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Any attempt to reopen the debate on the scrapping of the default retirement age (DRA) is “backward looking and unhelpful”, according to Chris Ball – chief executive of TAEN – The Age and Employment Network, and Michelle Mitchell, charity director of Age UK.
China Shuangji Cement, a producer of Portland cement in Shandong and Hainan Provinces in the People’s Republic of China (PRC), has retained Column Associates to find a new full-time chief finance officer to replace its interim CFO.
Four out of 10 (41%) City professionals believe their organisations will increase headcount in 2011, according to a survey by eFinancialCareers.com.
Almost the same number (39%) said they believed staff numbers would remain the same. However, 20% thought their staffing levels would reduce.
International professional services group Management Consulting Group has “significantly” cut the group’s net debt, according to a pre-close statement ahead of the announcement of the group’s 2010 preliminary results on 7 March 2011.
The group says it expects to report revenue and underlying operating profit* for the 2010 financial year in line with expectations.
Sales and marketing are set to be the recruitment bright spots within the UK’s financial services industry in the first quarter of 2011.
Executive coaching specialist Talking Talent has appointed Andrea Grossman as director.
Grossman will work with Talking Talent’s clients, providing executive coaching, and helping them to attract, retain and progress talented women.
Employers have been warned that the end of ‘spurious’ employment tribunal claims may not be in sight, according to Andrew Hazelwood, solicitor at law firm Thomas Eggar.
Legal staffing specialist BCL Legal has won a contract with the Duchy of Lancaster to recruit a high-profile solicitor who will form part of the management team.
The contract, starting immediately, sees BCL Legal’s team work with the Duchy of Lancaster’s chief executive for the role, based in London but involving significant travel to the North-West region of the UK.
Mounting student debt will mean employers having to provide opportunities to learn on the job to attract and nurture top talent, according to Denise Keating, chief executive at the Employers Forum on Age.
Keating was speaking at a Graduate Recruitment Roundtable in London last week, supported by Michael Page, Recruiter magazine and the Employers Forum on Age.