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Parity Group is continuing to reduce overhead costs to counter the challenging economic environment.
In its interim management statement covering the period from 1 January 2009 to 13 May 2009, the company says its priorities are to broaden its client base and to improve margins.
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More than one in four of us are finding it so hard to switch off from work that we cannot resist using a mobile device such as a laptop before bed, according to a survey by data protection specialist CREDANT Technologies.
Multi-sector recruitment company Career Cross has appointed James Horsfall as director.
Horsfall will join the Leeds-based recruiter’s board. The company fills positions at all levels for an array of businesses and sectors.
Most (88%) of UK workers have had sleep-related issues due to work-related worries, according to a Monster poll.
Balfor Recruitment Group has been appointed by the Department of Health (DoH) and NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resource framework.
Demanding trading conditions saw profits at specialist built-environment recruiter Prime People fall by 70%.
For the year ending 31 March 2009, profits before tax were £730,000 compared with £2.43m in 2008.
Net fee income (NFI) was 25.8% lower at £10.4m compared with £14m the previous year.
Directors of SME recruitment agencies feel more confident about the health of their sectors, their companies and themselves as leaders since last September, said John O’Sullivan, managing director of peer-to-peer leadership group Elite Leaders.
There was a slight fall in UK online recruitment in May, according to the Monster Employment Index.
After a rise in April, May’s Index fell by 2%. Overall online recruitment remains in the doldrums, with the Index 40% down year-on-year.
Online job opportunities in May dipped most in healthcare (-16%) and marketing and PR (-13%).