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Banking giant Santander has chosen Hays to provide a recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) solution as part of its staffing needs. The three-year contract sees Hays responsible for all permanent roles and RPO across Santander’s UK retail branches, handling an anticipated 4,000 hires each year.
The Royal Bank of Scotland Group has launched a new careers website implementing ’matchmaking’ technology similar to that used by leading dating and retail sites, to intelligently suggest cross brand opportunities to candidates less sure of what role they are best suited to.
The average number of fee-earning members of staff compared to non-fee earners in law firms has risen, according to new research from management consultancy Agenda Consulting.
Paul, the bakers, is seeking “hardworking, smiley, engaging people” to fill 1,000 new jobs, according to HR director Esther O’Halloran. The French bakery chain announced this week that it would be creating 1,000 jobs as it opens 50 new shops in Britain over the next four years.
The pay gap between men and women has fallen from 12.2% in April 2009 to 10.2% in April this year, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
Hamilton Bradshaw (HB) chairman James Caan and managing director Tristan Ramus have created a new war chest worth up to £50m to advance the company’s merger and acquisition activity and private equity work, all in the recruitment sector.
Southern counties are seeing a surge in job vacancies.
Jobs board brightonandhovejobs.com’s survey of Brighton & Hove businesses shows more than a third (36%) of employers plan to create new jobs and recruit over the next 12 months, while 17% said they anticipate higher than average growth which could lead to new jobs. Just 4.3% said they were looking to cut headcount.
Job demand rose by 15% on last year in January, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.
The index reveals the IT sector saw opportunities increase more than any other sector with 34% annual growth.
Demand for accounting and tax professionals has soared by 18% over the year.
A freelancer has been cleared of avoiding tax, while working as a freelance contractor by an employment tribunal. The long running IR35 dispute was concluded when a tribunal cleared PCG member Mark Fitzpatrick of using his limited company MBF Design Services to avoid tax.