Beach Baker Property Recruitment has appointed Simon Norris as senior consultant in its newly opened Leeds office.
Norris has worked in property recruitment for seven years, firstly at Judd Farris in Manchester and latterly at property recruitment firm Macdonald & Company.
Public sector recruiters are the big winners following the government’s review of the Vetting and Barring scheme, according to Tom Hadley from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
Reforms to the vetting and barring scheme will halve the number of people required to undergo CRB checks, according to Audrey Williams, partner at international law firm Eversheds.
Zurich Financial Services Group has appointed Peter J Wright as group head of human resources.
From 21 February, Wright, who joins from AIG in New York, where he was executive vice president and chief HR officer, will be responsible for leading the global HR function.
Medical locum staffing specialist The Pathology Group has appointed John Zafar as non-executive chairman.
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.
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.
