Multinational firms operating in China need to improve their talent attraction and retention strategies or face losing out to Chinese private-owned businesses.
According to Jeff Joerres, Manpower chairman and chief executive, an intensifying war for senior level talent is leading to local workers starting to favour Chinese private-owned companies.
A discrimination law expert advised a London audience this week that whether ‘positive action’ will be allowed as a tie-break when considering the hire or promotion of two equally qualified candidates will be “one to watch” over the coming months.
Professional staffing recruitment consultancy Barclay Meade, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Ranbir Toor as head of global corporate governance in the firm’s financial services recruitment team.
Aston Carter’s strong client relationships are one of the main drivers behind US recruiter Allegis’s decision to acquire the global finance and IT recruiter, according to Brad Turner, CFO international operations at Allegis.
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has accused construction union UCATT of “missing the point” over its claims that construction recruitment agencies have been flouting health & safety rules.
Business psychologists Team Focus is working with The Marketing Academy to help identify some of the best up and coming marketing talent in the UK.
Working for the second year with The Marketing Academy, who will provide a free 12-month leadership scholarship, Team Focus will provide guidance throughout the selection process in April to help identify best qualified candidates.
The government needs to do more to create temporary work opportunities as a route into permanent employment, according to Brian Wilkinson, UK head of Randstad.
Recruitment software provider Colleague Software has appointed Louis Welcomme as marketing and PR executive.
The software provider is aiming to further promote its dynamic recruitment software solutions by continuing to develop communication strategies, using traditional, online, new and social media using platforms such as LinkedIn, Twitter and Youtube.
Umbrella company Crystal Umbrella Services Ltd has entered administration and has been bought by another company owned by its own parent group and, according to a company spokesman, “continues to be open for business as usual”.
On 28 October, Asher Miller and Henry Lan, of David Rubin & Partners LLP were appointed as joint administrators.
