Two in three public sector managers say their teams are operating at full capacity with little or no room for efficiency savings, according to an Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) survey.
It comes as Office for National Statistics data out yesterday revealed spiralling UK debt of £848.5bn, equivalent to 59.9% of gross domestic product.
The public sector is in for a ‘very difficult’ time whoever wins the next election, according to Jack Markiewicz, lead officer on talent management at the Public sector People Managers’ Association and HR director at Swindon Borough Council.
Healthcare recruiter Nursing Solutions, multi-sector staffing firm Central Employment Agency and engineering recruiter Entech are the latest recruiters to be appointed by public sector government procurement partner Buying Solutions as suppliers for medical and non-medical staff in England and Wales.
HR teams and recruiters can now access their employability rating on recruitwit.com.
The site, trialled by a number of FTSE AND NYSE listed firms, gathers social media, blog and other online content to give an insight into a candidate’s digital footprint.
In the last year Recruitwit’s team have gather information equal to 100 times that stored by the British Library.
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.