Retaining a newly disabled person in employment has a cost benefit of at least 2.5 times an employer’s investment, reveals findings from a new report from the Royal National Institute of Blind People.
The report outlines the business case for employment retention, showing how it can deliver financial benefits to the economy, to employers and to employees.
The number of new professional jobs created in Ireland fell for a sixth month in a row, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.
The Monitor reveals:
European builders are in demand in New Zealand as reconstruction continues following earthquakes in Christchurch earlier this year, reports Radio New Zealand News.
Sheffield recruitment and retention company Benchmark Recruit has entered into an exclusive partnership with Internet specialist Ask4.
Benchmark will be responsible for meeting all Ask4’s recruitment needs. Ask4 currently employs more than 60 staff.
ManpowerGroup has rebranded its operations in India and China, and will now operate under the company’s Experis global brand.
Experis will focus on the IT and engineering sectors, as well as executive search.
A Leamington Spa-based company, Rightstepinternetrecruitment Limited, has been ordered into liquidation by the High Court following an investigation by the Company Investigations team of the Insolvency Service.
US executive search firm Diversified Search has appointed Marie Savard as managing director in the company’s healthcare practice.
Based in the Philadelphia office, Dr Savard is an internal medicine physician and the author of three bestselling books on the subject of health and wellness.
Midlands IT and engineering recruitment firm Concept Resourcing has appointed eight new consultants.
Savva Michalias has worked for 12 years in IT recruitment, while Gary Britnell has more than 10 years’ relevant experience.
With current market conditions continuing to put a strain on businesses, the government should offer more support to protect small businesses from the negative impact of late payments, a survey reveals.
South Africa’s national development plan suggests the country can create 11 million new jobs by 2030, according to news site iafrica.com.