IT and engineering recruiter Connections Recruitment has launched a new executive search division.
The new division, headed by search professional Alastair Pascoe, focus on management consulting, HR, finance and supply chain and procurement in the £80,000-£400,000 base salary area in EMEA and APAC.
Office support recruiter Tate has appointed Penny Lee as operations director within its London division.
Lee will be part of the team responsible for Tate London West End and City, Tate Uxbridge and Tate Finchley.
Recruiters could be hit hard by the Chancellor’s decision to raise employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) from 6 April 2011, according to Bibby Financial Services.
Headhunter Odgers Berndtson’s management team has the financial backing to buy a majority stake in the business from parent company OPD Group.
Investec Private Bank Growth & Acquisition Finance has agreed to provided a revolving finance facility and acquisition finance term loan, to enable the partial buy-out (50.5%) to go ahead. OPD will retain the remaining stake.
Three-quarters of employees say it is their responsibility, not that of their employer, to achieve a satisfactory work-life balance, according to new research.
And 70% are concerned about their personal life affecting their performance at work, says a survey conducted by psychologist Richard MacKinnon.
HR consultancy P3 People Management has appointed Natalie Lewis as HR consultant.
Lewis, who has worked in sectors including IT and online-marketing, pharmaceuticals, the public sector and motor sport, has gained HR experience with the NHS, Astra Zeneca, Servisair and most recently recruiter Walton Churchill where she was a consultant.
International recruiter Adecco has developed back-office system MAX for its 200 UK branches, using the uniPaaS application platform from provider of application platforms and business and process integration solutions Magic Software Enterprises.
The Service Providers Association (SPA) has refuted claims that there is a lack of regulation of the umbrella services industry.
Eight recruitment companies emerged among the UK’s 100 best small companies to work for in the annual Sunday Times rankings published yesterday [28 February 2010].
The recruitment firm ranked highest on the list was Practicus, based in Henley-on-Thames, placed at No. 13. Also listed were:
International recruiter Connect Group Consulting has selected GRIP software from 2LS to manage its entire placement process.
Staff across Connect’s offices in 70 countries are now using the software in areas such as posting and parsing CVs through application matching and submission to closing placements in the back office.