Thinktank Reform says that 1m public sector jobs will need to be shed, according to its latest report.
The report says that whoever wins the next election will need to cut one in six public sector jobs, including doctors, nurses, police and teachers.
After a difficult year, 2010 will to continue to be “very challenging” for recruiters, according to the relationship director and head of the recruitment sector for Barclays Corporate at Barclays Bank.
HR software and services provider NorthgateArinso has agreed a seven-year, multi-million pound contract to provide global HR software and services to international healthcare business AstraZeneca.
NorthgateArinso will help AstraZeneca achieve their goals of:
Offshore legal, accounting and IT staffing firm CML has launched an environmental initiative aimed at promoting greener recruitment practices.
Global executive search and human capital management firm ZRG Partners has opened a new office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Stephan Breitfeld heads the office for the US-based firm. Breitfeld brings 13 years of retained search experience to ZRG, having worked for several global retained search firms in the region.??
Cuts in public sector expenditure do not spell the end for recruitment into the sector, according to findings from public sector recruiter Synergy.
Its research shows that in 2009, it witnessed a 70% increase in the number of enquires for entry level revenue and benefits staff from local authorities, in comparison to the previous year (2008).
Employers should begin preparing for implementation of the agency workers directive, according to Guy Lamb, head of employment at DLA Piper.
Specialist mobile employment centres from Remploy will travel to small towns and remote parts of Derbyshire and South Yorkshire next week to support the long-term unemployed back into work.
Remploy employment advisors will man the JobMobiles offering back to work services, including CV writing, interview coaching and enhanced job searching techniques.
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has appointed Annie Paydar as head of HR for the European and MENA regions.
Paydar, who has worked in HR at Carlyle for more than five years, previously led HR activities in the New York office and will now be based in London.
Paydar has also worked as part of the HR team with The Blackstone Group in New York.
Multi-sector recruiter Omega Resource Group has set up a new business in Norway to serve clients across Scandinavia and Europe.
The business will serve engineering corporations operating in Norway and Scandinavia, meeting the demand for skilled engineers.