The Australian Defence Force recruited 8,924 personnel during the 2006-07 financial year, 1,125 more than the previous year — the best for a decade.
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Kenexa, the international outsourcing, employee research and software provider, has acquired HRC Human Resources Consulting, a Munich-based company that specialises in employee surveys.
Changes to the Agriculture Wages Order to cause “confusion”
Bristol-based PL Workforce has launched a management franchise to support anyone looking to develop a business supplying of drivers and warehouse staff to the logistics and distribution industry.
The support package on offer to franchisees includes a comprehensive training programme, franchise location selection/advice and ongoing administration and business support.
MRINetwork Worldwide has opened five new offices, including one in Singapore, totalling more than 1,000 offices in over 35 countries. The company has also signed a new regional development agreement in the Middle East.
The housing slump in the US has cost 87,962 jobs in the financial services industry, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas, a consulting firm.
Interim managers are still seen as a threat by some companies who have a negative image of the job they do, according to the managing director of PiR Interims.
Carolyn Douthwaite told Recruiter that the role of an interim manager can still be thought of as negative, particularly if they are involved in crisis management or company restructuring.
Driver agencies are calling for the sector to be closely governed after a shortage of consultants revealed a worrying lack of understanding of legislation, which includes driving time and licence controls. Agencies believe this could have fatal consequences.
Alison Harter has been appointed director of PermPort, the new permanent division of de Poel Consulting.
Harter told Recruiter: "The plan is to grow the permanent division in order to equal the success of the temporary division, both internally and for our clients.
The current turmoil in the world's financial markets — induced by the US housing market slump — which has lead to 87,000 job losses in the US financial services sector, has not yet had a major effect on recruitment within the UK financial services sector. However, some recruiters predict that a downturn is just round the corner.