The accountant’s role is set to become more demanding during the next five years, according to a new survey.
The Association of Chartered Certified Accountants survey of 750 business executives across eight countries says an increased focus on risk management will see accountants needing to demonstrate complex business and managerial skills.
Recruiters in the hospitality sector have discredited a proposal to replace the pound with a beer bartering system as unworkable.
Dawn Koplin, pub landlady of The Marksman pub in Shoreditch, East London, is calling on Gordon Brown to scrap the pound in favour of the pint as the UK’s currency.
International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has been chosen by Western Reserve Port Authority, Ohio, to find an economic development director for the company. The port authority oversees the operation of the Youngstown-Warren Regional Airport in Vienna, Ohio.
Most international companies expect an economic recovery by the end of the year, according to a survey from management training providers The Ken Blanchard Companies.
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has shut down a recruiter after it was found to be paying less than the minimum wage.
Lorna McConaghy, the named principal authority on the licence, was also found to be acting on behalf of a person who is an undischarged bankrupt, according to the government body this person was not named on the licence.
Bleasdale: branch networks are difficult to manage
The US economy has continued to contract, according to the US Bureau of Economic Analysis.
The advance estimate for Q1 2009 gross domestic product shows that the US economy contracted at a seasonally adjusted annualised rate of 6.1% in the first quarter of this year following a 6.3% contraction in the previous quarter.
The contraction of the construction market slowed in April to its lowest level for eight months in April at 38.1 index points (with 50 equalling no change).
The decline compares to 30.9 index points in March, according to the CIPS/Markit UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index.
Restaurant worker applicant numbers have increased by 14% since the recent Hell’s Kitchen television programme aired, according to hospitality recruiter Berkeley Scott.
Philip Fanthom
Engineering, IT, medical, commercial and building services recruiter Jenrick CPI has appointed Philip Fanthom as its new managing director.