Provider of workforce optimisation solutions Manpower Software has announced an increase in NHS Trust customers in its third quarter ended 28 February 2009.
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Michael Page International has announced a 5% drop in profits before tax for 2008.
Profits before tax were £140m for the year ended 31 December 2008 compared to £147m in 2007. Revenue rose 17% to a record £972m (2007: £831m).
UK manufacturing output dipped 2.9% in January, according to the latest data from the Office of National Statistics.
David Kern, chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC), says:
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Profits before tax fell to £1.3m for the year ending 31 December 2008 compared to £6m in 2007.
Revenue increased by 41% to £207.7m (2007: £147.8m).
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The increase in alcohol tax will not deter Britons from going to their local, according to hospitality recruiters.
The Chancellor increased alcohol taxes by 2% from midnight yesterday , putting the price of the average pint up 1p, but Gary King, director at hospitality recruiter Collins King Associates, says he did not think the move would affect the great British pub.
Yesterday’s Budget confirmed government plans to deliver a universal service in broadband at 2 megabits per second by 2012.
The service levels of London’s hospitality sector candidates pale in comparison with North American hospitality workers, according to recruiters.
TripAdvisor, a US travel website, has rated London’s restaurants among the worst in Europe.
ATA Recruitment and Ganymede Solutions have announced increased profits for the period ending 31 December 2008.
The staffing firms, part of recruitment, training and events firm the RTC Group, achieved operating profits of £1.05m, (2007: £849,000), with net fee income of £7.2m.
Recruiters’ encouragement to their staff to use social and professional networking sites for work purposes could pose legal risks. At a recent Blake Lapthorn and APSCo seminar with Selwyn Bloch QC, recruiters were advised of practical steps that an employer could take to minimise potential risks.