Multi-sector recruiter Options Employment Group has selected Safe Outsourcing to run its back office.
The deal ensures that all payroll and accounting staff and back office IT infrastructure and systems of Options Employment Group has transferred to Safe Outsourcing .
The government has commited to providing a job or a training place with extra money on top of benefits for those in training for all under-25s from January in the Budget.
However, The Age and Employment Network’s (TAEN) chief executive, Chris Ball, accused the Chancellor of neglecting mid-life and older workers who fear for their jobs.
Hiring activity rose for a third consecutive month in March, according to a survey by financial recruiter Morgan McKinley.
The survey shows that the number of new job vacancies within London’s financial services sector increased by 10% compared with the previous month.
The public sector is becoming increasingly attractive to candidates around the world, according to specialist professional recruiter Robert Walters.
The impact of increased footfall on the high street does not necessarily represent good news for retail recruiters.
Latest figures from the the British Retail Consortium show that retail sales values rose 4.6% on a like-for-like basis and 6.3% on a total basis in April.
International executive search recruiter Korn Ferry has held talks with City headhunter Whitehead Mann over purchasing a majority stake in the company.
Peter Sticker has been appointed chief human resources officer at LG Electronics in Seoul, South Korea.
Stickler, who was with the Ford Motor Company for 27 years, will be charged with attracting the best international talent to the Korean consumer electronics and appliances company.
The rate of decline in recruitment is slowing, according to the latest REC/KPMG Report on Jobs.
Permanent and temporary appointments continued to decline, but the rate of decline eased to its weakest levels in 10 and eight months respectively.
Helen MacCarthy
The number of recruiters who were withdrawn from NHS PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) agency frameworks following PASA audits rose to 11 in 2008-2009 compared to 8 in the previous year.
