Political unrest in Libya is taking its toll on online recruitment activity, according to international oil & gas jobsite OilCareers.com.
The jobsite’s data shows visits from jobseekers interested in working in the country dropped in April to 13, from 4,149 visits in April 2010.
Skills for Care is inviting tenders from employers across the social care sector for projects that promote and support adult social care apprenticeships.
The social care training provider will work with employers committed to develop their work in up to seven areas:
Workplace assessment specialist Talent Q has appointed Chris Holdsworth to the new position of group chief executive officer.
US executive search consultancy Coleman Lew & Associates has made two new additions to its top management team.
The Charlotte-based, South Carolina firm has appointed Kenneth D Carrick Jr as the new president. Charles E Lew will serve as the new chairman.
Pinnacle Staffing Group has suspended trading of its shares on AIM with immediate effect pending clarification of its financial position, at the request of the public sector recruiter.
A new report suggests that an overwhelming majority of workers from some minority races believe they were treated unfairly by recruitment agencies when seeking work.
A new all party parliamentary group for the freelance sector has been launched at the Houses of Parliament.
The group, chaired by Brian Binley MP for Northampton South, with PCG providing administrative assistance, will seek to highlight the contribution which freelancers make to the UK economy and promote the freelance way of working.
Multi-sector recruiter Now Recruitment has hired Tracey Androlia as development director.
Androlia, who will lead all aspects of staff training in the firm, runs her own recruitment training company, Purple Clarity, and has worked with Now Recruitment on a consultancy basis since September last year.
Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced that it is in talks with Healthcare Australia Holdings which “may or may not” lead to a significant acquisition being made by the firm, according to a statement from the healthcare staffing specialist.
Macdonald Hotels & Resorts has created 109 modern apprenticeship placements in partnership with Scotland’s skills body Skills Development Scotland.
Located at the group’s Scottish properties, the new trainees gain recognised vocational qualifications in professional cookery, general hospitality, food and drink service, and hospitality management.