US employers are positive over Q4 hiring, according to the latest Manpower Employment outlook survey.
The survey of more than 18,000 employers found that 15% anticipate an increase in staff levels in their Q4 2010 hiring plans, while 11% expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a net employment outlook of +4%.
Technical engineering recruitment specialist Morson International has appointed Adrian Head as business development manager.
More than half of FTSE 350 companies will not increase the salaries of executive directors in 2010, according to a report by business advisory firm Deloitte.
The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) has launched an online tool has for companies delivering welfare to work programmes on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions.
The tool, 50+ Works, is a free-of-charge, provides checklists, case studies and good practice tips, as well as signposting to other tools and sources of information.
Nearly four in 10 UK recruiters are worth a third less than they were a year ago, according to new data from company analysts Plimsoll.
Specialist finance, IT and healthcare recruiter Arrows Group has opened a new office in Waterloo, London.
The firm says the new 9,500 sq ft offices has the capacity to house a further 160 staff.
Finance, technology and board-level recruitment-to-recruitment specialist Bowden Mayes has completed a successful search assignment for financial & IT recruitment consultancy Cameron Kennedy, with the appointment of Scott Brudenell as chief operating officer.
Brudenell joins from Communicate Recruitment Solutions and has been recruited to lead its aggressive growth strategy.
The Blomfield Group, the executive search and selection firm, has reported a loss of £36k for the year ended 31 December 2009, compared with a profit of £5.3m in 2008.
Educational publisher TSL Education, publisher of the Times Educational Supplement, has launched a loyalty programme – TES Rewards.
Schools and colleges, which place advertisements using TSL Education’s online recruitment service –HireWire, will automatically earn loyalty points.
Gift experience firm Red Letter Days has launched a virtual casting call to find the ideal intern.
Its annual internship programme – ‘Red Letter Days Future’ – offers UK graduates the opportunity to work in the industry for three months (November 2010 – January 2011) and have an ‘entrepreneurship meeting’ with Dragons Den stars Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis who own the company.