International executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has appointed Kristina Vaivadaite as a new partner and co-owner of the company.
Vaivadaite has worked at Pedersen & Partners since 2004 as country manager for Lithuania and heads operations in Finland and Belarus.
Online marketplace yourpeoplemarket.com has launched, linking recruitment agencies with employers.
After registering as a recruiter on yourpeoplemarket.com, companies can view vacancies posted by employers across all sectors.
In an innovative approach to recruitment, council staff at Hounslow London Borough Council will play a key role in the recruiting of a new chief executive, the Local Government Chronicle reports.
Tributes and messages of condolence from people across the industry have been pouring in to Recruiter following the death of former REC chief executive Marcia Roberts MBE earlier this month.
Hays Resource Management (Hays RM), Hay’s recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) division, has been chosen by international application and services provider Misys to provide a three-year onsite RPO solution for North and South Asia.
Middle management contingency firm Argyll Scott has appointed a new director and strengthened its team with a number of appointments.
Caroline Hudson joins as a director. Hudson was previously a director at financial recruiter Martin Ward Anderson and will lead Argyll Scott’s London operation.
International recruiter Manpower has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Not For Sale Campaign (NFSC) to help fight against human trafficking and forced labour.
Permanent placements have grown at their fastest pace in February since July 2007, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the REC and KPMG.
Temporary/contract staff billings also rose, although this latest rise was the slowest in three months.
International measurement company Agilent Technologies has outsourced recruitment in the EMEA region to talent management specialist Ochre House.
OSR Recruitment Services has labelled a story which appeared in The Mail on Sunday, suggesting that the multi-sector recruiter had supplied workers to a meat producing factory solely on the basis that they could speak Polish, as ‘out of context’.