International oil & gas sector technical recruiter Air Energi has completed a management buyout, as it seeks to become a half a billion-dollar (£500m) a year turnover company.
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Cost reduction temporary labour procurer de Poel Consulting increased its profits by 60% in 2011, according to its latest accounts.
Driving and industrial recruiter Extrastaff increased its after-tax profits by 68% as it benefited from improved market conditions during 2011, according to accounts filed at Companies House.
Turnover at the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) rose by 9% in 2011, from £5.64m the previous year to £6.15m, according to its accounts filed at Companies House.
The rate of decline in permanent placements slowed almost to a halt in September, with temporary staff billings rising for the second consecutive month and the rate of expansion quickening to a 14-month high, finds the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.
Temporary staff placements in UK professional-level jobs rose 15% year-on-year, but permanent roles dropped by the same level, finds data collected from members by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Ben Whalley has joined specialist recruiter Sue Hayes Actuarial as head of actuarial.
While job growth across the US economy declined in September, staffing employment held relatively firm, finds analysis of Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data from the American Staffing Association (ASA).
The public sector should implement long-term skills planning to combat a lack of specialist and professional skills within government that has lead to a “dependence on interim” staff, finds a report from the Public Accounts Committee.
Labour market concerns are shifting from a concern over the supply of ‘good’ jobs over the last five years, to a likely difficult finding enough ‘good’ workers for new jobs in the next five years, according to the deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.