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Legal recruiter Laurence Simons and Antal Russia have joined forces to create Antal -Laurence Simons, focusing on the Russian legal market.
The move combines the specialist knowledge and international reach of Laurence Simons with the local understanding of Antal Russia.
Multi-sector recruiter right4staff has agreed a two-year contract with social housing provider the First Wessex (FW) Housing Group to supply permanent and temporary office staff.
Three in four UK workers are taking on a hobby to impress prospective employers, according to a new poll by recruitment agency review site Hirescores.com.
The poll of 1,279 people shows that 76% were taking on hobbies to improve their CV.
Those that had taken on a hobby were also asked which activities they have included on their CVs to make it look better.
Global talent acquisition solutions provider MrTed is a founding launch partner of EuroCloud, a European cloud computing network of organisations aimed at increasing the SaaS [software as a service] development.
Sales incentive plains are ineffective for two-fifths of European firms, according to research from HR consulting and outsourcing firm Hewitt Associates.
The survey of 138 organisations across 15 European countries and 20 industry sectors found that 41% of firms interviewed claimed their sales incentive plans were ineffective or were uncertain of their ’ effectiveness.
IT and engineering recruiter Capital International IT Staffing’s chairman, Ashish Dasgupta, has been awarded an MBE in the Queens 2010 New Year Honours List.
Healthcare products supplier Coloplast is offering bonuses of up to £1,200 to staff who help the firm find new talent.
Coloplast’s ‘Talent Search’ scheme offers existing staff a bonus of £600 if they introduce someone to the company who takes up a job there, followed by a further £600 six months later when the new recruit successfully completes their probation period.
HR is growing its influence by playing an increasingly pivotal role in the business planning and strategy of UK companies, according to a survey from the Scala Group, the ACE Network and supported by international law firm Salans.
A recruitment drive by Lincolnshire Police to fill an estimated 150 vacancies over the next 12 to 18 months led to more than 2,000 requests for application forms - in just two hours after its launch.
“It feels really good. We expected 1,500 requests over five days,” senior recruitment officer David Freeman told Recruiter.