Information services company Experian’s Insolvency Index has shown that large UK businesses are financially stronger and less likely to fall into insolvency compared to last year.
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Specialist leisure industry recruiter Leisurejobs has appointed Ian Bailey as commercial director for the hotel and spa sector.
Bailey has 20 years’ operational and sales experience in the leisure industry.
Chief executive Marc Moresco says Leisurejobs is planning to expand from its current 50 staff to 78 over the next 12 months.
Financial services recruiter McGregor Boyall has opened a Singapore office as the base for its Asia-Pacific (APAC) operations, which will be staffed by two new hires.
Luke Archer arrives as managing director of the company’s Asia Pacific operations, while Georgie Chong has been appointed country manager for Singapore.
Archer has been in the recruitment industry for 13 years.
Canadian job creation will now mostly focus on lower-wage areas like retail service, customer service and catering, the The Montreal Gazette reports.
The provinces of Alberta and Quebec are notable exceptions to this trend, however, according to banking solutions firm CIBC World Markets’ Employment Quality Index.
Global economic instability is having surprisingly little impact on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) strategy, according to research among FT Global 500 organisations by global law firm, Hogan Lovells.
Tiger Recruitment has launched a free iPhone app which gives access to news and social networks, and allows secretarial and PA candidates to access posted jobs and employers to express interest in hiring.
The Monster Employment Index has shown an increase in online recruitment activity in October following a dip in September, reports Emirates247.com.
The 7% year-on-year growth includes logistics and retail & trade as the two fastest-recruiting sectors, with education and oil & gas also showing notable growth.
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Disability support service Remploy has won a contract with the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) worth an estimated £4.8m to deliver the UK’s first government-funded mental health in the workplace support service.
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has been unable to replace two of its four orthodontic consultants who are due to retire, with the positions failing to attract a single candidate, according to Dentistry.co.uk.