More than two-thirds of UK workers think access to social networking sites should be banned from the workplace, according to research from reed.co.uk.
The nationwide survey of 4,245 workers reveals that a third of employees access Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or other social networking sites while at work.
Global search firm The MBS Group has appointed Maria Henderson as an associate consultant.
Henderson joins from a global search firm Korn Ferry Whitehead Mann, where she was a senior associate in the private equity practice, based in the firm’s London office.
Globally networked executive search human capital solutions provider SpenglerFox has launched SME board solutions practice.
The new service is for SMEs, providing training and support for senior company directors and board members.
Energy sector recruiter Spencer Ogden has opened a new office in Houston, Texas.
The office will recruit for the local oil & gas industry, as well as the developing renewables and nuclear markets, and will be led by director Edward Ogden.
Five new recruiters from the Houston area have already been recruited through the Spencer Ogden Graduate Academy scheme.
Healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL) is poised to raise £60m from the issue of new shares, according to a report in today’s Daily Telegraph.
According to the Telegraph, proposals seen by the Sunday Telegraph suggests HCL has been looking to price a tranche of new shares at 10p each, placing the majority of them with existing shareholder Toscafund.
An automobile recruiter has given his support to proposals to give manufacturers a tax ‘holiday’.
The proposals reported in today’s Financial Times come from Jim McColl, a leading shareholder in Clyde Blowers, a Glasgow-based engineering business and one of Scotland’s richest men.
Eight in 10 UK workers would be prepared to take a pay cut to land their dream job, according to a survey from recruitment website www.staffbay.com.
The survey found nearly 80% of respondents would prefer to earn £20,000 a year for a job they love rather than £100,000 a year in a job they dislike.
The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) that come into force on 1 October could lead to age discrimination, if schools “lean on” recruitment agencies to supply only newly qualified supply teachers, according to a director of Randstad Education.
Skills testing and training solutions provider ISV Software has appointed Amanda Davies as marketing manager.
She will focus on developing business and corporate marketing strategy.
