Government plans to abolish the default retirement age from October 2011 have been welcomed by employers, employers groups and UK unions as a victory for choice.
At the moment, employers are allowed to force staff to retire at the age of 65 without having to give a reason.
Anne Fairweather, head of policy at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, is leaving the trade body to take up a new position at the British Bankers Association.
A £30m fine imposed on international recruiter Hays for its part in a cartel of construction recruitment agencies was calculated on the basis of “pure assumption” by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), a court has heard.
Recruitment and training organisation Positive Outcomes has added to its management team with the newly created roles of HR & support services manager and company accountant.
Cheryl Peto joins as HR & support services manager, while Gemma Cripwell is the company’s new accountant.
Both roles are based at Positive Outcomes’ training head office in Mansfield.
International recruitment and executive search VMA Group has appointed Marijke Hirst as a consultant.
Hirst will be responsible for recruiting PR, corporate and internal communications professionals in the North and Midlands regions, and will cover the NHS and the retail, legal and leisure markets predominantly.
US retained executive search firm Raines International has expanded its senior management team with the appointments of Mary Lee Amendolia and Michelle Keenan Zangari as senior vice-presidents.
Eames Consulting Group, specialist insurance, financial and professional recruitment services provider, has made two promotions.
Ruth Foster has been promoted to team leader within the risk management team in recognition of her achievements over the past six months.
Accountancy recruiter Balance Recruitment has appointed Daniel Cumberworth in its legal accounts team.
Cumberworth will place permanent and interim staff within the legal sector in London.
Almost a quarter of UK recruiters are ending the year in financial difficulty, according to a report from Plimsoll.
The 2011 edition of the ‘Plimsoll Industry Analysis’ shows that 243 companies in the market are finishing the year in financial trouble.
