The Department for Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) has appointed Peter Stephens as deputy director at the Employment Relations Directorate in charge of guidance and enforcement.
Stephens replaces Carl Creswell who will now be responsible for domestic labour law.
Confidence in the manufacturing sector is growing with UK manufacturers seeking permanent hires over interim hires, according to Sara Frith, FMCG recruitment specialist at Scantec.
The private sector will need to create around 1.6m new jobs to offset the combined impact of public sector spending cuts and an impending rise in VAT.
Outsourcing firm The Capita Group has appointed Dr Nigel Wilson as non-executive director.
Wilson is group chief financial officer of Legal & General Group and also a senior non-executive director of Halfords Group.
The recovery could be hit if cuts are put in place while the economy is still weak, according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development’s (CIPD) chief economic adviser Dr John Philpott.
European business professionals’ satisfaction with their employer’s Employment Value Proposition (EVP) has fallen by an average of 14% since the end of 2006, according to a new report from the Corporate Executive Board (CEB).
Global management consultancy Hay Group has agreed a worldwide alliance with online psychometric tools provider Talent Q.
The deal will mean that Hay Group will be entitled to use, sell and market Talent Q’s portfolio of assessments in all territories, and is appointing Talent Q as their preferred provider for ability testing and personality measurement.
Salaries for new jobs dipped while employer demand has been maintained, according to the Reed Job Index for April.
Patrick De Maeseneire, Adecco
IT and sales recruiter Connections Recruitment has appointed Louise Gahan as researcher.
Practice manager Simon Voice says: “Louise joins us from a background in customer service, often dealing with complex and detailed issues, which we believe will give her the foundations to build a long- term career at Connections.”