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.
Tim Watts, chairman of Pertemps and well known aficionado of high-end cars, has hit back at claims made in a newspaper article that he hurled a torrent of abuse at a bus driver after his Rolls-Royce was hit by a bus in London last week.
Founding director of Smart Group Recruitment Solutions Helen Stacey has joined Team Recruitment as head of operations & business development.
Stacey will be responsible for the development of the Poole and Chichester offices.
More than a third (37%) of employment appeals are made against public sector employers despite the sector accounting for just 22% of the UK workforce, according to research from commercial law firm EMW Picton Howell.
The private sector, which employs three-quarters of the UK workforce (75%), is involved in just 56% of employment cases.
People4business, the company behind the UK-based marketplace site that specialises in contractors and freelance services, has launched a franchise site in Canada.
International recruiter Hays has entered into a strategic alliance with SourceRight Solutions.
The alliance with the division of SFN Group range of solutions, including recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) and managed service provision (MSP) to employers in the US, Canada, Europe, Middle East and Asia, will draw on more than 4,500 recruiting experts in 30 countries.