The CBI has urged the UK government to tackle regulation that prevents private and family-owned businesses from creating jobs and growing their businesses.
In a new report the CBI proposes:
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WorkDigital has developed a new product that is able to aggregate data contained within profiles on social media sites.
Called thesocialCV.com, it is currently in private beta testing and uses semantic or natural language processing tools and filters to bring the data together, and constantly monitors status updates from more than 30 leading social media sites.
Ruth Elwood has been appointed head of resourcing for the corporate banking division at RBS.
Elwood’s previous role was at KPMG where she was head of recruitment for Europe.
Seven in 10 SMEs in the East of England are planning to hire between one and five apprentices in the next year, according to a survey by workforce development specialist TCHC Apprenticeship Survey.
The research also shows 28% of the 150+ small to medium enterprises from the East of England already employ apprentices.
International HR consulting group Penna Consulting has appointed Julie Towers as managing director of Penna Resourcing Solutions.
The former chief executive of Tribal Resourcing begins her new role today.
Recruitment, staffing and human capital management firm Logical Resources Recruitment Group has launched a new IT division in Manchester.
The division is led by managing director Grahame Morrison.
Technology staffing specialist The ReThink Group has seen “solid progress” with rising revenues, according to its final results for the year ended 31 December 2010.
The group’s results reveals:
• Revenue growth to £56.4m (2009: £49.7m), representing a 13% increase on last year.
One in three jobseekers feels unappreciated by their employer, according to a poll from Monster.co.uk.
Recruiters should resist becoming a “blocker” by blanket emailing business, according to Mairi Healy, head of resourcing, UK, Europe and India at RBS.
Healy told Recruiter: “Good agencies work in partnership with the client – they know their market, provide an excellent candidate experience, as well as the added-value view of the market, and credibility at a senior level.
Employment and skills specialist the Employability and Skills Group (esg.) has appointed Diane Herft as HR group director.