Recruiters can look forward to the UK’s new coalition government withdrawing the proposed increase in National Insurance Contributions, according to John Hayes, partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell.
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US executive recruiters’ confidence in the executive employment market reached a 22-month high in April, according to ExecuNet’s Recruiter Confidence Index data.
Investment banks are starting to rehire graduates, with some offering starting packages worth £50,000, according to a report in The Times today.
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Financial recruiter Sellick Partnership has appointed Aaron Drewitt as manager of its permanent finance recruitment division.
Drewitt joins from global finance recruiter Robert Half and will be based at Sellick Partnership’s Manchester head office.
CD Sales Recruitment has promoted Tom Doyle to divisional manager of the firm’s IT services sales team.
Doyle has been with CD for over two years, previously working as a consultant and business development manager.
Executive search firm MBA International has appointed Marc Howells as a director working in financial services in its London office.
Howells, who has recently returned from China where he was chief executive of Home Credit, will also spearhead the firm’s drive into China.
World Cup fever is failing to reach UK IT departments, according to a survey by the IT Job Board.
With only 14% of IT pros having booked annual leave to watch the matches, and a mere 8% admitting they will call in sick to watch the England games, it seems that companies won’t suffer from issues relating to staff absenteeism.
George Osborne announced a levy on UK banks and foreign banks operating in the UK in yesterday’s Emergency Budget.
The levy, which will not affect smaller banks and building societies, will be brought in from January and is expected to raise around £2bn a year.
George Osborne MP (credit M Holland)
The recruitment industry has been giving its reaction to the Budget following George Osborne’s announcement yesterday.