Bellwether stocks Hays and Michael Page International announced interim management statements earlier this month following recent robust announcements from mid-cap peers Robert Walters and Matchtech Group that underpinned their steady rises in their share price during September.
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Manpower saw a 10% decline in revenue in Q3 2012, with operating profit dropping by more than double that, while professional recruiter Robert Half fared significantly better, reporting growth in the same period.
Web analytics professionals can earn up to 18.3% more in roles with marketing agencies than they would in client-side roles with retailers, finds niche professional recruiter Blue Pelican.
The number of businesses declaring insolvencies in September dropped to 1,679, 3.1% down on the same month in 2011, according to the latest BusinessIQ Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company.
Project Oscar, an m-commerce [mobile-commerce] joint venture between Everything Everywhere, O2 and Vodafone, is to outsource various HR and payroll services including recruitment to plusHR.
IT and financial services recruiter Bright Purple Resourcing has appointed Georgette Stewart, previously managing director of temp agency Rise Group, to the newly-created role of delivery manager.
Global technical recruiter NES Global Talent has appointed Rebecca Ridley as associate director, UK sales.
Education recruitment agency TeacherActive has appointed Bruce Dutton as operations director.
Oil and energy industry recruiter TEC has appointed Sean Boswell as an EPC [engineering, procurement and construction] manager based in its Manchester office.
Angard Staffing Solutions, the Royal Mail’s in-house agency, will not be recruiting seasonal staff for the Royal Mail’s mail and distribution centres this Christmas. The news, announced exclusively to Recruiter by Royal Mail, follows last year’s delays and mistakes in payment to Angard staff, as well as complaints about candidate care.