It may have been the worst snowfall in 18 years but temporary workers up and down the country still braved arctic conditions to turn up for assignments.
Liz Hancock, director at Chester-based recruiter Alexander Hancock, told Recruiter: “We did okay. We were very lucky. All our staff turned in and all our temps turned in. We sent them all home early though.”
Multi-sector recruiter Antal plans to spend upwards of £10m in a sustained programme of acquisitions in 2009.
Tony Goodwin, Antal’s global chief executive, told Recruiter: “We are planning a series of acquisitions to capitalise on our brand and goodwill - we are very well capitalised to take advantage of the market conditions.”
Social work job board Care Appointments has entered into an agreement with job search engine 1Job to duplicate all jobs posted on careappointments.co.uk to 1job.co.uk.
Monster has apologised for an email from one of its sales representatives which claimed recruitment agencies were charging employers “an inflated rate” to use certain recruitment tools.
The apology was sent to members of The Employment Agents Movement (TEAM) after the email fell into the hands of recruiters and created a furore when posted on an online forum.
Multi-sector recruiter Thorpe Molloy Recruitment has appointed Debbie Middleton as HR manager.
Middelton, who has 10 years experience in HR, was formerly employment development team leader at consultancy AMEC.
Shoe retailers Barratts and Priceless shoe group are to cut 2,500 jobs.
Administrators announced the closure of 220 stores. However, 160 shops have been sold, a move that will save 3,000 positions.
As a small, independent agency based in the depths of Norfolk, we are feeling the ‘squeeze’ as much as some of the other larger concerns, but please let’s not be tempted to compromise our ethics during this difficult time.
Kate Bleasdale
International healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums has announced an increase in profits for 2008.
Bissell: selling in a recession
Specialist recruitment outsourcing firm, CPH Consulting, has renewed its contract with web optimisation software company, Omniture.
Managing director, Jerry Wright, says: “We are delighted to have the opportunity to build on our first year’s partnership with Omniture, which has an excellent market position in one of the few growth sectors in the current economy.”