“Further malaise” in the trading of UK recruitment stock is expected in the near term, according to David O’Brien, recruitment and general smaller companies analyst at stock brokers Shore Capital Research.
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Any immigration cap would be an “empty political gesture” if intra-company transfers are excluded from the cap, according to Marilyn Davidson (left), director of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Technical and engineering recruitment firm Scantec Personnel has been awarded a Tier 1 contract to supply temporary and permanent personnel to global energy and environmental specialist Biwater.
Champion Media Group has chosen job board solutions provider MatchWork’s Enterprise job board platform to provide technology and support for new job board at www.jobschampion.com.
The new job board offers a range of features including an intuitive search engine and an automated CV matching service.
Recruitment giant Hays has been appointed managed services provider for all temporary staff by Northamptonshire County Council.
The two-year contract sees Hays responsible for managing the placements of professionals within a number of departments including finance, procurement, HR and information technology, in addition to qualified and unqualified social workers.
US healthcare recruiter Sterling Medical Staffing Group has acquired Thomas Medics.
Openreq, which focuses on M&A activity in the staffing industry, advised on the detail, while details of the sale were not disclosed.
Private equity firm Symphony Technology Group has bought First Advantage, an international provider of workforce solutions.
Under the terms of the agreement, First Advantage will operate as a portfolio company of the Symphony Technology Group.
The current chief executive of First Advantage, Todd Mavis, will remain in that position in the company.
Allowing fathers to share maternity leave would be a “major” step forward in boosting the number of women in board level positions, according to Maggie Berry, managing director of Women in Technology.
Berry’s comments follow Daily Mail reports that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is planning to allow parents to split almost all of their 12 months’ maternity leave.
Smart Solutions Recruitment has appointed Phil Worthing as managing director for general recruitment in Wales.
Worthing is a former sales director of Acorn Recruitment before founding his own firm, Abacus Recruitment, in 1999.