Following on from an invitation to tender for recruitment staff training back in June, operational and strategy recruiter ChapmanBlack has taken on two applicants for its Training for Results project.
The winner would be taken on to train staff on a long-term basis, Ezra Chapman, the company’s chief executive, told Recruiter in 10 June issue.
More than two-thirds (69%) of UK employees would be willing to take a pay cut to avoid redundancy, according to a poll from job search engine Simply Hired.
Travel recruiter Gail Kenny Executive Search has placed Joel Brandon-Bravo as UK managing director within Travelzoo. The search was undertaken by Ian Brooks, who headed up the assignment.
Warwickshire County Council has appointed Hays Education as its recruitment partner to supply all teachers and support staff.
The three-year contract will see Hays Education responsible for placing professionals such as supply teachers, cover supervisors, teaching assistants and administrative staff in the Warwickshire region.
Demand has increased for City executive PAs and business support staff, according to office support recruiter Crone Corkill.
The firm has noted that in the last few weeks in particular, many candidates have started to receive counter offers and multiple job offers, and businesses are losing out on the best talent, due to over lengthy hiring processes.
The UK’s service sector has shown continued improvement, according to the CIPS/Markit index for December.
After accounting for seasonal factors, the CIPS/Markit Business Activity Index posted a reading of 56.8, up slightly from 56.6 in November.
Activity and new business showed continued growth, while backlogs and employment fell at slower rates.
Recruitment and outsourcing provider Network Group Holdings has acquired IT Recruitment Network from Pertemps Investments.
Formed in April 2008, IT Recruitment Network provides both temporary and permanent IT recruitment.
Treacherous conditions on local roads is having the biggest impact on trading, according to a new survey by the British Chambers of Commerce and Sky News.
Around 61% of companies said less than 10% of their staff was absent, and two-thirds said any staff members facing poor travelling conditions are able to work from home.
Government plans announced last week for a massive expansion of offshore wind farms will provide a boost to recruitment in the sector, according to Hays Energy.
