After what chairman Peter Sullivan describes as “the most challenging year” in its history, Healthcare Locums (HCL) has announced a loss from continuing operations before tax of £12.9m. This was down from £63.6m in 2010. 
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General staffing roles saw a 6% month-on-month boost in job numbers in February, says a new report from recruiter Adecco, which also shows a slight decline in the overall volume of advertised vacancies in February.
US cloud-based talent management software firm Cornerstone OnDemand has released its Recruiting Cloud product.
Digital media and creative recruiter Nakama has opened a new office in Singapore to be led by Hilda Ng.
Financial services recruiter McGregor Boyall has opened a Dubai office in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC), to be led by new hire Richard Lett.
There were roughly 3,180 new City jobs in March 2012, an 11% drop from the 3,585 the previous month, according to City recruiter Astbury Marsden.
Mandy Hind and Rebecca Barratt have been appointed resourcing manager and account manager respectively at max20, specialist recruiter of IT staff to the NHS in England and Wales.
Home Group, a provider of social housing and employer of apprentices, says it is “100% behind the government” on increasing the minimum length of apprenticeships to 12 months.
Research from HR consulting firm Bersin & Associates shows that organisations that excel at social networking and informal learning “significantly outperform” their less sophisticated peers in global talent development.
Four new members join APSCo’s (Association of Professional Staffing Companies) executive committee, following recent elections.