Michael Page International has seen profits grow due to an increase in permanent hires and international business, according to its half year results for the period ended 30 June 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
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Staffline Group’s revenues have risen on the back of “extremely strong” trading, according to interim results for the half year ended 30 June 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
· revenue up 70% to £83.4m (2009: £49.1m)
· profit pre tax and amortisation up by 71% to £2.4m (2009: £1.4m)
· pre-tax profit up 50% to £2.1m (2009: £1.4m)
Confidence among employees to land a new job has increased in the last quarter, according to Randstad’s latest Workmonitor.
The data shows that 75% of employees think they can find a different job elsewhere, while 68% think they can find a comparable post.
More than 5m people earn less than a living wage, according to the latest statistics from the TUC.
The study showed that 5.3m people – more than a fifth of all workers in Britain – fall below a low pay threshold put at £6.75 an hour, almost £1 more than the national minimum wage of £5.80.
Tim Cook, the outgoing UK & Ireland managing director at Hays, sees his new role as head of business innovation as a natural progression from “putting building blocks in place” over the past two years to actively boosting the firm’s technological agility.
Revenue has risen at RTC Group, which provides recruitment and conferencing services, according to the support services group’s interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
The Grafton Employment Group is the new name for seven brands operating under the umbrella group of the Irish recruitment business, the group announced today.
Recruitment agencies should avoid the hard sell when pitching for business. That was one of the views expressed at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) members conference held in London last month.
Taking the variables out of sourcing the best candidates comes down to ’mining’ talent through seeking out and analysing data instead of cold calling or referral recruiting, according to sourcing expert Glen Cathey, known for his Boolean Black Belt blog.