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Public sector specialist Eden Brown has recruited from within to appoint its new chief executive, with Andrew Thorpe taking on the role.

Public sector organisations need to be able to pay the going market rate to attract top senior talent into the sector, according to Gill Hibberd, strategic director – resources and business transformation at Buckinghamshire County Council.

Hibberd’s comments follow the publication of the Hutton Fair Pay Review.

Key recommendations of the Review include:

On plans to extend flexible working rights to parents with chilldren under the age of 16, Jackie Orme, CIPD chief executive, says:“This legislation is where the politicians’ favourites of hard working families and hard pressed small businesses come together.  Too many commentators and business bodies represent this as a clash.

Social media will continue to be a major theme for 2010 but both recruiters and in-house resourcing professionals need to get smarter in how they use these new channels.

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