Recruitment 999 called out for fixed price recruitment

Touting hires at a shade under £1k, Hampshire recruiter Pinstripe People has launched new fixed price recruitment business Recruitment 999.

Temp Holdings gain Intelligence from KKR

Japanese recruitment firm Temp Holdings has acquired all shares in HR services and recruitment firm Intelligence Group.

Staffing 360 Solutions buys into cyber security Revolution

New York-based international recruiter Staffing 360 Solutions has agreed to acquire Massachusetts staffing firm The Revolution Group.

Russam GMS signs preferred supplier deal with NCVO

Interim management supplier Russam GMS has been appointed the preferred recruitment supplier by the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO).

Construction industry crackdown pays off for HMRC

HM Revenue & Custom’s yield from tax compliance investigations in the construction sector leapt 18% to £78.9m last year, according to NoPalaver Group, a provider of accounting services to contractors.

Sunderland’s ‘fascist’ appointment lands club in hot water

Sunderland Association Football Club is on the back foot thanks to the alleged fascist connections of its newly-recruited head coach Paolo Di Canio.

REPORTER’S BLOG: How many interviews do you need?

What is the optimum number of stages for the recruitment process? This question came to mind reading a recent article in the New York Times, which described in graphic detail how protracted and long-winded the recruitment process has become in the US.