US recruiters suggest to Recruiter that there is likely to be little impact on the industry from new laws passed in two states and pending in another that forbid employers from asking their staff or applicants to disclose social media passwords.
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North American executive search firm Lucas Group has appointed Christian Novissimo as managing partner for the recruiter’s New York accounting and finance office.
Head2Head, a Toronto-based recruitment solutions firm for small and mid-sized businesses in Canada, has joined forces with Jobvite, a recruitment platform for the social web, to increase the role of social media recruitment in the Canadian market.
Encouraging work in co-operatives could be a key measure for reducing youth unemployment in Spain, suggests the Union of Co-operative Workers in the Murcia region (Ucomur).
Financial and professional services recruiter Eames Consulting has appointed Emma-Jane Watkins as consultant within its actuarial & insurance risk team in its Singapore office.
Risk, audit and compliance recruiter JCW has appointed recent graduate Jake Ayre as associate consultant in its Wall Street office, bringing to 10 the number of new hires it has made this year.
Life sciences executive search specialist Mediatum US has appointed Patrice Young as senior partner in its Boston, Massachusetts office.
Over 1,000 jobs will be created in Gilmoss, East Liverpool, as discussions between Liverpool City Council and a “global company”, believed to be Amazon, progress.
Staff in retail are happier than in any other UK industry with their compensation, their manager and their job security, reports a survey of over 540,000 workers across a number of sectors.
Only 22% of bosses of UK firms are interested in making use of Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg’s £1bn Youth Contract offering wage subsidies in an attempt to lift young people out of unemployment.