Recruitment is more affected than any other London small business sector, according to the latest Business Confidence Index by Business Link in London.
However, recruiters are also the most positive, with 80% saying they are optimistic about their overall business success and almost three-quarters (71%) saying they expect to grow in the next 12 months.
The managing director of accountancy services provider to the freelance market JSA has resigned and chairman Andrew Goodman is now running the business.
Jobs board MyJobGroup.co.uk has won a contract with international recruiter Adecco Group UK and Ireland.
The contract sees MyJobGroup.co.uk list over 15,000 job adverts during the coming year for all Adecco’s brands, including Office Angels, Computer People and Spring Group.
MyJobGroup.co.uk has also launched a new recruitment team led by sales director Leanna Higginbotham.
Robert Walters
RPO provider Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has agreed a five-year extension of its contract to provide permanent, graduate and contingent workforce solutions to international IT services provider Atos Origin.
Revenue at Robert Half International Inc fell by 37.4% to $725.9m (£434.9m) in the third quarter of 2009. This compares with $1.16bn in the third quarter of last year.
Apprentices on Mercedes-Benz programme
Mercedes-Benz’s Apprentice Training Programme has received additional government funding to secure the programme for a new intake of 180 apprentices.
Businesses want to see a more stable tax regime that will provide them with the right environment for growth, according to a report by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
The Enterprising UK 2009 survey found that only a third of business owners believe that the current tax regime supports business and enterprise.
A West Midlands-based company is introducing a new service to the UK that they claim could save businesses thousands of pounds in insurance claims, training costs and employment tribunal costs.
The number of firms experiencing late payments has more than doubled in the past six months, according to the latest Baker Tilly Finance Director Survey.
The survey shows 41% of chief financial officers (CFOs) reported problems with late payment, up from 19% in March.