Hospitality recruiters may face even greater problems finding suitable chefs when government plans to tighten up the working visa system come to fruition next year.
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Corporate Services Group's share price fell 25% from 6.9p to 5.12p on the day it released a trading update which reported a performance broadly in line with its expectations for the first seven months of the year. However, the statement also revealed it has commissioned a review by forensic accountants into incorrect accounting (see News, p5). The share price continued falling to 5.02p.
I read with interest the article (Recruiter, 8 August) on the interaction between private equity and the recruitment sector: 'Is buy-out bonanza set for blow out?'. There is no doubt that the spotlight on the private equity industry will continue.
Tougher enforcement powers which are set to have an impact on agencies have been announced as the government cracks down on rogue recruiters.The measures were unveiled last week at the TUC conference in Brighton, where agencies were under the spotlight.
The most immediate plan is for the numb
Clearstone Training and Recruitment, the LGV specialist, has been acquired by private equity firm RCapital in an undisclosed deal.Clearstone chief executive Paul Jacobs, who joined the company in October 2006 from Office Angels, told Recruiter that he is "still engaged with the company" and
The social networking application market has experienced 120% growth this year and will be worth $428.3m by 2009, predicts analyst IDC in its Social Networking Application Market Overview and Forecast.
Referral and reward company Jobtonic was among the first to develop an application for Facebook, enabling it to embed its vacan- cies into the networking site.
Nick Goldstein, sales an
Referral and reward company Jobtonic was among the first to develop an application for Facebook, enabling it to embed its vacan- cies into the networking site.
Nick Goldstein, sales an
Property specialist Prime People saw its share price rise 17p to 119p on the day it announced a positive close period reading update. The shares remained at this level. Network Group saw its share price soar from 42.5p to 45p in the day after it announced positive first half results, but later fell back to 44.5p.
The need for recruiters to get the engagement of their staff was one of the recurring themes of the Forum.Charlotte Butterfield, senior manager at Badenoch & Clark, said it was vital staff "lived the values" of the company which, were "excellence, teamwork, and innovation".
Tony Roy is the new UK managing director for careerbuilder.co.uk.Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, Roy, an eight- year veteran of careerbuilder.com, said his goal is to offer "best in class customer service".
"I'm here to take careerbuilder.co.uk to the next level.
Leading recruiters from the West Midlands attended Recruiter's regional forum in Birmingham at the end of November to discuss the latest trends and issues affecting the industry.Among the topics discussed were the resurgence of manufacturing in the region and its beneficial spin-offs, the need for r