More than half of 800+ senior executives surveyed globally are unhappy with their current work-life balance, research from BlueSteps.com reveals.
BlueSteps.com, the executive career management service of the Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC), also found that despite the dissatisfaction, just 35% take full advantage of their allotted paid time off each year.
The Chancellor announced that VAT will increase from 17.5% to 20% from 4 January 2011.
Martin Holden, partner at accountants Saffery Champness, and head of its professional and consultancy services group, told Recruiter that the rise in the VAT could cause cash flow problems for some recruiters.
Global retained executive search firm J Robert Scott has appointed Roderick Haire as managing director in its financial services practice, based in Hong Kong.
Continuing its expansion in the Asia Pacific region, the firm recently added six executive search professionals to its offices in Hong Kong, Shanghai and Singapore.
Rising costs of living and weak salary growth are eroding the spending power of UK employees, according to a new study by global management consultancy Hay Group.
An increasing number of UK recruiters are now ‘zombie’ companies, according to Plimsoll latest Industry Analysis of 1,000 companies.
The analysis found 37 ‘zombie’ companies which have seen their performance deteriorate to such as extent that they now exist merely to pay off their debts and survive.
Public sector cost cutting plans have seen increased demand for ‘lean manufacturing’ and “six-sigma” senior experts, according to provider of interim management solutions Interim Partners.
The government has confirmed that Gangmaster Licensing Authority (GLA) regulations will not be extended beyond agriculture, horticulture, shellfish gathering and associated processing and packaging industries.
Public sector resourcing and outsourced services provider Servoca has appointed Emma Sugarman as a non-executive director.
IT and financial services recruiter Bright Purple Resourcing has merged with City-based Taranata.
Technology recruitment specialist Taranata will now rebrand its London and India operations as Bright Purple, while Taranata’s owner Justin Willis takes on a new role as the head of Bright Purple’s London operation, which has relocated from Kent to Canary Wharf.
Financial services recruiter Astbury Marsden has appointed Sam Brown to head up its Hong Kong office.
Brown joins Astbury Marsden from Hays Recruitment, where he was a senior recruitment consultant.