One in seven employees polled at large UK companies are prepared to offer cash payments to secure business, and little more than half are aware of an anti-bribery policy at their firm.
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Commercial and industrial recruiter, Blue Arrow, has opened a new branch in Brighton, headed up by branch manager Vicky Salmon.
Salmon had over 12 years’ experience as a recruitment consultant before becoming branch manager.
Located on Queens Road, Brighton, the new branch specialises in industrial, catering and office recruitment solutions.
Energy firm Centrica has appointed Jill Shedden as group director human resources.
Shedden, currently HR director for Centrica Energy, succeeds Anne Minto from 1 July.
Bayt.com, a Middle Eastern jobsite used by international recruiters, has launched a live chat feature to connect employers and jobseekers in real-time.
Stiff: giving consultants freedom
Capita expects a “modest” growth in turnover for 2010, according to an interim management statement covering the 10 months to 31 October 2010 and progress to date.
Online candidate network iProfile has signed up three new clients.
Parity, ReThink Recruitment and MBN have all agreed to implement the web-based CV.
The iProfile CV contains precise definitions of a professional’s skills, qualifications and experiences in a format compatible with recruiters’ database systems.
Although certainly not out of the woods, the recruitment sector is starting to take conservative yet cautious steps towards growth
More than half of risk professionals would consider relocating to an alternative financial centre, according to a survey of 1,000 risk professionals by specialist financial services recruiter, McGregor Boyall.
International recruiter SThree has recorded a “consistent” performance across its international operations, according to a trading update for the financial year ended 28 November 2010.
The update reveals:
• Group gross profit of around £167m, down 2% year-on-year (2009: £171.1m)
• Permanent gross profit up 15% year-on-year for the full year and up 53% year-on-year in Q4