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Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Michelle Quest as UK head of people.
Quest, who joined KPMG from Robson Rhodes in 1997 and became an M&A tax partner in the firm’s tax and people services practice in 2003, takes over from Rachel Campbell, who was recently appointed KPMG’s global head of people.
Multi-sector recruiter Michael Page International has recorded reduced profits but has also seen fourth quarter growth in its results for the year ended 31 December 2009.
The group’s results reveal:
Technical engineering human resource recruiter Morson International has appointed Mark Smith as account manager.
Smith, who previously worked in-house at Transport for London for two years and the Thales Group will serve established Morson clients, while creating new business opportunities within the transportation and aerospace sectors.
Jobcentre Plus has emerged as the most popular jobsite for jobseekers, according to the new National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS).
The most popular jobs boards among jobseekers for searches are:
Margins are easing in the IT and telecoms sector but competition for talent remains, according to Linda Kennedy, vice president of people, Orange UK.
The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the most pressing concern of workers calling the government’s Pay and Work Rights helpline.
Launched in September, the helpline has received more 50,000 calls with 68% of calls related to the NMW, while other common enquiries relate to Employment Agency Standards, working hour limits and the agricultural minimum wage.
GE has announced that it aims to create 2,000 jobs by 2020 with a€110m (£99.1m) investment in the UK offshore wind sector.
What should a new recruit be able to achieve in a particular role at three, six and nine months on the job?
The number of permanent hires rose again in March, growing at their fastest pace since October 1997, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s Report on Jobs.
The data shows thatshort-term staff appointments rose at their strongest rate for 34 months in March.