James Reed, chairman of Reed Global, says he wants recruiting on the basis of mindset to become normal practice.
Speaking at the launch of a new book “Put your Mindset to Work’, by Reed and Dr Paul G. Stoltz, in London yesterday, Reed, said: ” That’s our goal absolutely. The challenge is the right people for the right job right now.”
Welfare-to-work provider FourstaR Employment & Skills is to rebrand as EOS as it begins the delivery of the Work Programme contract in Birmingham, Solihull and the Black Country.
The new EOS website www.eosworks.co.uk goes live today.
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Proposed changes to the EU’s Data Protection Directive could leave recruiters facing an administrative burden and large fines for non-compliance, says John Hayes, partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell.
The number of job offers made within the financial services sector fell by 5% in October, according to a study by City pre-employment screening firm, Powerchex.
The fall in job offers follows falls of 10% in August and 4% in September. Insurance firms (down 3%), hedge funds (down 18%) and investment managers (down 22%) all cut recruitment.
Richard Barker has returned to Kelly Services as business unit leader EMEA for Kelly Engineering Resources (KER) and Kelly IT Resources (KITR).
Barker, who will be based in Manchester, will oversee the EMEA operations of the KER and KITR offices serving Germany, Hungary, Russia, UK, France, Italy, Norway and Poland.
ITN Mark Education has appointed Kerry Gird as team manager in the firm’s South London branch.
MeanwhileRebecca George has joined the Bristol branch as senior education consultant.
The firm also welcomes education consultants Paul Curran (Leeds branch), Kim Bircher (Wolverhampton), and Lyahna Tulloch and Kelly Church in Birmingham.
The head of regulation and employment at Adecco Group has warned that many employers show “an alarming lack of awareness about the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)”.
Hays is on the verge of a major expansion in the US, and aims to be in the top three staffing companies within the sectors it enters within five years, according to the man in charge of its US operations.
