The Future of Work Consortium met last month in London, Singapore and Mumbai, India, for Phase 2 of the programme discussing the risks that companies face in preparing for the future.
The Future of Work research consortium brings together academia and business professionals around an online community portal, face-to-face events and a series of webinars.
IT recruiter Square One Resources has moved its head office to Devonshire Square in the City.
The firm reveals that it is to invest £1m for a Leadership Development Programme adding that it is increasing its staff numbers with sales consultant numbers rising by 20%.
Driver and industrial recruiter Transline Resource saw turnover increase by 43% in 2010, according to the driver and industrial recruiter.
The firm posted a £25m turnover in 2009.
Technology staffing specialist the ReThink Group expects revenues to be “marginally ahead” of market expectations and plans to open a new office in Asia, according to a trading update for the year ended 31 December 2010.
The CBI has appointed Dr Neil Bentley as deputy director-general, while Katja Hall has been made chief policy director.
Bentley was previously director of business environment, working on energy, transport, planning and environment regulation.
Income for HR professionals increased by 12%, according to new research from HR recruiter Ortus.
The research shows increases were fuelled by higher than expected bonus payments as 2010 proved to be a bumper bonus year in HR, with £9,800 paid this year in bonuses for every HR worker in the city and the South-East, as the average bonus reached 18% of salary.
February saw a drop in the number of new professional jobs in Ireland, according to research from the Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.
The monitor reveals:
Nine in 10 companies are unaware of the implementation date for the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) but 40% of employers are unsure as to how the AWR might affect their business, according to research from supply chain staffing specialist Top Gear Recruitment.
The research also 10% said they were unaware of the consequences for non-compliance.
The vast majority of the 4,300 roles created by the John Lewis Partnership will be based in the UK, according to a spokesperson for the retailer.
The UK’s use of temporary worker labour rose 65% in February on last year, according to the latest data from procurer of temporary agency labour de Poel.
The data reveals the number of hours worked by temporary agency workers increased by an average of 17.8% in February 2011, with sectors such as facilities management growing by 65% and business services by 58%.