reed.co.uk has agreed a number of contracts with key clients within the public and voluntary sectors.
The new contracts cover a range of government and non-profit bodies, including the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Cheshire Constabulary, Mencap and the British Heart Foundation.
The recession has caused recruiters to be flexible on fees rather than enter into an all-out price war.
The proposed cut in aviation tax will have a minimal impact on jobs in the travel sector, according to travel recruiters.
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has written to the Chancellor Alistair Darling, appealing for “decisive action” on cutting aviation tax.
Online recruitment communications consultancy Enhance Media has announced the completion of its acquisition by Giles Guest.
Guest initially bought Enhance Media in June 2008, with the full acquisition completed on 31 March 2009.
Enhance Media also announced the departure of the two previous directors, Tim Elkington and Alastair Cartwright.
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Training is the key to retaining graduates, according to survey from TMP Worldwide and TARGETjobs.
The survey shows that 43% of graduates who are in their first or second job say they would look to change jobs as soon as the economy recovers.
Akbar Hassam, recruitment manager at Trustlocums, told Recruiter that in anticipation of an outbreak, his agency has been called on to arrange temporary staffing measures for a large provider in Essex, Suffolk, Worcester, East Anglia and surrounds.
Greater co-operation is needed between private and public employment services, according to Eurociett, the representative body for the Private Employment Agency industry (PrEA) in Europe.
Most IT recruiters (75%) think IT candidates armed with further qualifications are more likely to get a job, a new survey from The IT Job Board claims.