Recruitment and training agency Acorn has opened a new office in the centre of Cardiff.
Acorn specialises in industrial, office and events recruitment at the larger premises in Duke Street in the Welsh capital.
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Charity staffing firm Flow Caritas has won a contract by the Department of Work and Pensions to help unemployed professionals get jobs in charities.
Confidence in the services sector improved marginally in June, according to the latest CIPS/Markit survey.
The purchasing managers index posted a reading of 51.6, from 51.7 in May.
New business fell in June, with the largest falls among those companies with the relatively greater exposure to consumer spending (such as hotels, catering & restaurants and personal services).
Most HR management professionals (64%) believe the mandatory retirement age causes a loss of valuable knowledge and talent, according to a survey from TAEN – The Age and Employment Network, and the Employers Forum on Age.
And of those that had removed the mandatory retirement age, more than three quarters viewed it as a positive step.
Technology and technical recruiter s.com has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as a supplier on the commercial resource framework.
British recruitment consultants working in Australia have been forced to come home to the UK.
A 10th of recuitment firms in the UK could change hands due in this recession, according to a new study by financial analysts Plimsoll.
David Pattison, author of the new Plimsoll Industry Analysis – Recruitment Agencies, says: “I am sure any director worth his salt would agree that, in the current climate, there are simply too many companies chasing too little market.
Recruiters wishing to sell distressed companies are scuppering their chances of a sale by refusing to lower the price.
Recruiters should embrace the three Cs of community, content and conversation when forming a corporate social networking strategy, according to Paul Harrison, managing partner at engagement practice Carve Consulting.