Directors and senior managers are prepared to take a pay cut of up to 50% to land a role at a small or medium-sized enterprise (SME), according to interim management solutions provider Interim Partners.
The research reveals senior managers are willing to cut the £757 per day they average at FTSE-350 companies to £350 per day to work at an SME.
England’s failure to land football’s 2018 World Cup is a “tragedy” for the UK jobs market, according to Stephen Menko, managing director of HR recruiter Ortus.
Menko’s comments follow yesterday’s award of the 2018 FIFA world cup to Russia rather than England, which would have been the first world cup since England’s triumphant campaign of 1966.
Electronics and maintenance products distributor Electrocomponents has selected on-demand talent management solutions provider Taleo’s Recruiting platform to automate and streamline its recruiting processes.
Trading as RS Components in the UK, EMEA and Asia Pacific, the firm operates in 27 countries and will deploy the Taleo Platform globally this month.
IT and financial services recruiter Empiric Solutions has appointed Lucy Judge as key account manager.
Judge’s remit will be to support the development and expansion of key accounts internationally for Empiric.
Regent’s College is to implement NorthgateArinso web-based HR and payroll solution, ResourceLink Aurora.
ResourceLink Aurora integrates the college’s existing HR and payroll systems into one paperless, operating and reporting platform, replacing the previous system which relied on a number of spreadsheets.
The UK could be set to lose top financial services talent to Switzerland and emerging markets in 2011 due to stricter rules governing pay, according to Nigel Vooght, global financial services leader at PwC.
Kate Bleasdale, HCL
Bonuses and reward-based pay have topped a poll of the most influential factors in deciding to take a job, according to a survey of London-based office support professionals by commercial recruiter Crone Corkill, an Advantage Professional company.
FDM Group’s new partnership with the University of Brighton will help deliver programmers and analysts armed with commercial skills necessary for graduates to kick-start careers in IT, says Sheila Flavell, chief operating officer.
Executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles International has appointed five new vice chairmen.