Chemicals, coatings, pharma, polymer and scientific industry staffing specialist Whitehall Recruitment has appointed Louise Hewett as office manager/operations manager.
Hewett joins following the retirement of Lillian KirbyComber.
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Multi-sector recruiter Letterbox Recruiting has promoted Cath Harrison to commercial director.
Meanwhile, Natalie Hughes has been promoted to senior recruitment consultant.
The UK manufacturing sector is likely to turn to temporary recruitment due to poor visibility on how the sector is likely to fare, according to Chris Williamson, director and chief economist at Markit.
Employment in Scotland’s private sector continued to grow in June, albeit at a slower pace, according to a report from the Bank of Scotland/Markit.
The data shows that while private sector employment rose for a fifth successive month, the latest rise in headcounts was only fractional, down from 51.4 in May to 50.5 in June.
The opening up of the public sector presents an opportunity to recruiters, according to Dean Shoesmith, executive head of HR at the London Boroughs of Sutton and Merton.
Specialist PR and communication recruiter VMA Group has appointed Julia Meighan to the newly created role of executive chair.
Meighan will be responsible for leading the group’s international expansion, as well as special projects in talent management within the corporate communications sector.
Business failures among medium and large sized firms dropped year-on-year in June, according to the latest Insolvency Index from global information services company Experian.
Despite the loss of its 752 care homes, Southern Cross, the UK’s biggest care home group, says it’s recruitment as usual, while ownership of its homes is transferred to new operators.
Earlier this month, Southern Cross announced an “orderly closure” of its operations, after its 80 landlords took back their 752 care homes after the group ran into financial difficulties.