Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced it is finalising investigations into “accounting irregularities”.
The investigation began in January this year. Executive vice chairman Kate Bleasdale was also dismissed from the company.
Seven in 10 public sector jobseekers would consider moving into the private sector, according to research from jobsite totaljobs.com.
The research shows 49% would look to the private sector for better job security, and 59% for better working conditions, while (94%) plan to change career completely.
Bonuses for insolvency and restructuring (I&R) professionals are on the rise, according to research from accountancy and finance recruiter Marks Sattin.
The research reveals average salaries for I&R directors have risen 17.5% to £117,500 in the last year.
Engineering, science, technology and professional services recruiter Matchtech Group has appointed Richard Bradford as non-executive director of the group.
Multi-sector recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment has appointed Michaela Bryan as an administrator at the firm’s Park road office in Peterborough.
Recruitment agencies supplying temporary staff have begun to charge VAT on the margin rather than the full amount of their invoices, following a tax tribunal decision earlier this year.
Executive search and leadership consulting services firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed Richard W Pehlke executive vice president and chief financial officer.
Pehlke will also serve on the firm’s executive committee, reporting directly to chief executive Kevin Kelly and will based out of the Chicago headquarters.
RPO provider Alexander Mann has appointed Adam Lawrence as global head of sourcing.
Lawrence joins AMS from SAP, where he held the position of global head of sourcing and was responsible for building and deploying a scalable, global sourcing function which leveraged a variety of sourcing channels, including social media and third-party technology to interact with talent.
The new US ambassador to China, Gary Locke, has pledged to help Chinese companies and entrepreneurs invest in the US in a bid to aid Barack Obama’s much-discussed job creation plans, according to the China Daily.
More than half of professionals in Ireland took their full holiday leave in 2010, according to research from international recruiter Robert Walters.
The research shows 37% used 75% of their entitlement, 6% used half of their allocated holiday leave and 6% took just 25% of the annual leave they were entitled to.