With increasing corporate earnings being reported across the recruitment sector and 2013 M&A deal volumes up 32% to date on 2012, we are now at an important stage of recovery: namely where confidence and earnings begin to be self-perpetuating and sustaining.
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New Jersey-headquartered staffing firm ApTask has acquired London-based Rochester Global, a professional recruiter working throughout Europe and Africa in the provision of IT and engineering staff.
AIM-listed staffing firm Empresaria has appointed Shore Capital and Corporate as its nominated adviser and Shore Capital Stockbrokers as sole broker.
Transport, distribution and utilities recruiter Milestone Operations has been awarded three ongoing contracts by supply chain firm DHL Automotive to supply 140 drivers, across DHL operations at auto firm Jaguar Land Rover’s Ellesmere Port and Halewood depots and at construction machinery maker JCB’s Fradley depot.
Specialist recruiter Antal Russia today opens its third office, in Kazakhstan’s capital city Astana, saying it has a particular eye on recruitment demand in the production and mining industries.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch has convened a “formal senior working group” in response to the death of a London-based intern, which has prompted examination of the working culture of the City and the desirability of the sector as an employer.
The Non Permanent Staff framework (RM692) operated by the Government Procurement Service (GPS) has been extended, with suppliers agreeing to a reduction in their mark-ups of 0.5 percentage points.
The director of labour market research body The Work Foundation has urged a “far more systematic” investigation into the scope and nature of zero-hours contracts in the UK, branding the government’s informal investigations on the topic “inadequate”.
A labour provider based in Preston has been handed a fine of £3.5k by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority after ignoring repeated warnings that it was trading illegally, the organisation says.
Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Support has opened a branch in Luton, close to UK’s fifth biggest airport by passenger numbers, as it looks to explore the aviation, leisure and tourism industries.