The Spanish Ministry of Work and Employment has authorised for the first time the collaboration of around 50 employment agencies with public employment services, reports business paper Cinco Días.
The parties are currently in negotiation with the employment services of each Spanish region, following a law approved 31 December, 2010.
Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has announced the appointment of Hongxia Liu as partner in the education and social enterprise practice based in Beijing.
Liu previously was executive director at not-for-profit firm The World Justice Project, based in Washington, D.C.
Nick Varney, chief executive of leisure operator Merlin Entertainments, operator of Legoland and the London Eye, has told The Telegraph that the quickest way to create jobs in the leisure industry would be cutting VAT, thereby restoring the UK’s price competitiveness.
US engineering and IT staffing and outsourcing firm CDI Corp has seen revenue grow to $272.5m (£170m) in Q3 2011, a rise of 9.3% to compared to the same period the previous year.
Meanwhile, operating profit has fallen by 10.5% to $4.4m (£2.7m) within the period.
Recruiters should partner with students to make their recruitment apps less boring and to drive repeat visits, according to Matthew Jeffery, head of EMEA talent acquisition and global talent brand at Autodesk.
Two major international companies, business solutions firm Capgemini and online retailer Amazon, are to create 150 and 200 jobs respectively in the coming months, according to employment news site Lavorare.net.
Technology recruitment firm Nakama Group has released results for the half-year ending September, which show an 8% revenue growth over the same period in 2010, reaching £4.78m.
The company’s profit before tax also rose by 23% to £152,000.
Retained executive search firm The Carter Group is extending its growth in Europe and Asia with the addition of a number of partners.
Earlier this month, the company launched its first international base – an office in Newbury, England, led by Iain Martindale, and with a satellite office in Bordeaux in France.
Recruitment software provider, RecruitLeads are due to launch a new data service specifically aimed at smaller companies and individual recruitment operators.
The new ‘Lite’ version of the software differs from the main system, known as ‘Enterprise’, designed for medium-sized companies.
The Australian state of Queensland needs 40,000 skilled workers to fill positions at 66 planned mining projects between now and 2020, according to Australia’s ABC News.