The number of new ‘time to pay’ arrangements agreed by HMRC fell by 43% over the last year, according to new figures.
The new ‘time to pay’ arrangements agreed by HMRC fell from 57,800 in Q1 2010 to just 32,900 in Q1 2011. The combined value of the tax payments deferred dropped by 40% from £890m in Q1 2010 to just £530m in Q1 2011.
International engineering and construction group Costain has appointed Christina Wade as director of human resources.
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has responded to a new report from the Prince’s Trust, which highlights a growing ‘aspiration gap’ among Britain’s poorest families.
Only one in eight (12%) City finance professionals are committed to staying with their current employer this year, according to the latest survey by eFinancialCareers.
More than half (52%) of those polled say they definitely intend to move to a new employer this year, and a further 36% intend to jump ship.
HR and recruitment professionals must take a strategic approach to long-term talent supply to gain an edge in an increasingly competitive skills market, says recruiting giant Hays.
Reports have surfaced that the roles of a number of senior management have been “put at risk” at global recruiter Hays, according to a source.
The business told Recruiter that “an internal reorganisation” was underway.
Specialist recruitment consultancy IntaPeople has discovered more CV howlers from jobseekers, eager to impress but failing spectacularly.
Global executive search firm Spencer Stuart has appointed Alain Leclerc as the new adviser of the life science practice at the firm’s Paris office.
Leclerc joins Spencer Stuart with an extensive background in the pharmaceutical and medical services industries.
More than four-in-ten (43%) medium-sized law firms have reduced graduate recruitment over the last year, according to a recent poll from legal referrals service, Contact Law.
A decision by Saudi Arabia’s government to reduce the stay of expatriate workers to six years has spread fears that other GCC countries could follow suit, according to newsite Emirates 24-7.