Multi-sector recruitment company Career Cross has appointed James Horsfall as director.
Horsfall will join the Leeds-based recruiter’s board. The company fills positions at all levels for an array of businesses and sectors.
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Most (88%) of UK workers have had sleep-related issues due to work-related worries, according to a Monster poll.
Balfor Recruitment Group has been appointed by the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resource framework.
Demanding trading conditions saw profits at specialist built-environment recruiter Prime People fall by 70%.
For the year ending 31 March 2009, profits before tax were £730,000 compared with £2.43m in 2008.
Net fee income (NFI) was 25.8% lower at £10.4m compared with £14m the previous year.
Directors of SME recruitment agencies feel more confident about the health of their sectors, their companies and themselves as leaders since last September, said John O’Sullivan, managing director of peer-to-peer leadership group Elite Leaders.
There was a slight fall in UK online recruitment in May, according to the Monster Employment Index.
After a rise in April, May’s Index fell by 2%. Overall online recruitment remains in the doldrums, with the Index 40% down year-on-year.
Online job opportunities in May dipped most in healthcare (-16%) and marketing and PR (-13%).
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The managing director of Hays for UK & Ireland says he is prepared to share the pain of the recession that saw headcount fall by 27% in the 12 months to the end of March this year.
Change UK, the multi-sector recruiter specialising in hospitality, accountancy and finance, office support, and sales and marketing, will be exhibiting at the Taste of London festival later this month.
The firm will also be supplying hospitality staff for the festival, to be held in Regents Park from 18-21 June.
Food website just-food.com has announced the launch of a new job and recruitment service.
Aimed at food professionals and industry recruiters, candidates can search via keyword, country, sector and salary range.
User profiles can also be created so that candidates are notified when new positions that match their criteria are posted.
Brighter skies could be ahead for travel recruiters.
Research from the Independent Transport Association shows that airline capacity, demand and load factors had all showed signs of recovery in April.
Julia Feuell, managing director at New Frontiers, told Recruiter that she has seen more signs of confidence in the sector, with more jobs being registered daily.