Global executive search firm Boyden has opened an office in Egypt’s capital Cairo, as part of the firm’s North Africa expansion.
Managing partner Francesca d’Arcangeli will lead its Cairo and North Africa operations. The Cairo office will operate as a sister company to Boyden’s Middle East headquarters in Dubai.
IT recruiter Elan has agreed a contract to introduce more than one million of its contract and permanent IT professionals throughout UK and Continental Europe to the online CV service iProfile.
Shadow Chancellor George Osborne has announced that, as part of our plan to Get Britain Working, he will abolish tax on the jobs created by new businesses in the first two years of a Conservative government.
Recruitment services provider OPD Group is considering selling parts of its business, according to an interim management statement ?for the third quarter of 2009.
The statement reveals that net fee income for the period was £16.7m, 27% down on the same period last year.
Support services firm Core Connexions has appointed Clint Daniels as its head of division for education. Former founding member of education recruiter Teach London, Daniels will focus on improving the quality and service provided for the education sector.
Global executive search firm Transearch International has opened a new office in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
The team is headed by Ezequiel Conesa and Carlos Gil, who are co-managing partners in the office.
Economic growth in China could stall next year, the chairman of investment bank Morgan Stanley Asia has warned.
Speaking in Shanghai at the weekend, Stephen Roach said that China faces “tough challenges in years ahead”.
Global provider of in-flight services LSG Sky Chefs has selected Kenexa’s recruitment process outsourcing solution to help improve its candidate hiring process.
New York Stock Exchange quoted staffing company MPS Group Inc has announced a 29% decline in revenue to $408m (£249m) for the third quarter compared with the same period in 2008.
On a sequential basis revenue was down 2% on the second quarter of 2009.
New York Stock Exchange listed recruiter Spherion has announced a drop in revenue for the third quarter of 2009.
Third quarter 2009 revenues were $420m (£253m) compared with $542 million last year, a fall of 22.5%.
Revenues for the first nine months of 2009 were $1.3bn compared with $1.7bn for the same period in 2008.