International recruiter Manpower Inc has entered into an agreement to acquire IT recruiter Comsys IT Partners Inc.
The agreement has been approved by the boards of directors of both companies and is worth around $431m (£269m) including net debt assumed by Manpower.
Fears over job security have caused a quarter of UK workers to change careers in 2010, according to research from Monster.co.uk.
The research also shows that 46% of 4,593 workers polled said that their career prospects for 2010 were very gloomy and that they were extremely worried, but had no plans to change jobs.
Base salaries are expected to increase at more than half of City HR departments, according to new research from HR recruiter Digby Morgan.
The number of people unemployed has fallen again, according to figures from the Office for the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
Total unemployment stood at 2.46m for the quarter to December, a fall of 3,000 on the previous quarter.
Driver and industrial recruitment firm Transline-Resource recorded a 50% increase in turnover in 2009.
The firm’s results show that turnover jumped from £16.9m to £25.4m, while profits were up over 300% to £1m.
Marketing and Communications recruiter 2nd City Resourcing has appointed Simon Harris as a consultant in its East Midlands permanent recruiting team.
Harris will assist the firm’s intended growth in consumer marketing recruitment.
Gareth Purvis has been appointed senior recruitment consultant at accountancy & finance recruiter Aaron Andrews Recruitment.
Three times the numbers of IT directors plan to recruit rather than cut staff, according to research from technology staffing firm ReThink Recruitment.
Temporary employment website provider myFairPartner has chosen mobile messaging operator TynTec to help supply mobile updates for candidates and employers.
TynTec will provide all outbound mobile interactions on the site including interview scheduling, alerts and reminders.
An advert in a local newspaper entitled “halifaxjobstoday.co.uk Launch of new Halifax focused jobs website…” has breached the advertiser’s code of conduct because the advertiser Johnston Press, trading as HalifaxJobsToday, did not make it clear that they are an employment agency.