Two recipients of Regional Growth Fund (RGF) grants will create 162 jobs across two projects, it has been announced this week.
Earlier this week, Middleport Pottery – the UK’s last working Victorian pottery – was awarded an RGF grant of £1.7m alongside £5m further funding, which will create more than 100 new jobs in Stoke-on-Trent.
Jackie Knowles has joined health and social care recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) as head of clinical governance and compliance.
Knowles was previously operations services manager at Geneva Healthcare International, where she spent three years.
Knowles holds a diploma in general nursing.
Albert Ellis, the chief executive of recruitment and outsourcing consultancy Harvey Nash has backed calls by the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) for a tax break to encourage employers to hire young people.
Steve Huxham has joined digital interview solution provider Tazio as non-executive director.
Huxham has 25 years recruitment and HR experience.
Huxham remains chairman of trade body The Recruitment Society and managing director of Hux HR Solutions, which he founded in 1997.
Recruiters at Moneysupermarket.com have successfully used Hangouts, the group video chat application on new social network Google+, to meet and interview candidates for specialist IT roles at the personal finance site.
Co-operation between recruiters is on the increase as clients become more aware of the benefits of working with specialist niche recruiters when outsourcing major outsourcing projects, according to Aidan Anglin, recently appointed to the board at IT recruiter DP Connect.
Independent recruiters association TEAM (The Employment Agents Movement) has launched a free IT help line for members.
The service is provided by IT solutions firm Parachute IT.
Despite 2011 having been defined by uncertainty, the IT jobs market has held firm, according to vacancy and salary data from IT recruiter Computer People.
While permanent hires across all sectors were down 0.23% in October compared with the previous month, there was a 0.5% increase in temporary hires.
Recruiter will launch 2012 in January with a double bonus: the publication of the hotly awaited Fast 50 league table of the 50 fastest-growing UK recruitment companies, compiled for Recruiter by Boxington Corporate Finance, and a fresh new look.
Guernsey-based Zodo, a provider of recruitment services and systems to small and medium-sized businesses, has launched a free applicant tracking system.
Agencies and direct employers can sign up to use Zodo’s iKrut software for free to help in the management of their candidates.