It’s time to stop bashing the bankers, according to Simon Lynch, managing director of finance staffing specialist Ambition UK.
Government data shows City’s workers contributed £11bn to the public purse last year through income tax and national insurance.
Online hiring activity in the US has increased, according to April’s CareerCast.com Employment Index.
The index posted a reading of 110.6 points, up 1.1 points on March and 18.3 points on April last year.
Jay Martin, chief operating officer, JobSerf, says: “Strong hiring continues to be sustained. Our research showed continued improvement as the month progressed.
Telecoms and defence staffing specialist Everyone Everywhere has launched today.
The firm, based in Central Doncaster, has been set up by directors Steve Allenby, Dean Russell and Lisa Graham.
Squeezed margins are a price worth paying to satisfy clients and build business, according to the chief executive of Resource Solutions, the RPO arm of Robert Walters.
Talent management solutions provider StepStone Solutions has rebranded as Lumesse.
Unemployment in Turkey fell to 11.5% in February this year from 11.9% in January, according to figures from the Turkish Statistics Institute (TurkStat).
This figure also represents a 2.9 percentage point decrease in the jobless rate from the same month last year. Unemployment decreased by 600,000 this February compared to February 2010.
International real estate, infrastructure and commercial property recruiter Prime People’s profits before tax more than doubled to £1.01m in the year ended 31 March 2011.
Net fee income for the real estate, infrastructure recruiter was £8.04m.
Tribal Group is no longer in discussions over an offer for the public sector recruiter, according to a company statement.
Hotel chain InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) is to create more than 3,000 new jobs across the UK as part of its plans to open 37 hotels over the next few years.
The chain, which includes InterContinental Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn, Crowne Plaza and Hotel Indigo, is to open more than 1,200 hotels worldwide, creating 160,000 jobs.
Logistics expert and ex-Asda distribution director David Gibbons and experienced recruiter Chris Yelland have launched The Logistics People — an integrated service of innovative logistics operations, expertise and contracted workforce provision.