Outsourcing Whitehall functions to the private sector is a top priority for any new government, according to a poll from provider of interim management solutions Interim Partners.
The poll of 1,475 interim executives recommends that the top priority for the next government should be:
Recruiters need to talk the language of business if they are to maximise their credibility and influence, according the head of resourcing at Network Rail.
Australia’s unemployment rate remained at 5.4% in April, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.
Total employment increased by 33,700 to 11.02m April, while full-time employment rose by 37,500 to 7.735m in the month and part-time employment was down by 3,900 to 3.29m.
Niche medical recruiters have a key role to play in meeting the recruitment needs of the NHS as higher than expected spending cuts loom, according to Vicky Scott, operations manger at Jobs4Medical.co.uk.
Employers shouldn’t rely on the recession as a way of retaining staff. And employees who worked for organisations that rely on the ’you should be grateful to have a job approach’ were, in fact, biding their time and would leave when better opportunities arose.
The managing director of umbrella company Zeva has hailed the GLA [Gangmaster Licensing Authority] licence as the sole independent quality standard available for umbrellas in a predominantly unregulated industry.
The Work Foundation has launched a new policy prospectus today, calling for the government to construct a growth strategy based on expanding private sector jobs in all regions and countries of the UK to tackle the deficit.
Cut, Tax, Grow?, warns that until a recovery is in place, triggering big cuts in the public sector workforce would be counter-productive.
IT, accountancy, hospitality, leisure and professional services recruiter Kellan Group has appointed John Melbourne as its new group chief financial officer (CFO) effective immediately.
Almost half (49%) of UK candidates have a negative perception of an organisation following an unsuccessful job application, according to research by talent assessment solutions provider SHL.
Education recruiter Aspire People has recruited Wayne Hall from Connaught Education as consultant.
Hall will work on Aspire People’s Staffordshire Primary Desk.