Spain’s government has announced a 90% cut in hiring of civil servants to tackle its budget deficit, according to reports.
The government is set to hire 1,989 people this year, compared to 15,084 last year, and will thus save €280m (£251.7m), deputy prime minister Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega told a news conference following a Cabinet meeting.
Recruitment software provider HotLizard has agreed a partnership with generalist job board Moo Jobs.
The Moo Jobs job board is set to launch later in the month and covers the Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Northamptonshire areas.
Following on from Hays’ nine-point Manifesto for Employment launched last week, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has launched its own manifesto on creating jobs and opportunities.
Professional services firm KPMG has appointed Rachel Campbell as its global head of people, performance and culture (PPC).
The current head of people for KPMG Europe will work with KPMG member firms to drive KPMG’s ‘Employer of Choice’ strategy globally.
The IT sector will create around 78,200 jobs in the UK over the next four years, according to IT research firm International Data Corporation (IDC) and Microsoft.
Hays is to appeal against the £30.4m fine imposed by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) for breaches of competition law.
Baby products, nursery furniture and maternity fashion brand Mamas & Papas has signed a four-year contract with Bond International Software to use its recruitment and talent management software solution Bond Talent.
Proposed changes to application and collection of PAYE (pay as you earn) tax will hit the recovery in the construction sector, according to Bibby Financial Services.
The yet-to-be-agreed legislation would cover PAYE to all self-employed subcontractors unless an employer can prove that materials, tools and/or additional labour is being directly provided by the employee.
Professional services recruiter Middleton Murray Recruitment Solutions (MMRS) has secured a new invoice finance line that converts their invoices into cash from the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS).
Employees do not have confidence in their leaders, according to new research from Taleo.