Multi-sector recruiter Antal Russia has released the first of an internet viral series devoted to office life called ‘Monday ends on Friday’.
Available to view on the company’s website, www.antalrussia.com, it points out the serious message that even in a downturn you should not try to keep your current job if it does not satisfy you, as you risk missing out on career opportunities.
Outsourced recruitment solutions provider CPH Consulting has entered into an Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) contract with manufacturing and engineering industry body EEF, to recruit staff across all of their UK offices
Recruitment giant Randstad will cut 489 jobs and close 85 branches in France, to save more than €25m annually, the company announced today.
The branch closures, which were attributed to difficult market conditions, are in addition to the planned 72 branch closures planned under the merger of Randstad France and VediorBis, as announced by the company in November 2008.
There has been a ceasefire rather than an end to the war for talent, according to HR recruiters.
David Abbott, director at HR Talent Pool, told Recruiter that there had been a ceasefire but the underlying war rages on.
War for talent: the sun hasn’t gone down on the conflict
The latest report into the UK recruitment agency market from industry analysts Plimsoll rates 155 of the UK’s leading 1,000 recruitment firms as being in financial danger.
The report shows:
Contractors remain confident and optimistic about the future despite the economic gloom, according to a new survey.
The survey by accountancy based service solutions provider JSA found:
• Almost half (40%) of freelance contractors expect to earn more this year than in 2008
An application for a GLA licence has been refused as the gangmaster concerned was underprepared and had given no thought as to how to run her business.
The French Competition Council (FCC) has found that recruiter Vediorbis has been involved in anti-competitive practices but decided that parent firm Groupe Vedior France was not liable.
A statement released today (2 Feb) by Randstad, the new parent firm of the Vedior companies, revealed that the FCC has imposed a fine of €18.2m (£16.3m) on Vediorbis.
Activity in the construction sector hit a three-month high in January.
The latest seasonally adjusted CIPS/Markit UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index increased from 29.3 index points in December, to 34.5 in January. However, the survey still warned the figure pointed to a “substantial” monthly contraction.