Hotelier Travelodge is to create around 550 new jobs through a £100m, 36-site expansion programme in partnership with British pub companies by 2015.
Travelodge is now actively working with Greene King, JW Lees, Marston’s, Mitchells & Butlers (M&B) and JD Wetherspoons to find further development opportunities across the country.
The percentage of new hires for international assignments plunged to 8%, according to an annual survey from Brookfield Global Relocation Services.
The report also reveals China, Brazil and India emerged as top destinations for assignments, while these countries were also cited as most challenging destinations for both expats and relocation managers.
Construction recruiter 4 U Recruitment has successfully placed a candidate for Kier International at their flagship Jamaica office.
From its office in the Rhondda Valley, 4 U Recruitment won the contract to source a candidate for Kier International’s Jamaica office, following successful placements in Europe and the Middle East.
Interactive classified advertising software solutions provider Adicio has launched six new Spanish language job boards for Hispanic news and information provider impreMedia.
Recruiters should resist attempts by clients to indemnify them against claims for which recruiters have no responsibility, recruiters have heard.
Global professional recruiter Morgan McKinley has set up a team dedicated to interim technical roles.
Due to “significantly” increased demand for contractors in this field, the new Dublin-based specialist team, led by Sharon Ryan, will supply technical contractors: supply chain, procurement, operations, engineering, process improvement, Six Sigma, life sciences and energy.
Cambridge-based life science recruiter Remtec has strengthened its board with two new appointments.
John Morley has been promoted to business development director and Lorna Rutter to operations director/company secretary.
Graduates in the regions can expect a starting salary of £15,000 to £18,000, at odds with recent statistics stating average graduate starting salaries of £25,000 across the UK.
Oriel Holdings, a specialist provider of outsourced financial and business services to the recruitment sector, has appointed Brian Sumner to its board as a non-executive director.
Simon Noakes, the chair of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Construction Sector Group, has questioned the accuracy of recent Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures on construction orders.