Allowing fathers to share maternity leave would be a “major” step forward in boosting the number of women in board level positions, according to Maggie Berry, managing director of Women in Technology.
Berry’s comments follow Daily Mail reports that Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is planning to allow parents to split almost all of their 12 months’ maternity leave.
Smart Solutions Recruitment has appointed Phil Worthing as managing director for general recruitment in Wales.
Worthing is a former sales director of Acorn Recruitment before founding his own firm, Abacus Recruitment, in 1999.
UK firms should look to businesses who are successful in employing and managing age diverse workforces, the chief executive of The Age and Employment Network (TAEN) told HR managers Wednesday night.
Singapore is the preferred destination of financial centres for banking and finance professionals, according to research from financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden.
The research shows 27% of respondents chose Singapore as their most favoured location, while 22% chose London, 20% Hong Kong, 19% New York and 13% Dubai.
Recruiters should take responsibility for the relocation of candidates overseas rather than outsourcing the process to a relocation company, according to Rob Van Elburg, founder at Dutch recruiter RAVE-cruitment.
Budget hotel chain Travelodge is recruiting maintenance supervisors and operatives to fill 45 new maintenance jobs across the country.
The maintenance supervisors, located in Central London will report to the regional facilities manager and be responsible for the management of a team of Maintenance Operatives across the UK.
Accountants SJD Accountancy have launched an oil and gas engineer resource centre on its website to give advice to potential and existing engineers.
Industrial recruiter Staffline has doubled its pre-tax profits, according to preliminary results announced today.
In the year ended 31 December 2010, profits rose to £7m compared to £3.5m in 2009.
The head of the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate has told Recruiter that she was “not surprised” by level of infringements uncovered by recent raids in Exeter.
George Osborne MP (credit M Holland)
The head of resourcing at accountancy firm Grant Thornton is calling on Chancellor George Osborne to make it easier for employers to hire staff.