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Chinese nannies can take away big bucks
The managing director of an agency which recruits nannies nationwide has noticed an upsurge in demand for nannies who speak Mandarin Chinese.

Vanessa Cook, of the Little Ones agency based in London, said more and more parents are looking for Mandarin Chinese speakers because they believe it is the business language of the future.

"In the last 18 months, we've noticed this rise," she
REC steps in as ACE deals industry blow

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said it wants to work with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), which has announced that a "major industry taskforce" will put the "activities and behaviour" of recruitment consultancies "under the spotlight".

ACE has accused recruiter

ATSCo fears IT code not detailed enough
The chief executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), Ann Swain, is concerned about how new codes of practice for the IT staffing industry will be enforced.

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's IT and Communica- tions sector group has launched two new codes of prac
All change at the top of Hays and Xansa
Hays chief executive and founder, Denis Waxman, will retire in November.
Friends consulting on job site's future
Friends Reunited has admitted that it is reviewing the future of its jobs website, but says it has not taken any decision on closing it.

In a statement the company said: "We are currently reviewing the strategic options for the business going forward and have notified staff of this.
Adapt to mix in education workforce plea
The make-up of the traditional school workforce is changing to comprise different levels of qualification and experience, and emerging demographics, say recruiters in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's education sector group.

And to reflect and correctly deal with these changes, which range from a looming resourcing crisis to an influx of ambitious workers from accession states,
Adecco stays tight-lipped on restructure
High street giant Adecco plans to restructure its UK and Ireland business over the second half of 2007, but is tight-lipped on the details.

Adecco announced its second quarter results on 10 August, which included a 5% rise in revenue to £5.3bn, compared with £5.1bn for the same period last year.

On the back of the results, the company said in a statement: "Adecco plans to restructure
Glotel purchase gives Spring US footprint
The acquisition of Glotel is the "first step on an exciting road" to making Spring a global company.

That's the view of Aidan Anglin, managing director of Spring's technology staffing brands, who was speaking exclusively to Recruiter from the company's headquarters in Bouverie Street, London
Recruiters make most of the economic wave
The number of recruiters going into administration fell by 52% in the first six months of 2007 compared to the same period in 2006, according to Deloitte.

The figures, gained from an analysis of administrations advertised in the London Gazette, revealed that 12 recruiters went into administra
Advice for M&As in a strong buyer's market
Speakers on mergers and acquisition (M&A) activity among recruiters captured the attention of the Forum.
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