UK employee confidence rose 2.6% in the fourth quarter 2009 and showed an increase of 5.3% since the first quarter, according to a quarterly measure of worker opinions from Kenexa Research Institute, a global provider of business solutions for human resources.
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Banking and financial institutions unwilling to pay bonuses should prepare themselves to lose out on top talent, says the head of talent acquisition (Financial Services) at Alexander Mann Solutions.
IT reseller and office supplies provider Pure Data Solutions (PDS) is offering new recruits, who generate £15,000 profit in their first three months at the firm, a golden handshake of £3,000.
Global executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has appointed Michael Mundy as partner and Carrie A Mandel as principal in the firm’s Toronto office in Canada.
British Gas Recruitment starts its new employees on a journey through a virtual village which can be explored online with their own avatar.
I must admit that I found Kevin Blair’s article (’It’s time to regress’, Bloggers with Bite) in the 3 February issue of Recruiter fascinating.
Supermarket Morrisons has announced that it is to take on 330 new apprentices into its meat and bakery departments this year.
Morrisons says it currently has around 1,000 retail vacancies across the country including over 30 vacancies for butchers and 40 for bakers.
Senior level interim provider Curzon Interim has appointed Michael Kaltz as managing director.
Kaltz, who for the last five years has been an interim himself, was previously a partner in Ernst & Young, dividing his time between HR Consulting for clients and running parts of the firm’s business.
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has announced that it is to launch a campaign to influence politicians and other decision-makers and to demonstrate how recruiters bring added value to public sector employers.
The campaign includes:
Kelly Quirk has been appointed managing director for Randstad Managed Services.
Quirk joins from Hays where she was director for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.