Employers must be prepared to deal with the Bribery Act as it stands despite the government’s commitment to review the legislation, according to John Hayes, a partner at law firm Irwin Mitchell.
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GP World, provider of locum and permanent general practitioners to the NHS, has won a contract with North West Collaborative Commercial Agency (NWCCA) to supply GPs throughout the North-West.
The three-year contract, with an estimated value of £9m, incorporates more than 53 NHS Trusts, PCTs and surgeries throughout the North-West.
As international recruiter Empresaria Group sees revenues rise due to strong growth in international markets, the UK faces a challenge to retain top talent, according to its chief executive Miles Hunt.
Two in three entrepreneurs plan to increase workforce numbers in 2011, according to research from Investec Specialist Private Bank.
The research also shows 15% expect to see their headcount rise by 16-20%, 6% anticipate numbers rising by 11-15% and 39% by up to 10%.
Most admin and secretarial staff (65%) plan to stay put, according to new research from London training and recruitment company Gordon Yates.
This is despite 57% of employers imposing a pay freeze, up from 40% in 2009.
Employees have been urged to take “ownership” of their careers by developing their own talent by Charles Logan, director at Hays.
E-recruitment solutions provider networx recruitment has opened its London office.
The Barbican, City-based office will house a team of eight recruitment specialists including newly appointed Richard Newman, Russell Burden and Russell Cox under sales manager, Liam Blackmore.
Global professional recruitment and IT outsourcing group Harvey Nash has recorded “strong” trading in H2, according to a trading update for the full year ended 31 January 2011.
Teachanywhere, part of Randstad Education, has been chosen by the Abu Dhabi Education Council (ADEC) to recruit teachers to work across the 300 state schools in Abu Dhabi, UAE.
The Abu Dhabi Emirate’s Education Reform aims to change the national curriculum from Arabic-only to both English and Arabic, to produce Abu Dhabi citizens who are fully bilingual.
Talent management is now a top priority for CEOs, according to research from PwC.
The research shows 83% of the 1,200 CEOs surveyed plan to change their firm’s talent management strategy on a global scale over the next 12 months and almost a third (31%) says these changes will be major.