The abolition of the official retirement age makes career changes for older professionals more likely, suggests trading and brokerage house, Schneider Trading Associates (STA).
The company offers a trader training programme with no demand for previous experience of qualifications, and believes the new legislation will help tackle the continuing problem of age discrimination.
The industry has been slow to adopt mobile recruitment technology and realise that such technology is “essential”, says Mike Taylor, founder of Web-Based Recruitment.
The pace of growth in the Scottish private sector economy in October showed further slowdown, according to data from the latest Bank of Scotland PMI (Purchasing Managers’ Index).
Pub chain Spirit Pub Company has appointed Catherine Smith as head of resourcing following its recent demerger from Punch Taverns.
Organisations will not gain the long-term benefits of IT investment as they cut budgets as a result of the downturn, warns a report by IT recruiter Modis International.
Over half of the IT decision-makers surveyed name lack of budget as a primary barrier to the implementation of their IT strategy, with nearly a third saying it is hampering their day-to-day work.
BT and Cisco’s MeetMe WebEx software is being used by staff at The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games (LOCOG).
Following an initial trial, the software is now being used across LOCOG operations, with 1,800 licenses to use the software issued so far, and a total of 6,000 expected to be granted by the start of the games.
Business outsourcing and professional services firm Capita has released its interim management statement covering the 10 months to 31 October 2011.
The firm has won 16 new and extended contracts in 2011, worth a total of £1.26bn.
Pending business in Q4 2011, the company expects to have its best ever year in terms of major contract wins, surpassing the £1.89bn won in 2007.
Shipping, logistics and freight specialist SDW Recruitment has launched logisticsjobsuk.co.uk, a niche board for the logistics sector.
The logistics industry currently employs nearly 2.4 million people in the UK, with this figure rapidly increasing as developments such as the London Gateway port continue.
Tent and marquee provider Gala Tent aims to create hundreds of new jobs in 200 showrooms across the country next year.
Supermarket chain Morrisons is to open 25 new stores in 2012, creating 7,000 new jobs.
The job creation includes taking on another 300 people at its new Bridgwater Regional Distribution Centre.
Among the new job opportunities include craft skills jobs such as butchery, bakery and fishmongery.