Gilbert: new opportunities
Tim Gilbert, managing director-UK for marketing recruiter EMR, has left the company after 111/2 years.
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High-street travel operators continue to witness growth in the recession, according to travel recruiters.
Provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions Remploy has agreed a partnership with BT to deliver an impartial support service for its employees with a disability or health condition.
The contract runs across all of BT’s UK lines of business, accounting for more than 90,000 people.
The number of IT workers from non-EU countries coming to the UK has tripled since the dotcom boom.
Statistics uncovered by recruitment trade body APSCo found 35,430 non-EU IT workers were granted work permits in 2008, compared to 12,726 in 2000.
Candidates from the finance sector are taking advantage of transferable skills and targeting job roles in the energy sector.
Natasha Delisle-Barrow, director for multilingual, finance and energy divisions of Alexander Hill Recruitment, told Recruiter:
Multi-sector recruiter Hays has opened an office in Mumbai, India.
Hays currently employs 8,294 staff operating from 380 offices in 27 countries across 17 sectors.
Alistair Cox, chief executive of Hays, says: “Opening in India is a key step in our expansion strategy and further cements our position as the global leader in our industry.
Steve Ingham
Michael Page continued to cut staff numbers during the first quarter of 2009 as the impact of the financial crisis continued to affect its business.
Workplace rivalry is on the increase in the accountancy profession with 69% saying that colleagues are becoming more competitive to retain their jobs, according to a survey by jobs board CareersinAudit.com.