recruiter Management Search Executive has announced the appointment of Darren Walsh as an associate director.

  • Manpower Software changes name to Allocate Software

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Manpower Software has announced that it is to change its name to Allocate Software.The move follows the acquisitions of Key Information Technology Systems last April and the business and assets of Baum Hart & Partners in December, in addition to continued geographic expansion in Malaysia and the US.The new web address is www.allocatesoftware.com.

  • Manufacturing output reaches peak

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Manufacturing output has hit an annual high, according May’s CIPS/Markit report.

  • Marketing & communications sector improving

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Demand for marketing & communications staff is increasing, though employers are only looking for proven performers, who can hit the ground running, according to Badenoch & Clark. 

  • Matrix appoints Moseley

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    Matrix Supply Chain Management has apointed Barry Moseley as business director. Moseley joins Matrix SCM from Comensura where he acted as relationship director, responsible for its public sector contracts.

  • McGinley Support Services and HSS Hire tool up to source staff

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    HR solutions provider McGinley Support Services has agreed a deal with tool and equipment hire company HSS Hire to allow customers to hire people alongside equipment through a single point of contact.

  • McGinley Support Services aviation division lifts off

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Technical recruiter McGinley Support Services (MSS) has used its exposure within airport infrastructure staffing to launch an aviation division.MSS has hired Gary Edelman as operations manager to lead the division,  which has so far focused on ground handling, cargo and catering services.Dermot McGinley, chairman of MSS, told Recruiter the company has already seen a significant return on its investment.

  • Meridian Health awarded PASA contract

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Meridian Health, division of Meridian Business Support, has won a place on NHS PASA’s (Purchasing & Supply Agency’s) Framework for the Supply of Commercial Resources.

  • Michael Page refunded £26m in overpaid VAT

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Recruitment giant Michael Page is to recoup £26m in overpaid VAT.

  • Mike Everett new HR director of Ipsos

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    The former chief executive of Ipsos MORI in the UK, Mike Everett, is to become global HR director for the Ipsos Group and join the Global Management Board.

  • Monster Employment Index falls

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    There was a slight fall in UK online recruitment in May, according to the Monster Employment Index.

  • Monster launches advert service in UK

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Monster has launched its Career Ad Network (CAN) in the UK. CAN targets candidates across the internet by analysing users’ online information to assess their job experience and interests.

  • Monster launches text messaging vacancy service in UK

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    Monster has launched its Target SMS service in the UK to send the latest relevant vacancies direct to Monster users’ mobile phones.

  • Monster launches virtual jobs fair

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Monster is to host a virtual jobs fair for the UK and Ireland between 1-14 October.

  • Most candidates are overqualified

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Candidates have lowered their salary expectations and are increasingly prepared to change career, according to new statistics.

  • MSS lands three-year rail deal

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    McGinley Support Services (MSS) has won contract a three-year contract with Network Rail, with a two-year optional extension.

  • New director at Blusource Professional Services

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    Philip White has been appointed director at executive search firm Blusource Professional Services.

  • New executive searches for Canadian firm

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Canadian executive search firm Pinton Forrest & Madden has been chosen for two new searches.

  • New searches for US executive search firms

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Executive search consultancies in the US have been chosen or retained in a number of high-profile searches.

  • Newcourt Group enters receivership

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Irish security and recruitment firm the Newcourt Group has entered receivership after it was found to have breached its banking covenants.Reuters reports that Newcourt had asked its main lender, the Bank of Ireland, to appoint a receiver.Newcourt says that entering receivership will enable its subsidiaries to continue to trade normally.Deloitte has been appointed as the receiver.

  • No hope for Neets

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    A million 16-24-years-olds will be without a job, a college place or training by the end of the summer, according to a report from the Local Government Association (LGA).

  • Non-tech savvy SME recruiters under threat

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Small recruitment agencies which lack a specialism, operate at the lower end of the market and lag behind in their adoption of new technologies will find themselves increasingly under threat in the next 10 years, a Jobsite report says.

  • Ochre House agrees Europe-wide contract with Williams Lea

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Outsourcing specialist Ochre House has agreed a deal to supply technical and managerial personnel throughout continental Europe for corporate information provider Williams Lea.

  • Oil & gas site launches

    Tue, 23 Jun 2009

    Free job listings site Northseaoiljobs.com has been launched for the UK oil & gas industry.

  • Online sales rise to create retail jobs

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    Opportunities abound for operational and online marketers as online sales continue to grow, according to retail recruiters.

  • OPD management buy-out a step closer

    Mon, 29 Jun 2009

    A successful management buy-out of OPD led by chairman Peter Hearn took a step nearer completion after the company declared the offer unconditional.

  • Parity Resources to PASA Commercial Resource Framework

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    IT recruiter Parity Resources has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) to its Commercial Resource Framework.Parity Resources will provide the DH and NHS organisations with a list of pre-qualified suppliers of non-permanent workers with commercial skills.

  • Penna acquires Barkers from BNB Recruitment Solutions

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

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

  • Penna adopts Bond

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

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

  • Poolia in recruitment drive

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Poolia has taken on a senior manger as it seeks to diversify into new areas.

  • Positive outlook for executive search

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    The executive search sector is feeling positive about the second half of the year.

  • Positive signs for US executive search

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    The outlook for the executive employment market in the US is improving, according to the latest ExecuNet Recruiter Confidence Index (RCI).

  • Practical Selling Step 1: Cold Calling – Without the Cold Sweat

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Fact: in today’s market, selling is vital.

  • Prime People reorganises share capital

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Built-environment recruiter Prime People is to reorganise its share capital.

  • Profits decline at McCall

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Profits at rec-to-rec firm McCall fell slightly in the year to the end of December 2008 compared to the previous year.Profits after tax were £209,080 compared to £230,564 in 2007.Turnover rose from £1.5m to £1.69m.

  • Profits plummet at Prime People

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Demanding trading conditions saw profits at specialist built-environment recruiter Prime People fall by 70%.

  • Profits surge 176% at Penna

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Recruitment services company Penna has recorded a big increase in profits.  Pre-tax profits for the year ending 31 March 2009 were £6m compared with £2.2m for 2008.

  • Public sector job cuts create opportunities

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

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

  • PWC: Job market calls for graduate flexibility

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Graduates have been urged to remain flexible on job location and sectors to work in by Sonja Stockton, head of recruitment at professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers.

  • Randstad rebrands with BBT and Hill McGlynn merger

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Recruitment giant Randstad is to merge technical and professional staffing firms Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT) and Hill McGlynn as part of a major rebranding strategy.

  • REC has successful 2008

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) made a profit of £221,177 in the year ended 31 December, according to its annual report and accounts.  This compares with a profit of £174,050 in 2007.

  • REC launches new individual membership

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched its new membership offering for individual members.

  • REC rallies troops for AWD consultation battle

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Members of trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) met in London last night to plan the campaign for the Agency Workers Directive consultation.  

  • REC received 405 complaints in 2008

    Tue, 9 Jun 2009

    Trade body the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) is sending out a “very clear message” with the investigation of recruitment related complaints.

  • Recruit now in talent surfeit, says Caan

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Employers should take advantage of the recession to hire people now, says James Caan, serial entrepreneur and recruiter.

  • Recruiter debt chased increases by 123%

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    There has been a 123% increase in the level of bad debt recruiters are chasing in Q1 2009 vs Q1 2008, according to debt recovery law firm Lovetts.

  • Recruiter offers youngsters brush with fame

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    A recruitment firm has asked hundreds of pupils from a secondary school near Aberdeen to paint their self-portrait which expresses how they see themselves in the future.

  • Recruiter ordered to pay back wages

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    A director of two recruitment agencies supplying rail workers was ordered to pay back more than £11,000 in withheld wages at Great Yarmouth Magistrates Court.

  • Recruiters “crucial” in beating unemployment

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    Recruiters  have a crucial role in helping people back into work, a government minister has told Recruiter.

  • Recruiters must solve poor hotel communication skills

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Recruiters have a crucial role in providing staff with good communication skills into hotels, according to hospitality recruiters.

  • Recruiters sign up for earlier payment

    Thu, 25 Jun 2009

    Agency management company de Poel says recruiters are flocking to sign up to be paid five days earlier than usual under a new initiative.

  • Recruiters: do you know your sector?

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Split-fee recruitment exchange Talent Revolt is challenging recruiters to show they know their sector by asking them to take an A Level exam relating to their sector.

  • Recruiters’ candidates can get work experience from WEXO

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    A website company set up to offer work experience and internships to jobseekers is offering recruiters a way of making money from their candidate pool.

  • Recruiters’ reactions to ‘end of the recession’ claim

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Recruiters have given a mixed reaction to claims made by a leading economic think-tank yesterday.

  • Recruitment industry shrinking

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    The recruitment industry shrank by an estimated 7% to £26.22bn in 2008, and contraction is set to continue in 2009, according to a new report.

  • Reed.co.uk launches advertising campaign

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Beginning on 15 June, the campaign will start with outdoor media, including posters and bus side advertising. Initially the campaign will run across the London Underground network and on buses throughout the Greater London area.

  • Report on Jobs: Rate of decline in recruitment slows

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    The rate of decline in recruitment is slowing, according to the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.

  • Resource Consulting provides people for aircraft conversion

    Mon, 22 Jun 2009

    International aerospace recruitment and training specialist Resource Consulting has today [22 June 2009] signed an agreement with Elbe Flugzeugwerke (EADS EFW) for permanent recruitment services for the Centre of Excellence Freighter.

  • Resourcing stays flexible to save jobs

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Resourcing professionals are having to be flexible to safeguard jobs, according to findings from the Keep Britain Working campaign.

  • Rexsocial.com to launch

    Fri, 19 Jun 2009

    Rexsocial.com, a new social networking site for recruiters, headhunters and HR professionals is to launch.

  • Right4Staff post profits

    Thu, 11 Jun 2009

    Right4Staff made after tax profits of £2.303m in the year ending 31 December 2008. This was a sllght decrease on the previous year’s figure of £2.537m.

  • Rise in female interims

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Women make up a third (32%) of interim executives, according to an Ipsos MORI report by the Interim Management Association (IMA).

  • Rise in number of recruiters failing NHS PASA audits

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    The number of recruiters who were withdrawn from NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) frameworks following PASA audits rose to 11 in 2008-2009

  • Rugby-Jobs.com appoints Ambassador for Africa

    Mon, 15 Jun 2009

    Rugby-Jobs.com, the niche jobsite for rugby union and rugby league jobs around the globe has appointed Chester Williams as their new Ambassador for Africa.Williams, a Rugby World Cup winning Springbok in 1995 has coached rugby at club, Super 12 and International level.Efrem Leigh from Rugby-Jobs.com, says: “Chester is a rugby icon, not just across Africa but the entire rugby world and has worked on numerous projects to promote the game in his home country. On ...

  • Russam GMS to deliver interim managers to NHS

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    Interim management company Russam GMS has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resources framework.

  • Search for pioneering home businesses

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Recruitment website Remote Employment and BT Business are looking for the most innovative business that demonstrates how remote working and home working has made a beneficial impact on their business and home life for The BT Home Business Award.

  • Senior positions in executive search

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    International executive search firms have announced a number of senior appointments.

  • Senior roles in executive search

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    International executive search firms have announced a number of new senior appointments.

  • Service sector returns to growth

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    The service sector has grown for the first time in over a year, according to May’s CIPS/Markit report.

  • Servoca stronger

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Public sector recruiter and outsourced services provider Servoca made a profit of £860,000 for the six months ending 31 March 2009. This compares with a loss of £360,000 in the same period a year ago.

  • SHL appoints David Leigh CEO

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Talent assessment solution provider SHL has appointed David Leigh as chief executive.

  • Social networking calls for ‘blind faith’

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    The secret of the successful use of new social media in recruitment is “blind faith”, according to one recruiter.

  • Social networking sites don’t work for niche job boards

    Wed, 24 Jun 2009

    Social networking sites are not the best way for niche job boards to attract candidates, according to niche job board, Jobs4Medical.co.uk

  • Some roles still in demand

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Despite the perceived lack of jobs on the market, there are some professions that are still crying out for suitable candidates, according to jobsite CareerBuilder.co.uk.The top 10 jobs in demand are:1. HR managers2. Construction workers3. Public relations professionals4. Teachers5. Midwives6. IT consultants7. Nurses8. Accountants/financial advisers9. Oil workers10. Market researchers

  • Spectrum IT doubles in size

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Southampton-based IT recruiter has bucked the trend of economic hardship, doubling in size in its first year.

  • SSQ headhunts for US law firm

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Shilton Sharpe Quarry has headhunted three leading lawyers for US law firm Greenberg Traurig.

  • Staffline acquires The Workplace

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Multi-sector recruiter Staffline has acquired Yorkshire-based recruiter The Workplace and is eyeing further acquisitions, according to its CEO.

  • Stepstone agrees Philips contract

    Wed, 3 Jun 2009

    Human capital management solutions provider StepStone has agreed a deal with Philips to use its ETWeb talent and performance management platform.

  • Sunny weekends give Staffline 10% temp boost

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    A good weather forecast for the weekend can give multi-sector recruiter Staffline a week-long boost in temporary demand, according to its managing director.

  • Supply Desk East Anglia wins national sales competition

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Supply Desk East Anglia emerged victorious in Wednesday’s national sales competition, hosted by Bill Boorman Consultancy (see Recruiter.co.uk, 1 June)

  • Surprise rise in UK output

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    UK industrial output rose unexpectedly in April for the first time since February 2008, official figures have shown.

  • Survey raises fears over public sector recruitment

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    A quarter of chief executives and senior managers in Britain’s town halls expect a headcount reduction of 15% or more by 2014, according to a new survey.

  • Tasty opportunity for recruiter

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    Change UK, the multi-sector recruiter specialising in hospitality, accountancy and finance, office support, and sales and marketing, will be exhibiting at the Taste of London festival later this month.

  • The name’s Bond for Synergy Group

    Fri, 26 Jun 2009

    Synergy Group, the international recruitment, contracting and training services provider, has signed a minimum two-year contract worth £124,000 with Bond International Software. Bond Adapt will be implemented across the business, managing up to 1,400 contractors per week.Synergy Group plans to grow by 20% this year and Bond Adapt’s support will remove the need to increase the administrative back-office function in parallel. David Field, director of The Synergy ...

  • Tougher times ahead for recruiters

    Thu, 4 Jun 2009

    Recruiters have only felt the tip of the iceberg in terms of results, according to a report from investment banking firm John East & Partners.

  • Trading not getting worse, says SThree’s Clements

    Fri, 5 Jun 2009

    Trading conditions are not improving but things are not getting any worse, SThree’s chief executive has told Recruiter.

  • Training internal talent takes priority over recruitment

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Recruitment is taking a back seat to training and development, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).The survey shows that the key resourcing challenge remains a lack of necessary specialist skills for 73%, while 56% plan to focus on retaining rather than recruiting talent in response. 

  • Trust Locums: Give GPs insurance guidance

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    As the number of swine flu cases continues to rise, a locum recruiter is calling for greater guidance from health organisations on the insurance position of sessional GPs.

  • Tube strike success

    Wed, 10 Jun 2009

    Recruiters remain at their desks this morning despite the much-hyped “ludicrous and unnecessary disruption” caused by London’s tube strike.

  • Tube strike to hit hospitality

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    The proposed tube strike in London will badly affect the city’s cafes and restaurants as well as temps, according to hospitality recruiters.

  • Turbulent times ease for travel

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    Brighter skies could be ahead for travel recruiters.

  • UK companies urged to export

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    British business need to recognise overseas opportunities and be more proactive about pursuing international customers.

  • UK offices happiest for a year

    Tue, 16 Jun 2009

    British workers are the happiest they have been since the recession began, according Badenoch & Clark’s Happiness at Work Index.

  • UK workers lose sleep over work

    Tue, 2 Jun 2009

    Most (88%) of UK workers have had sleep-related issues due to work-related worries, according to a Monster poll.

  • Unemployment rises to 2.26m

    Wed, 17 Jun 2009

    Unemployment has risen to 2.26m in the first quarter of  2009, the highest since November 1996.

  • Vacancies rise in banking

    Thu, 18 Jun 2009

    Banking and financial vacancies continued to rise in May, according to Morgan McKinley’s London Employment Monitor.

  • Validate software streamlines recruitment checking

    Tue, 30 Jun 2009

    TSSI, a supplier of biometrics and ID document verification solutions, has launched its latest software offering, Validate, a pre-employment ID checker.

  • Verridian advises Jobcentre Plus

    Fri, 12 Jun 2009

    A quarter of Jobcentre Plus offices are now using a career advice and guidance service launched by financial services recruiter and training company Verridian.

  • Who is your champion temp, contractor or interim worker?

    Mon, 1 Jun 2009

    Who has gone that extra mile? Who has over-delivered and exceeded the expectations of your client? Who is that temp you know you can rely on when the going gets tough?

  • Women make better career decisions

    Mon, 8 Jun 2009

    Men are leaving their career choices to chance and not using enough “solid information”, according to a new study.