Australian recruitment and human capital web news service ShortList reports that GE Capital is close to finalising outsourced recruitment arrangements with Alexander Mann Solutions and Hays.
The news service says that Hays will cover temporary placements while AMS will take on permanent placements in the dual supplier model.
Bristol-based interim and permanent executive recruiter Timothy James Consulting is planning to open two new offices: one in the Thames Valley in October and another in Manchester by the end of year.
The company, which won a place on the NHS PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) commercial framework in June, has also taken on 11 consultants.
Recruitment giant Randstad’s revenue decline has stabilised, according to its second quarter results.
Revenue for the period was £2.9bn, while gross profit reached £598.1m, with gross margin coming down from 21% to 20%.
Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle’s trading has been in line with the group’s expectations, according to a trading update ahead of interim results on 24 September.
The Met office’s revised assessment to a wet British summer has come too late to affect the UK’s hospitality sector adversely, according to recruiters.
Jacqui Sterry, managing director at Mise en Place, told Recruiter: “It is so late in the day. People will stick to their original plans. They will stick to whatever they have booked.”
Delays in the sale of Gatwick Airport is a mixed blessing which would put the brakes on recruitment but force BAA to reevaluate its succession planning, according to recruiters.
Last week, BAA, which has been told by the Competiton Commission that it must sell three of its seven UK airports, said they did not need to sell London Gatwick.
Healthcare recruiter Allied Healthcare International has recorded ‘good growth’ in its financial results for its third quarter to June.
Revenues were $63.1m (£37.5m), while gross profit was $19.2m.
Sandy Young, chief executive of Allied Healthcare, says: “We continue to see good growth in our homecare business, which now represents almost 84% of our business.
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On-demand performance and talent management solutions provider SuccessFactors has appointed Peter Prestele as vice president of EMEA enterprise
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New apprenticeships should focus on the basic core hospitality skills, according to recruiters.
Last week, the Prince’s Trust annouced a range of new training schemes for school leavers.?