As business gets to grip with the recession, companies are deploying different tactics to have the best and brightest in their organisation, according to a new report. DeeDee Doke looks into how the new people agenda will affect the workforces of the future
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Hiring activity in the City in February was significantly down on February 2008, according to Morgan McKinley’s latest London Employment Monitor.
According to the company, there were 62% fewer new vacancies in February than in the same month last year. This was despite a 9% rise in the number of new vacancies in February 2009 compared with January 2009.
Technical recruiter Advanced Resource Managers has launched a range of new divisions to expand its technical coverage.
Mike Gawthorne, managing director, Advanced Resource Managers, told Recruiter: “The environmental sector is a burgeoning industry and we now have the resource to tap into it.”
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International technical recruiter Harvey Nash has announced the resignation of deputy chairman David Higgins.
E-Solo is a new software product that helps contract workers and sub-contractors ensure they are compliant with tax and legal requirements.
Recruiter’s 3rd Annual Forum on 23 April will spotlight recruiters who are making a difference building strong partnerships with their clients, creating sector agendas and setting the pace in the recruitment industry.
US engineering company Bechtel has won the main contract to manage the construction on the Crossrail project.
The new rail development will cross South-East England, involving £16bn in construction work and creating up to 14,000 jobs.
Tom Nixon, operations manager at engineering staffing specialist EPCglobal, which is an approved supplier to Bechtel, told Recruiter:
Public sector recruiter Morgan Hunt has announced a number of senior appointments.
Terry Benson and Richard Corfield join the group’s board as non-executive directors.
Benson was chief executive of Michael Page from 1990 to 2006, growing its market capitalisation of £50m to over £500m to become the second largest recruitment business in the UK.