Accounting services provider JSA has appointed Stewart Rogers to the board as non-executive director.
Rogers is currently chairman of Premier Group, the holding company of Morgan McKinley, and is the co-founder and chairman of executive search firm Nolan Partners. He also spent two years as chief operating officer at Odgers Executive Search.
Winning the war for talent will require Europe to channel immigration to its economic advantage, according to Jeff Joerres, Manpower chairman and chief executive.
As healthcare sector budgets come under increasing scrutiny, recruiters have been urged to provide ‘value for money’ by Nichola Hooper, national resourcing manager at Bupa Care Services.
More than one-in-five workers now regard themselves as self-employed, while almost half express a desire to work more independently, according to a survey from global workforce solutions provider Kelly Services.
The survey of roughly 134,000 people, including approximately 6,000 in the UK, also shows that 20% want to start their own business.
Medical recruiter Urban Group has appointed Sean Brommett as business development manager.
Brommett has previously worked at Healthcare Locums as general manager of Thames Medics and RS Locums.
Talent management specialist Ochre House has appointed Chris Pidgeon and Elizabeth Hawley as resourcing business partners.
Ochre House’s O2 team also welcomes Carly Wilson as resourcing business partner and Sunil Kaushal and Sophie Clark as recruitment co-ordinators.
Ochre House has also appointed Ayden Barnett as systems analyst.
International energy recruitment specialist Mentor IMC Group has appointed Sean MacGloin as chief operating officer.
MacGloin has previously provided professional project resource solutions to major international energy projects and fostering partnerships with energy blue chips including BP, Nexen and BG.
The recruitment finance division of Lloyds TSB Commercial Finance has appointed Stuart Talbot (left) to head up its divisional development.
Recruiters have been warned to ensure they are not breaking the law over the way in which they implement travel and subsistence schemes, according to Sally Hewick, general manager, North at Right4staff and the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s industrial chair.
Public sector budget cuts of around 25% could result in a graduate unemployment rate of over 20%, according to the Higher Education Careers Services Unit (HECSU).