Carillion’s Clements to joins CIPD as deputy CEO in September

The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has appointed Susannah Clements as its new deputy chief executive officer, taking up the role in September.

Redundancies expected with Randstad to restructure in Belgium

Recruitment giant Randstad has announced that is Belgian business has entered into formal discussions with workers’ representatives around a restructuring plan that could result in 165 redundancies in management and support functions.

Job hunters turned off ‘unprofessional’ social media

UK professionals are turning their backs on social media when applying for jobs, according to a survey by recruitment solutions provider hyphen.

Positive turnaround in Lloyds Banking Group’s employer brand

There has been a positive turn around in perceptions of Lloyds Banking Group’s employer brand, according to a senior resourcing executive at the bank.

PageGroup voices support for trade body mergers

PageGroup has become the first staffing agency to come out publicly in favour of the merger of bodies representing the recruitment industry. It follows recent reports that the REC intends to initiate informal soundings with other trade bodies.

Strength-based recruitment builds grad diversity, says Capp

A strength-based approach to recruitment is having a positive impact on the diversity of those entering the workforce at graduate level, a Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) conference has heard.

Blears builds momentum in unpaid internships campaign

A spokesperson for Hazel Blears MP tells Recruiter that the former cabinet minister’s campaign against unpaid internships received good support from other MPs during a debate on the matter yesterday.