HR consultancy Saville Consulting has strengthened its senior consultancy and management team.
Hazel Stevenson joins as non-executive director, while Elaine Down has been appointed as vice president, consultancy
Meanwhile, Dr Simon Fletcher has been recruited as vice president, business development and Steven Wilderspin joins as group finance director.
TechConsult UK has appointed Sarah Taylor as office manager.
The North-East recruiter provides skilled men and women for companies operating within the offshore, fabrication and maintenance, process, shipbuilding and civil engineering industries.
The continued bounceback of Britain’s banks is behind the surge in demand for IT professionals, according to James Smith, director of IT recruitment at Networkers International.
Technical recruiter Morson has completed the purchase of shares it does not already own in joint venture subsidiary, Morson Wynnwith (MW) for a cash consideration of £4,005,000.
Insurer Ecclesiastical has appointed Caroline Taplin as director of human resources.
Taplin, who joins from Severn Trent Water, where she was head of organisational development, will be responsible for the management, welfare and development of the company’s 950 staff based in Gloucester and three other UK regional offices.
REC Legal and HR has published a paper highlighting the findings of its recent meeting which analysed the relationship between agencies and HR.
Global executive search firm J. Robert Scott has appointed John Axworthy as managing director within its financial services practice, based in London.
The percentage of UK businesses recruiting at similar levels to before the recession rose to 47% in Q4 from 37% in Q3, according to research from professional staffing firm Barclay Meade.
The Barclay Meade Tracking UK Recruitment report also shows the number of firms implementing a recruitment freeze has fallen from 30% in Q3 to 24% in Q4 2010.
A luxury Middle East hotel group counts the number of times a candidate smiles at interview in a bid to boost profits.
This unusual selection criteria is used by Jumeirah Group. It estimates that employing staff that are 10% friendlier than its competitors will boost profits by more than £20m.
Professional staffing recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Jason Frost as head of finance.
He joins from professional recruitment specialist Martin Ward Anderson where he was a manager.
Frost will be based at the firm’s London office, and report to director Mark McFall.