The Monster employment index UK recovered slightly in April, rising by 2%. Although this was the second monthly rise in the past three months, the index is down 37% year-on-year
Online job opportunities increased in the healthcare, education, management and consulting, and legal sectors, with online job offerings rising but dipping in construction and in HR.
Marketing recruiter EMR has promoted Simon Bassett to managing director.
Bassett was previously director and a former managing consultant at EMR.
EMR is part of the FiveTen Group which includes finance recruiter WH Marks Sattin, legal staffing firm Laurence Simons, IT recruiter Greythorn, Ortus in HR and Antal Russia.
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International recruitment services company OPD has confirmed it has received an indicative offer for the company from chairman Peter Hearn at 57p a share. OPD says an independent committee of the OPD board has been formed to evaluate the indicative proposal and has granted Hearn permission to undertake limited due diligence into the company.
A large number of firms are resisting pay freezes, according to consultancy Mercer.
Women make up a third (32%) of interim executives, according to an Ipsos MORI report by the Interim Management Association (IMA).
Matrix Supply Chain Management has apointed Barry Moseley as business director. Moseley joins Matrix SCM from Comensura where he acted as relationship director, responsible for its public sector contracts.
Adia, part of the Adecco group, has informed the works council of further job cuts in France.
Due to France’s regulatory framework, which requires consultation with the French works councils, Adia plans to reduce headcount by roughly 350 employees by the end of the year.
Adia plans to merge around 100 branches, costing around €25m (£21m).
