Initio International, the group owning recruitment consultancy Longbridge, has announced the acquisition of legal, secretarial and PA recruiter King & Toben and generalist recruiter Contact Recruitment.
Both businesses will now operate under the Longbridge brand.
As Adecco follows Randstad in expanding its presence within the US, further consolidation in this “fragmented” market is likely to continue, according to Chris Burger, a specialist Adecco analyst at Helvea Equity Research.
SSI has turned to recruitment software provider networx to help fill up to 1,000 new jobs at the industrial steel giant’s Redcar plant.
Networx has been working alongside SSI to create a bespoke recruitment management system and online application process.
The number of households with no one in employment is on the rise, according to official figures.
The figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal that last year there were three areas across the UK where more than three out
of every 10 households had no one in work.
The regions were Liverpool (31.9%), Nottingham (31.6%) and Glasgow City (30.7%).
International recruiter Impellam Group has appointed Shane L Stone as a non-executive director with immediate effect.
Shane Stone, currently chairman of the diversified Group Mayfair UK in Australia and executive chairman of the APAC group of companies, chairs three other companies including ASX-listed Regal Point Resources.
Global RPO provider Alexander Mann Solutions has appointed David Williams as head of talent acquisition.
Williams will run Alexander Mann Solutions’ global executive search business across all sectors and geographies and will be responsible for developing new ways of approaching executive search to make it more efficient and cost-effective for businesses looking to hire senior talent.
Oil & gas recruiter Swift Worldwide Resources has implemented Bullhorn’s on-demand, cloud-based recruitment agency software, to support global operations and refresh existing technology.
The firm, which operates in 30 countries across the world, will use Bullhorn’s recruitment software to help support its global network of offices.
Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has appointed Glenn Stevens and Rachel Schultz as partners in its financial services practice.
The pair will be based at the firm’s New York office.
Professional social network LinkedIn has become available in three new languages: Indonesian (Bahasa Indonesia), Malay (Bahasa Malaysia) and Korean.
LinkedIn has more than 20m members in its Asia-Pacific and Japan region.
Global recruiter Michael Page International has appointed Robin Buchanan as an independent non-executive director.
Buchanan is a senior adviser to Bain & Company and is also a non-executive director of Schroders and LyondellBasell.