Ashley Kate HR appoints Brown head of ops

Ashley Kate HR has appointed Karen Brown as head of operations.

LafargeHolcim appoints Luscombe for HR role

Global building materials supplier LafargeHolcim has appointed Caroline Luscombe as head of organisation and human resources.

Landing page or career page?

Attract the best candidates with a concise, focused online page

Shine bright like a diamond

Social entrepreneur Stephen Carrick-Davies is a man who wears many hats. These include working within the non-profit sector as a freelance consultant and trainer, helping to run a successful community café – Hill Station – in South-East London, as well as being interim chief executive of the Inclusion Trust, a trust that focuses on young people who have been excluded – ‘pushed out’ – of mainstream education.

Make hay while the sun shines

Economic growth is cyclical and, while good agencies will grow no matter how the wider economy is performing, there can be no doubt that growth is easier and less risky in a buoyant economy.

Consequences – you owe it to your staff

At a recent RDLC (Recruitment Directors Lunch Club) event, 30 founders and owners of SME recruitment businesses considered how the staffing sector appears to have gone a little soft on consequences.

Lawrence Harvey: Creating an indelible culture

Offering equity and meaningful career paths has helped Lawrence Harvey Group develop such staff commitment that one consultant even tattooed ‘LHTID’ on her hip.