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Randstad Holding has agreed to acquire the German staffing company Team BS for e71m (£50m). Team BS operates from 36 locations, and primarily serves the pharmaceutical, chemical, consumer goods and automotive industries.A new EU blue card, designed to attract skilled workers from outside Europe, will be no help to UK recruiters as Britain is highly likely to opt out of the scheme.
Anyone who talks about people as commodities should "roast in hell", American management guru Tom Peters told an audience of recruiters in London on 30 October.
Speaking at a roundtable event hosted by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Peters savaged the use of procurement officers as recruiters. "It's not a procurement job," he said.
Speaking at a roundtable event hosted by the Royal Bank of Scotland, Peters savaged the use of procurement officers as recruiters. "It's not a procurement job," he said.
The UK recruitment industry grew by 22.4% during 2006, with total sales reaching £32bn, Sue Dodd, director of Agile Intelligence, told the Recruiter Wealth Forum.
Dodd said the figure was based on government statistics as part of its survey of distribution services.
Dodd said the figure was based on government statistics as part of its survey of distribution services.
Hudson hooks up with Big Fish
Hudson Walker International has merged with Big Fish Executive Search to create a broader based service covering fashion and lifestyle recruitment.
Vedior's stake in German GULP
Recruiter Vedior has signed an agreement to acquire 70% of GULP Information Services and GULP Consulting Services in Germany. The company, based in Munich, runs a temporary recruitment agency and a database of skilled freelancers.
Recruiters who emigrate overseas prefer to do so with their current employer, according to research carried out by an Australian recruitment agency.
A better quality of life, a partner emigrating and work-life balance were the top three reasons given by 100 recruitment managers and consultants surveyed by the Turnaround Group.
Around 80% of those polled said that they looked to move
A better quality of life, a partner emigrating and work-life balance were the top three reasons given by 100 recruitment managers and consultants surveyed by the Turnaround Group.
Around 80% of those polled said that they looked to move
Hudson has responded to increasing demand for professional services talent management solutions in Dubai and will open an office there in April.
The global recruitment and talent management consultancy will be based within the Free Zone of Dubai International Finance Centre, and Hudson Dubai will cover Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.
Andy Rogerson, chief executive of Hudso
The global recruitment and talent management consultancy will be based within the Free Zone of Dubai International Finance Centre, and Hudson Dubai will cover Abu Dhabi, Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Kuwait.
Andy Rogerson, chief executive of Hudso
UK businesses still have far to go to adequately prepare for the upcoming "demographic crunch", according to the findings of a newly-released survey by the Adecco Institute.The UK Demographic Fitness Survey found that UK firms were actually less prepared now than they were a year ago to deal with the dual-headed punc