The rate of business insolvencies has risen 0.096 to 0.114% in March, according to the latest Insolvency Index from Experian.
The average financial strength score also fell from 81.18 in February to 80.99 in March, with the biggest fall coming from the smallest businesses (with one to two employees) - from 82.48 in February to 82.31 in March.
Most successful candidates for jobs at Google will be interviewed at least four times, recruiters at the world’s largest search engine have revealed.
International recruiter Argyll Scott has opened an office in Hong Kong.
The office will be led by Shane Sibraa who was previously managing director Greater China and Hong Kong with Robert Walters until 2009.
Argyll Scott was launched byexecutive search firm Redgrave Partners in October last year and is led by Paul Fox, a founding partner of Redgrave Partners.
Multi-sector recruiter Michael Page International is to return £12m to the taxman by the end of the month, following an agreement on overpaid VAT.
Education recruiter Teaching Personnel has been put up for sale by private equity owner RJD Partners, according to a report in yesterday’s Independent on Sunday.
Dame Kelly Holmes has urged recruiters at public sector staffing specialist Morgan Hunt to use their expert knowledge of the jobs market to help young people Not in Employment, Education or Training (NEETs) into gainful employment.
This recession has set up dangerous new levels of work-related stress, for which HR staff and line management may be unprepared, says the head of a stress management body.
Simple is seeking a marketer “truly at home in the digital environment”, according to Alex Pike, Simple marketing director.
More than eight in 10 contractors (81%) are optimistic about their ability to continue contracting, despite more than five out of 10 (54%) saying that the recession had impacted on their business, according to research initiated by specialist accountancy firm Simply Contracting.
Live-in care and daily care services employment business Universal Care has launched a new service to provide private clients in Buckinghamshire and Berkshire with out of hours access to general practitioner care.