Medical and pharmaceutical recruiter AXESS has recorded a 12% revenue growth in the year ended October 2010.
This will be the seventh record year in a row for the Richmond-based recruitment company which is a key supplier to a broad range of pharmaceutical and healthcare companies.
Almost one in four (22%) UK employers are planning to increase their use of temporary labour in the next three months, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook. The report also shows 28% are planning to recruit more agency workers over the next 12 months.
BT has called on businesses and public sector organisations to join them in promoting equal treatment in the workplace for people with facial disfigurements.
International recruiter Hays has opened its second office in India in Delhi.
The move follows the opening the Hay’s Mumbai office two years ago.
Marketing recruiter EMR has opened an office in Dublin.
Parent group FiveTen has already established businesses in Ireland, having offices of accountancy & finance brand Marks Sattin, IT & telecommunications brand Greythorn and legal recruiter Laurence Simons in the Irish capital.
Workplace Law, which provides advice, training and consulting services in employment law, health and safety, environmental management and premises management, has launched a new recruitment division. Workplace Law Recruitment recruits across the facilities management, HR, and health and safety sectors.
Healthcare Locums (HCL) has suspended executive vice chairman, Kate Bleasdale (above), and chief financial officer, Diane Jarvis pending the outcome of an investigation. The announcement follows a statement by the healthcare staffing specialist’s board that it has been made aware of “serious accounting irregularities” and that it will be carrying out an immediate investigation.
Most of 52 Exeter employment agencies visited recently by National Minimum Wage (NMW) and Employment Agency Standards (EAS) enforcement officers were found to be in breach of employment laws.
The second Osborne Clarke-Recruiter recruitment sector mergers and acquisitions (M&A) barometer survey is underway this week, with an 11 April deadline to participate.
The survey is intended to measure interest among recruiters in buying or selling recruitment businesses over the next three months.
The number of firms recruiting interim managers has risen this year, according to the Interim Management Association’s (IMA) Ipsos MORI industry benchmark survey for Q1 2011.