First and second tier contractors to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have been urged to embrace flexible working following the Comprehensive Spending Review by government, according to Beatrice Bartlay, managing director of multi-sector recruiter 2B Interface.
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Former head of learning and development at Badenoch & Clark Julian Evans has joined recruitment training provider Lander Associates as an executive consultant.
Evans was responsible for establishing Badenoch & Clark’s training function from scratch.
Legal recruiter Tailored Solutions Recruitment has expanded its private practice fee earner division in South Wales.
The firm’s latest appointment is consultant Claire Pearce, who comes from specialist legal recruiter Hunter Scott.
Pearce will work alongside Tailored Solutions’ legal director Karen Jones in the South Wales market, working out of the firm’s Cardiff office.
Healthcare recruiter Mediplacements, part of The Placement Group, has won preferred supplier status for the supply of Locum Doctors to the Pro-Cure represented Trusts across NHS South Central.
This new agreement runs in parallel with the Group’s ‘Master Vendor’ contract for AHP’s & HSS staff across the region, which the company has retained since 2006.
The government has been urged to name and shame firms that run poor travel and subsistence schemes by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
The use of agency staff is vital if NHS Trusts are to meet the requirements of the European Working Time Directive (EWTD) which limits doctors to working 48 hours a week, according to the commercial director at healthcare recruiter Pulse.
Both the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) and the Recruitment Employment Confederation (REC) say that plans to instigate a judicial review of Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) stand little chance of success.
Business Link has set up a website for guidance for firms affected by the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud.
The eruption, which began in Iceland on 20 March, has disrupted travellers across Europe due to the volcanic ash cloud grounding flights.
The site includes information and links to further sources of advice on:
International recruiter Harvey Nash has acquired 50.1 % of the shares in executive search, assessment and technical recruiter Bjerke & Luther.
Harvey Nash purchased the shares for 18.5m Norwegian Kroner (roughly £2.1m) plus 300,000 Norwegian Kroner in transaction costs (approximately £0.03m) payable in cash on closing.
More jobs would be created if the government focused its support on companies with at least 10 staff rather than on start-ups, according to Ernst & Young’s ITEM Club.
Hetal Mehta, economic adviser to the ITEM club, said that many start-ups hit a growth ceiling.