British recruitment consultants working in Australia have been forced to come home to the UK.
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A 10th of recuitment firms in the UK could change hands due in this recession, according to a new study by financial analysts Plimsoll.
David Pattison, author of the new Plimsoll Industry Analysis – Recruitment Agencies, says: “I am sure any director worth his salt would agree that, in the current climate, there are simply too many companies chasing too little market.
Recruiters wishing to sell distressed companies are scuppering their chances of a sale by refusing to lower the price.
Recruiters should embrace the three Cs of community, content and conversation when forming a corporate social networking strategy, according to Paul Harrison, managing partner at engagement practice Carve Consulting.
Recruitment giant Adecco is to become an Official Sponsor of tennis player Kim Clijsters.
Executive search firms GRS Group and Kinsey Allen Consulting (KA) are to merge.
Following the closure of the consultation period on how the EU Agency Workers Directive can best be implemented in the UK, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) issued its key demands for a workable implementation of the regulations.
The directive would give temporary workers the same benefits as permanent staff after 12 weeks.
The demands include:
Redundancies are eroding the morale of Britain’s workers, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
The survey shows that four out of five workers recommend that senior managers could restore trust by foster ‘more honest’ communications as well as affording workers a bigger say on workplace issues.
Rec-to-rec consultancy Oliver George Consulting has opened for business.
Set up by Paul Sherlock and Max Peters formerly of PTP Consulting , the pair have 15 years’ combined experience in recruitment and will operate from their Bristol base.