Talent acquisition is one of the key priorities for HR professionals, according to new research from professional consultancy Towers Watson.
The research shows more than a third saw pay issues as the most important HR priority, followed by talent acquisition (23%) and the redesign of the employee value proposition or ‘deal’ (20%).
Marketing recruitment, search and career consultancy DNA has appointed Simon Harle as partner.
Harle has been promoted from associate director.
Meanwhile Dan de Lord joins as head of digital along with Mark Chalmers who joins the digital team as consultant.
Elsewhere David McGowan has been appointed consultant on client services.
The continuing cost-consciousness of UK’s banks is driving demand for accounting personnel with management accounting and management information experience, according to Kay Senior, operations director, banking & financial services, Badenoch & Clark.
Fewer employers plan to cut the amount of agency labour they use than in 2008, according to research from employment law firm Eversheds.
Ahead of implementation of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) in October, the figures reveal the number of employers looking to cut agency labour use has fallen from 64% in 2008 to 24% now.
Talent must be viewed in terms of people “who deliver impact at every level”, Jacqueline Davies, head of talent, performance and resourcing, Barclays Global Retail told a London audience on Tuesday.
Instead of putting the focus solely on high potential leaders, “value” is what organisations must look for to ensure future success, Davies urged in a talk to the Human Resources Forum.
Multi-sector recruiter Eden Scott has appointed David Thomson to head up its legal and professional services division.
Based in Eden Scott’s Glasgow office, Thomson will work with private practice and corporate clients across Scotland, the rest of the UK and further afield.
International recruiter FiveTen has appointed Aidan Anglin as its new chief executive for its European and Middle Eastern operations.
Executive search and talent management firm AIMS International ratified its executive board at the firm’s global partners meeting in Shanghai, China.
The partners, representing 90 offices and 50 countries, re-elected Rolf Heeb of Germany as president and John Poracky of the US as vice-president.
Multi-sector recruiter Initio International has acquired ASA Law from Ochre House.
The firm will continue to trade as ASA Law and specialise in the placement of lawyers and legal staff in the areas of clinical negligence and personal injury.
Almost one in four (22%) UK employers are planning to increase their use of temporary labour in the next three months, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s latest JobsOutlook.
The report also shows 28% are planning to recruit more agency workers over the next 12 months.