Distance learning provider ICS and outplacement provider Fairplace have launched a redundancy toolkit.
The tool kit offers personal coaching and specialist careers advice for people hoping to re-launch their careers.
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The coalition government’s commitment to a review of IR35 is a ‘triumph for common sense over political dogma’, according to the PCG, the professional association supporting freelancers, contractors and consultants.
Despite the pick-up in the market, there is a talent shortage of good recruiters, according to David Lawrence, managing director and founder of Vine Resources.
Vienna is the top city for the best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2010 Quality of Living Survey.
Zurich and Geneva follow in second and third position, respectively, while Vancouver and Auckland are joint fourth in the rankings.
The index has been revised this year and now covers 221 cities, compared to 215 last year.
More than two thirds of executive search firms (67%) expect to see revenues grow in the second half of the year, according to research by the Association of Executive Search Consultants.
Multi-sector recruiter Red Berry has appointed Charlotte West as commercial consultant.
The firm has also appointed Luana Bordon as an apprentice. Bordon is studying for an NVQ level 2 in business administration.
Ian Moir, managing director of ASA Recruitment, was named Recruitment Leader of the Year on Thursday night at the Scottish Recruitment Awards 2010.
Moir was characterised as “someone who demonstrates vision, effective communication and an ethical and professional approach to business” by the judges in the commendation for his award.
Recruitment solutions provider hyphen RPO, a division of Adecco Group UK & Ireland, has appointed Jon Waters and Rory Jeffcock to its management team.
Waters joins as global account director for one of hyphen’s clients, Logica, while Jeffcock becomes group solutions director, responsible for developing niche recruitment services.
International headhunting firm Talentor has recruited two directors to oversee the launch of the firm in the UK.
John Macleod and Jeremy Warner have been appointed as managing partners in the UK, with offices in London, Windsor and the Midlands.
Employers and recruiters should be aware of the implications surrounding the possible scrapping of the default retirement age, according to an employment lawyer.
George Osborne MP (credit M Holland)