European IT staffing services and solutions provider Modis International has expanded its support of British Airways’ help desk service centre, the company.
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There will be far fewer recruitment opportunities at Barclays Capital, according to its president Bob Diamond.
Diamond told Bloomberg TV that BarCap has completed 75-80% of its recruitment drive and will now be concentrating on emerging markets.
Money spent on purchasing UK companies by foreign firms fell by £12.3bn, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
Expenditure on acquisitions in the UK by foreign companies fell from £12.3bn in quarter one 2009 to £0.4bn in quarter two 2009, the lowest quarterly value reported since 1987, with 14 transactions recorded.
With around 139,000 people employed in infocomms in Singapore, there is constant demand across the operator, vendor, systems integrators and consultancy areas.
Software provider idibu has agreed a 12-month contract with professional recruiter Michael Page International.
Idibu will provide its fully integrated multi-posting software via their new XML feed service across the UK.
Most US employers are planning to maintain staffing levels, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
The survey shows that 69% of employers expect no change in their October - December hiring plans, 12% anticipate an increase in staff levels, while 14% expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a net employment outlook of -2%.
Despite revenue being down 11% to £49.1m, Staffline Group has announced that pre-tax profits for the six months ending 30 June 2009 remained stable at £1.4m, compared with the same period in 2008 (also £1.4m).
The company says it was able to maintain profits at the 2008 level because of cost reductions.
The worst could be over for the construction sector, according to recruiters.
Over 500 firms went bust this spring, according to research from accountancy firm Wilkins Kennedy.
Orders in the construction sector have risen by 2% in three months to July 2009, according to statistics from the Office of National Statistics.
The research also show that orders in the 12 months to July 2009 fell 24% compared with the previous 12 months but orders in the three months to July 2009 fell by 10% on the same period a year earlier.