Professional services firm PricewaterhouseCoopers has taken on 125 graduates as part of a 1,000 strong recruitment drive for the firm nationwide this year.
Almost half (43%) of the intake will join the firm’s financial services practices including banking and capital markets, insurance and investment management.
Recruitment software provider i-Business Resources (i-BR) has entered into a strategic partnership with telecommunications firm Voxalis.
Under the agreement, for a monthly rental charge, hosted VoiP gives free UK landline telephone calls giving clients cost savings on monthly outgoings.
Serial entrepreneur Ray Nolan has launched an online recruitment site in Ireland which he believes will change the way employers hire and candidates get hired.
Twelve recruitment agencies went into administration or administrative receivership in April, compared to nine in March and eight in February.
In related news, two directors of a recruitment company that has gone into liquidation, Advent Recruitment, have been disqualified from holding company directorships.
Interim management company Russam GMS has been appointed by the Department of Health (DH) and the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (NHS PASA) as one of the suppliers on the commercial resources framework.
The framework began on 1 June and will continue thorough to 30 April 2012, with an option to extend for a further two periods of 12 months.
Multi-sector recruiter Anne Corder Recruitment (ACR) is set to source 18 customer service consultants for AB Agri’s pig and poultry division.
International recruiter Harvey Nash has announced ‘excellent’ financial results in its first Interim Management Statement for the financial year ending 31 January 2010.
For the year ended 31 January 2009, turnover grew by 32%, gross profit was up 18% and profit before tax jumped by 25%.
Revenues were up 3% compared to the previous year.
HR services provider Ceridian has appointed Jennifer Stacey to chief people officer.
Stacey will report directly to UK managing director Doug Sawers as part of the senior leadership team, and will be responsible for continuing to develop Ceridian’s people initiatives and expand the company’s client base.
Jo Hand Recruitment is beating the recession by winning six contracts worth an estimated £10m to fill jobs over the next two to six years.
The contracts are with Darlington and Stockton borough councils and the others with major companies, which were not identified, in the Tees Valley. The wins came within the last two months.
The Monster Employment Index edged up one percentage point in June, recovering slightly from a 2% drop in May. However, overall the index was 38% down on the same month a year ago.