A continued commitment to developing talent along with a ‘hire slowly, fire quickly’ approach has been key to the success of US online phenomenon clothing retailer Zappos, according to HR consultant China Gorman.
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TSL Education, publisher of Times Educational Supplement (TES) and TES Connect (a professional network for teachers), has bought a 50% stake in online tutoring service BrightSpark Education.
A former Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) sales manager will receive a £35,000 settlement after a London employment tribunal on Wednesday upheld her claim that she was unfairly dismissed from the REC in May 2009.
US executive search firm Diversified Search Odgers Berndtson has appointed Lonnie Taylor as managing director in the Washington DC office.
Just over half of all public sector workers (52%) would consider taking industrial action, according to new research from Totaljobs.com.
The research shows 83% would do so in reaction to proposed job cuts and 54% against changes to pension rights.
The government has not done enough to tackle unemployment, according to Lynne Hardman, managing director of professional services at recruitment consultancy Badenoch & Clark.
In yesterday’s Budget, the Chancellor George Osborne announced that 250,000 apprenticeships are to be created over the next four years, while corporation tax is to be cut by 2% to 23%.
Advisory firm Target Corporate Finance has advised on a third acquisition for media staffing specialist Aspire Global Network, formally known as Phee Farrer Jones (pfj).
The Bristol-based corporate finance company advised on the deal, which saw Aspire acquire a majority stake in London creative recruitment specialist Periscope.
Finance staffing specialist Communicate Recruitment Solutions is offering charities two roles per month free of charge.
The firm says it will waiver the fee on two permanent placements each month for any charity on a first come, first served basis.
International recruitment software provider Arithon (www.arithon.com) has partnered with software VoIP PBX provider 3CX.