Legal recruiter Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment has appointed Nicola Rimmer as consultant to the Yorkshire team.
Rimmer joins from commercial recruiter Tate Recruitment. Her new role will focus on placing solicitors and fee earners with emphasis in the field of personal injury.
Nearly half of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have cash reserves available, but many see the economic climate as too uncertain for investment, according to research from Venture Finance, an invoice and asset-based lender affiliated to bank ABN AMRO’s commercial finance group.
Four North American technology firms have announced job creation in Ireland in the past week, reports the Belfast Telegraph.
Canadian business technology firm Pivot Acquisition leads the way with 175 new jobs this year and next year at an IT centre in Galway, having created 25 so far this year already.
The Department of Work and Pensions has awarded management consultancy firm Accenture a seven-year contract for the customer-facing section of its working-age benefits system Universal Credit.
Accenture will in turn partner with IT firm Atos, who is Accenture’s main sub-contractor on the initiative.
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As reported by recruiter.co.uk yesterday, and on Wednesday as unemployment figures showed a 17-year high in the numbers of jobless, key vacancies go unfilled in technical sectors.
Scottish recruitment firm McAdam King is struggling to meet demand for positions such as reservoir engineers, geologists, project managers and mechanical design specialists.
Jark recruitment group has appointed Brook Watson as managing director of the company’s industrial division and will also sit on the board.
Previously, Watson worked at Meridian Business Support, and has over 15 years’ recruitment experience.
Three Scottish energy and utilities firms will create 100 jobs between them, with a report from Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets suggesting the sector could create thousands of jobs in the sector over the next few years.
