Despite the global downturn in the second half of the year, international multi-sector recruiter SThree has announced improved results for 2008.
In the group’s preliminary results for the year ended 30 November 2008:
- Revenue rose 20.8% to £631.5m (2007: £522.7m)
- Gross profit (Fee income) was up 19.8% to £218.9m (2007: £182.7m)
Gilbert: new opportunities
Tim Gilbert, managing director-UK for marketing recruiter EMR, has left the company after 111/2 years.
High-street travel operators continue to witness growth in the recession, according to travel recruiters.
Provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions Remploy has agreed a partnership with BT to deliver an impartial support service for its employees with a disability or health condition.
The contract runs across all of BT’s UK lines of business, accounting for more than 90,000 people.
The number of IT workers from non-EU countries coming to the UK has tripled since the dotcom boom.
Statistics uncovered by recruitment trade body APSCo found 35,430 non-EU IT workers were granted work permits in 2008, compared to 12,726 in 2000.
Candidates from the finance sector are taking advantage of transferable skills and targeting job roles in the energy sector.
Natasha Delisle-Barrow, director for multilingual, finance and energy divisions of Alexander Hill Recruitment, told Recruiter:
