Flexible working should not be forced on employers, according to Martin Thomas head of recruitment at BT.
Thomas told Recruiter: “If we were forced to offer flexible working each time it would create significant costs in adapting our systems, processes and we would lobby for changes to the approach.”
Interim management solutions provider Interim Partners has appointed Steve Blake as head of its technology, media and telecoms practice.
Blake started in executive search and selection in 1999 at Michael Page before moving to Prism Executive Recruitment, where he spent nine years as a senior manager and equity partner before joining Interim Partners.
Insurance provider Groupama Insurances has appointed Jordan O’Connor to the newly created role of talent and resourcing manager, as it introduces a three-year talent plan.
Multi-sector recruiter Specialist Recruitment Services is to provide free universal careers advice to adults across the West Midlands under its Nextstep West Midlands Brand from the 1 April to 31 July.
The service is open to adults aged 20 or over and to 18 and 19-year-olds, who have been referred by Jobcentre Plus.
Almost a quarter (24%) professionals were forced to take jobs they were over-qualified for or in a sector unrelated to their expertise during the recession, according to research by international recruiter Badenoch & Clark.
After a challenging year for construction, there are signs that the recruitment market is beginning to turn but gains may only be short-term, according to recruiters.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is to streamline its recruitment through an integrated e-recruitment solution from software provider StepStone and SHL psychometric assessments.
Rachael Clements and her brother Tom have taken over the running of Travail Employment Group in Trowbridge from Steve Oborne.
Oborne has decided to take semi-retirement from the business, while Clements and her brother have signed a new franchise agreement with Travail Employment Group.
Lone parents are to be offered extra help to get training and work experience while their children are at nursery school, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Yvette Cooper announced today.
Lone parents will also be able to keep £50 of their wages before losing any benefit if they get jobs for less than 16 hours a week.
Recruitment and outsourcing provider Network Group Holdings has bought 51% of health and social care staffing firm Network Recruitment Solutions (NRS) from Pertemps Investments Limited.