Legal staffing specialist Shilton Sharpe Quarry has seen profits grow, according to audited results for the year ended 31 December 2010.
The group’s results reveal profit before tax rose 116% to £3.3m, while gross profit was more than £10m, up 43% on 2009.
Infrastructure, construction and civil engineering staffing specialist Project Resource is to open a new London office.
The office opens on Monday, 1 August and follows the opening of a new Manchester office in July.
International recruiter Harvey Nash is expecting a 20% increase in revenues, according to a trading update.
SMEs are increasingly concerned about rising operational costs due to the scrapping of the default retirement age (DRA), according to research from multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy.
The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) and insurance broker Lockton Companies (Lockton) have launched ‘AWR-React’.
AWR-React is a bespoke insurance service that helps recruitment agencies cover the cost of defending a claim brought under the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), which becomes law on 1 October.
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Recruitment agency clients are “highly likely” to contribute to meeting the costs of litigation to resolve the current impasse surrounding the charging of VAT, according to a VAT partner at Deloitte.
There has been a marked rise for senior and board level candidates among employers, according to research from professional staffing specialist Barclay Meade.
The research shows in Q2 a quarter of employers were seeking senior managers and highly-skilled candidates compared to just 15% in Q1. A further 11% of employers are recruiting at board level, up 5%.
L-r: Curtis Clarke (recruitment manager), Colin Tovey (MD) and Samantha Hawkley (marketing manager)
Part time search and selection specialist 3P Search and Selection has launched.
The firm, based in Hammersmith, London and launched by working mums consultants Amanda Reuben and Samantha, offers recruitment consultancy for mid-senior level roles as well as recruitment short listing.