Lander Associates, the specialist performance management and training consultancy, has launched Lander HR to deliver services to the recruitment sector.
Paul Marsh, the former HR and corporate services director of Advantage Professional, has joined Lander Associates to head up delivering the services that will include a mix of HR consultancy, workshops and general advice.
JSA has promoted Sarah Woodruff to director with immediate effect.
Woodruff joined JSA in 2008 as head of operations, taking overall responsibility for the delivery of JSA’s products. She has spearheaded a number of internal projects, including the implementation of business systems and she also played a major role in developing JSA’s customer care team through training.
BT’s Global Services UK chief executive Royston Hoggarth (left) will become Hays’ UK & Ireland managing director on 1 October.
Group net fee income (NFI) at recruitment giant Hays rose 18% in the quarter ending 30 September, driven by strong growth in Asia Pacific.
NFI in Asia Pacific rose 39% on a like-for-like basis, with NFI in Continental Europe and the rest of the world 27% higher. However, the UK & Ireland market saw growth of just 1%, according to the company’s interim management statement.
The major restructuring of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) reorganisation that came into effect earlier this month will make little difference in the short-term.
The UK manufacturing sector is suffering from less active candidates, according to Julie Anderson, senior talent acquisition specialist, European supply chain and operations, Coca-Cola Enterprises.
Educational publisher TSL Education has acquired online procurement solutions provider for schools Schoolquote.
Schoolquote provides secure buying resources for individual schools and communities of public sector organisations.
The student and graduate careers site Gradplus.com has launched a new free advertising and pay-as-you-go-service which means recruiters only pay for relevant applications that come via the site.
South Coast recruitment agency Rubicon People has been awarded a contract to meet flat-out production demand at Fudges, one of Britain’s largest independent biscuit makers.
Rubicon People will supply staff for the bakery at Stalbridge, near Blandford in North Dorset. Fudges counts customers as diverse as the Royal Household, Harrods, Sainsbury’s and Tesco.
