The director general for employment at the Department of Work and Pensions has hailed the government’s new Work Programme as “a step change in innovation”.
The programme is due to be operating nationally by July.
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The retail sector will look to expand abroad while increasing its online footprint, according to Lee Evans, group recruitment manager at New Look.
The government’s guidance on the Bribery Act has given reassurance to recruiters looking to entertain their clients, according to Neill Blundell, partner and head of fraud at international law firm Eversheds.
Recruiter’s quest for irrelevance goes international this week with a submission from Chinese manufacturer Y&J Furniture.
Recruitment and training firm Acorn Group has acquired independent recruiter Draig Personnel.
Draig Personnel was founded by husband and wife team Ross and Claire Porter at the end of 1999 in Caerphilly, South Wales, growing to a candidate base of more than 16,000 and a turnover in excess of £3m.
Public sector recruiter Capita Group has acquired Right Document Solutions for a consideration of £30m on a cash-free, debt free basis, plus a deferred consideration of up to £10m.
The firm says the acquisition provides a good strategic fit with a number of Capita’s professional services businesses by building upon existing design, bulk print and document management capabilities.
I am writing in response to the online Personal Development article by Lindsey Symes from Capita (’Handling damaged goods: how to deal with candidates let down by previous employers’, recruiter.co.uk, Personal Development, April).
British firms ended the financial year stronger than they began it, according to the latest Business Insolvency Index from global information services company Experian.
Restructuring, recovery and insolvency specialist FRP Advisory has advised on the sale of a group of recruitment businesses, comprising two limited liability partnerships and four firms.
Hiring new personnel within specific skillsets is the best method of succeeding as the world’s use of energy changes, according to new research from executive search firm Maxwell Drummond.