Merit is still the most important criterion in management-level recruitment, according to Carmen Watson, managing director of Pertemps Recruitment Partnership.
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The ‘pay day by pay day’ model of tax relief has not been outlawed and remains an option for employers, according to Alan Nolan, senior partner at employment taxation consultancy Aspire.
HSBC will seek to recruit banking professionals in “revenue generating” roles to fill 3,000-5,000 jobs in emerging markets, according to a spokesperson for the global banking giant.
National recruiter and training firm Positive Outcomes has appointed Sally-Ann Jones to lead its Mansfield team as regional recruitment manager.
The firm has also hired Deanne Swarbrook as commercial permanent consultant, and Jordan Rodgers as commercial resourcer.
Global recruiter Michael Page International expects ‘modest growth’ as the group has recorded increased revenues in its unaudited half-year results for the period ended 30 June 2011.
The group’s results reveal:
International recruiter Harvey Nash Group has appointed Yvonne Skingle and Jan O’Brien to its Public Sector Executive Search practice.
Argyll Scott International, middle management recruitment division of the Redgrave Group, has strengthened its legal division with a number of new hires.
Abby Walters joins as a manager within financial services.
Irish recruiter The Grafton Employment Group has appointed Robert Dix as group chairman.
Meanwhile, Niall Keyes has been appointed as partner for Central & Eastern Europe, while Vivienne Jupp assumes the role of non-executive director.
Declan Delanty takes the role of group chief financial officer and Una Barker is appointed company secretary.
Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has renewed its contract with Kawasaki Precision Machinery (KPM), a global provider of hydraulic equipment.