Recruitment and business outsourcing provider Network Group Holdings has seen profits rise in a statement on the firm’s interim results for the six months ended 31 May 2010.
The group’s results reveal operating profit of £0.8m, up £1.5m on the corresponding trading period but revenues decreased by £1.2m on the same period last year to £25.1m.
More students receiving their A-Level results are looking to training schemes, rather than be saddled with university debt, according to PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
Kenexa, a global provider of business solutions for HR, has entered into an agreement to acquire on-demand compensation software provider Salary.com for roughly $80m (£51.7m) during Q4 2010.
Kenexa expects to finance the deal through a combination of its cash balances and borrowings against a credit facility, recently put in place.
Marketing and media recruiter Xchangeteam has strengthened its team with a number of consultant appointments.
Faye Stockley joins the firm’s media team and will recruit across on-air, online, mobile, out of home (OOH), on the ground and print media.
Commercial and transport recruiter The Best Connection has moved into larger premises in Bold Lane, Derby, ahead of planned expansion.
Mike Cooper, director of The Best Connection, says: “As we specialise in providing temporary workers to the industrial, warehousing and driving sectors, it is vital that we operate from the right location.”
Global professional recruitment firm Antal International has chosen Alpha Financial Jobs as a specialist international job board that will carry Antal’s international vacancies to Alpha’s wide candidate audience.
GroupSpaces, the management and administration website for university clubs and societies, is launching into the US university market.
The number of people unemployed in the UK fell by 8,000 to 2.47m in the three months to July, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
McCann Manchester has unveiled a talent development programme designed to help recruit, retain and develop talent across all areas of the agency.
The company says the programme, branded Talent Tree, is an integral part of its growth strategy and is aimed at attracting fresh new talent alongside nurturing existing talent within the agency.
Independent recruitment company, right4staff, was contracted to supply more than 30 marshalls to help the Pope’s visit to Birmingham run smoothly last weekend.
The positions were primarily ’customer service’ roles with responsibility for manning road blocks and giving out advice to members of the public on alternate routes and car parking.