The influx of new teachers brought about by the recession is positive, according to a survey by Hays Education.
The survey shows that more than a fifth see the increase in teaching applications as positive but 33% express concerns that they don’t realise how difficult teaching is and won’t stick with their newfound careers when the economy picks up.
Jon Dobinson: thinking bigger
Fund-raising drive RecAid is to extend its remit to help beleaguered recruitment advertising workers, according to Jon Dobinson, chair of the RecAid commission.
European IT staffing services and solutions provider Modis International has expanded its support of British Airways’ help desk service centre, the company.
Trainer, Mike Ramer
There will be far fewer recruitment opportunities at Barclays Capital, according to its president Bob Diamond.
Diamond told Bloomberg TV that BarCap has completed 75-80% of its recruitment drive and will now be concentrating on emerging markets.
Money spent on purchasing UK companies by foreign firms fell by £12.3bn, according to statistics from the Office for National Statistics.
Expenditure on acquisitions in the UK by foreign companies fell from £12.3bn in quarter one 2009 to £0.4bn in quarter two 2009, the lowest quarterly value reported since 1987, with 14 transactions recorded.
With around 139,000 people employed in infocomms in Singapore, there is constant demand across the operator, vendor, systems integrators and consultancy areas.
Software provider idibu has agreed a 12-month contract with professional recruiter Michael Page International.
Idibu will provide its fully integrated multi-posting software via their new XML feed service across the UK.
Most US employers are planning to maintain staffing levels, according to the latest Manpower Employment Outlook Survey.
The survey shows that 69% of employers expect no change in their October - December hiring plans, 12% anticipate an increase in staff levels, while 14% expect a decrease in payrolls, resulting in a net employment outlook of -2%.
Despite revenue being down 11% to £49.1m, Staffline Group has announced that pre-tax profits for the six months ending 30 June 2009 remained stable at £1.4m, compared with the same period in 2008 (also £1.4m).
The company says it was able to maintain profits at the 2008 level because of cost reductions.