South Africa and China are strengthening labour market links, with the South African labour minister having signed a memorandum of understanding looking to confirm “labour-intensive projects that are aimed at creating jobs” with the Chinese minister of human resources and social security.
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Telco providers BT and EE have announced recruitment drives for 150 and 300 staff, respectively.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Schools has named the Lancashire town of Burnley as the most enterprising place in Britain, as one of four winners of this year’s Enterprising Britain Awards.
The pensions minister Steve Webb says that UK firms must increasingly “embrace our ageing population and the wealth of skills and experience older workers bring to business”.
Carlton Senior Appointments, an executive recruitment brand within the Phaidon International Group, has opened an office in New York – and is looking at a Singapore opening in September.
The number of vacancies in the UK in July totalled 524,656, a marginal (0.1%) drop since June, and the fourth consecutive month of virtually the same level of advertisements after 2.3% growth was seen between January and April.
A technician at car maker Nissan’s Sunderland plant is reprising the starring role in a recruitment campaign for the firm that he first held 26 years ago as a toddler.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the not-for-profit body that operates Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia that is one of the world’s most used websites, is looking for an intern to join its recruitment team for the autumn.
The Times of India writes that New Delhi police’s decision to cast its recruiting net beyond the city itself is part of the reaction to the much-publicised gang rape and murder of a student in the city late last year.
Shipping, oil & gas, mining and built environment recruiter Faststream has promoted Jason Tay to the role of director in the company’s Singapore base.