Professional staffing recruiter Barclay Meade, part of the Matchtech Group, has appointed Giles Cameron as head of permanent commerce and industry finance.
The former manager at financial recruiter Walker Dendle will specialise in recruiting permanent senior level roles within the commerce & industry clients.
Umbrella firm Parasol has appointed Rodger Armstrong as commercial director.
Armstrong will be responsible for Parasol’s commercial strategy overseeing sales, marketing and business development activity for the Parasol family of companies, including specialist contractor accountancy firm ClearSky Accounting.
The Interim Management Association (IMA) has appointed managing director at Russam GMS, Jason Atkinson, as chair, with Raj Tulsiani, co-founder and chief executive at Green Park Executive Resourcing, as vice chair for the organisation.
A labour supplier and former community leader, who failed to fully repay a £1.7m confiscation order imposed after he was convicted of tax fraud, has been sentenced to a further four years in jail.
Refusing to pay interns can have a detrimental effect on employers’ efforts to attract the best talent, an Employers Forum on Age roundtable has heard.
Delegates at the event held in London this month heard that it was increasingly common for organisations not to pay interns.
Multi-sector recruiter StaffBank has launched a new corporate brand extending its services to the professional sector.
StaffBank Corporate Services will recruit for professionals in sales and marketing, accountancy, finance managers and other clerical functions.
Technology recruiter Nicoll Curtin has this week opened a new office in Singapore to serve investment banking clients.
Multi-sector recruiter Supertemps has won a contract to help fill up to 70 vacancies for the St Dunstan’s charity’s new centre in Llandudno.
The deal sees Supertemps supply care workers, rehabilitation and training staff, housekeepers, maintenance personnel and drivers for St Dunstan’s 40-bed, £12m centre for blind and visually impaired ex-servicemen and women.
Travelodge has launched a budget hotel management apprenticeship programme for school leavers.
The JuMP (Junior Management Programme) provides a fast track route into management and provides A-level students (18+), while school leavers can continue their education, obtain work experience, receive a salary and become a manager by the age of 21.
Graduates earn £12,000 a year more than non-graduates, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
The ONS Labour Force Survey (LFS), which measured average weekly earnings over the past 10 years, shows graduates aged between 22 and 64 have a median salary of £29,900 compared to non-graduates, who earned £17,800.