Doctors are now the most in demand medical profession, according to online recruitment service Jobs4Medical.co.uk.
Doctors now account for nearly 50% of the Jobs4Medical database.
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Financial and insurance recruiter Highams Systems Services has announced a return to profit in its interim results for the six months ended 30 September 2009.
Profit in the period was £40,000 against a £261,000 loss in 2008, but revenue fell to £3.77m from £5.66m in 2008.
Social care recruiter Amicus Recruit has appointed Paul Argile managing director. Argile also acquires a controlling interest in the company with immediate effect.
Director Ben Arnold will lead the permanent recruitment division and its expansion across the EU.
Amicus Recruit will operate three distinctive divisions in temporary, permanent and interim.
The RACS (Recruitment & Contractor Services) Group is offering agencies and consultants recruiting for temporary or contractor workers a review of compliance and a free online Best Advice Matrix (BAM).
Transport recruiter and training agency Acorn has launched a new driving division based in its Preston and Runcorn branches to supply workers to driving, transport and logistics clients in the North-West of England.
Newly hired consultant David Meloy will manage the division.
Most UK workers have lied to their employers to get in some extra Christmas shopping, according to research from voucher code and discount site www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk.
The research shows that 67% of 1,278 workers polled had lied to their boss to do some extra Christmas shopping at their company’s expense.
Seven of the top 10 firms bringing non-EU IT workers into the UK are Indian companies that have gained from the offshoring of British IT jobs to India, according to data obtained by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) under the Freedom of Information Act.
Chris Slay
Multi-sector recruiter Omega has received substantial interest from recruiters, following its announcement that it is on the acquisition trail (see Recruiter.co.uk 4 November, ‘Omega Resource on acquisition trail’).