Marketing and HR recruitment firm The Stopgap Group has appointed Andy Young as head of commercial partnerships, in a new senior role to focus solely on developing and managing relationships with RPOs, MSPs and other third-party businesses.
Young moves from his role within the Stopgap business as a senior consultant in the FMCG sector.
As Chancellor George Osborne announces that a levy on banks is to be made permanent, the government has been urged to resist “biting the hand that feeds it” by Dave Way, managing director of accountancy and financial services recruiter Marks Sattin.
The extension of gangmaster licensing legislation to the construction sector would be a ‘draconian’ act, according to Brian Smith, managing director at construction recruiter Vanguard.
The war for talent in the professional services sector is ‘very much alive’, according to Sonja Stockton, PricewaterhouseCoopers’ head of recruitment.
Executive search firm Korn/Ferry International has added Sonamara Jeffreys as senior client partner within the firm’s global financial services market.
IT and telecoms recruiter Greythorn has implemented a front office staffing system from recruitment software provider Bullhorn to manage communication with candidates, colleagues, and clients from one system.
Both permanent and temporary placement numbers rose in May, according to the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG ‘Report on Jobs’.
Requirements for engineers will continue to outstrip supply until at least 2015, according to Alan MacKinnon, recruitment delivery manager at TfL.
A “deep-rooted” reform of the careers service is necessary for the UK to build a talent pipeline to maintain a competitive edge, according to the Recruitment & Confederation’s Youth Employment Taskforce report.
Among the report’s recommendations are: (cont…)
Many thousands of job losses could result if the government amends the National Minimum Wage (NNW) regulations from 1 January in an attempt to reduce the exploitation of vulnerable workers.