Just 3% of UK businesses plan to replace IT staff to fill skills gap left by the recession, according to a survey of UK IT managers commissioned by Esteem Systems.
The survey shows that 64% of businesses and organisations admitted they will be investing in IT to help drive business forward, while just 6% said would be taking a ‘wait and see’ approach to the recovery.
Two former modelling agency directors have been banned from running an employment agency for a total of 12 years following action taken by the Employment Agency Standards inspectorate (EAS).
The decisions by London Central Employment Tribunal follow investigations by the EAS, which is part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS).
Nearly a third (30%) of UK recruiters plan expand into Europe over the year, according to research commissioned by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
Provider of senior interim executives Alium Partners has agreed an exclusive partnership with the ICAEW, the professional body and qualification provider for chartered accountants worldwide.
The deal is to provide ICAEW members with a dedicated advisory service on how to start and build a career as an interim and access to available positions in the market.
IT recruiter Mortimer Spinks, part of the Harvey Nash Group, has opened a new office in Weybridge, Surrey.
The office will serve the South-East region and is the fourth in Mortimer Spinks’ office network.
Austerity measures, announced in the Chancellor’s June Budget, have hit employers’ hiring plans, according to Chris Williamson, chief economist at financial information services company Markit.
Job board JobServe.com has added 22,000 new oil & gas engineers CV’s to its database.
The firm acquired the list from a retiring oil & gas engineering recruitment specialist. Its CV database now includes more than 30,000 specialist oil and gas engineers with 55% in the UK and Europe, 20% in North America and 25% in Australia and Asia.
International technology search firm Sargent & Trayler has completed a search for BlueCat Networks, a provider of IP address management platforms, with the appointment of Paul Couturier as VP of European Sales for BlueCat Networks
Couturier joins from network security solutions provider TippingPoint, where he was VP of Europe, Middle East & Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Financial recruiter Howarth Morris has opened an office in Manchester.
The office, the firm’s fourth, welcomes Thandi Barnes as a consultant, who joins the Manchester team to lead the industry and commerce team.
Executive search firm DHR International has implemented Dillistone Systems’ executive recruitment software FILEFINDER 9 across its 48 international offices in the Americas, Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific.
The software enables DHR’s international team to have full access to information on searches, candidates and clients, in real time.