Almost a quarter of people would give up their job for their dream holiday, according to research from www.sunshine.co.uk.
The survey of over 2,000 employed people in the UK asked the multiple-answer question, ‘Which of the following would you be prepared to do for your dream holiday?’
Some of the popular answers were as follows:
Christophe Lecerf has joined executive search firm TRANSEARCH Paris’s office as an associate partner.
Lecerf heads the technology practice in Paris focusing on software, personal computing, internet, telecoms, consumer electronics, IT distribution and IT services.
Pre-registration for the official London 2012 Job Board has now opened.
Candidates can now register at www.jobsforthegames.co.uk.
IT recruiter GCS Recruitment Specialists has launched an accountancy division.
The division will initially serve accountancy firms around the Thames Valley.
Multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy has launched Search Scientific.
The division will serve key science industries in Scotland, including electronics, oil & gas, life sciences, nuclear and renewable energy, and aerospace and defence.
Kim Hunter and Gavin Gallimore will head up Search Scientific.
Job search engine TwitJobSearch has agreed a partnership with graduate careers website Graduate Prospects.
The new partnership aims to increase Graduate Prospects’ reach and engagement with recent graduates via social media platforms, while accelerating and streamlining the amount of time and resources Graduate Prospects’ clients dedicate to recruiting employees.
Recruitment giant Adecco has urged the Chancellor George Osborne to cut the complexity of AWR regulations, as well as removing barriers to temporary recruitment ahead of Wednesday’s Budget.
Andy Smith, head of regulation and employment law, Adecco, comments ahead of tomorrow’s Budget:
After “a challenging year” technical, engineering and project design recruiter Morson Group says it is benefiting from better “clarity” in defence spending following last year’s Strategic Defence and Security Review.
Ex-military staffing specialist ForceSelect has appointed Brigadier Richard Dennis OBE, the British Army’s director of infantry, as a non-executive director.
Industrial, commercial, education and driving staffing specialist First4staff has appointed Paul Evans as branch manager for its Telford and Shropshire office.
Evans joins First4staff on 4 April.