Marchant made director at Page Executive

PageGroup has appointed Antony Marchant to the position of director with responsibility within the marketing and communications teams at its executive recruitment brand Page Executive.

International staffing companies fail to reveal UK corporation tax paid

Following recent controversy surrounding the tax affairs of international companies operating in the UK, three international staffing companies with substantial operations in this country have refused to disclose details of corporation tax paid in the UK.

France: Randstad restructures, redundancies result

Recruitment group Randstad has begun formal discussions around restructuring plans for its French operations, with a maximum of 163 voluntary redundancies in management roles as a result of the restructuring.

Recruiters hit back as pressure builds on expenses schemes

As critics of expenses schemes prepare for an Early Day Motion in parliament in an attempt to have measures to outlaw them included in chancellor George Osborne’s Autumn Statement on Wednesday, recruiters and others working in the recruitment sector have defended the use of such schemes.

Eames takes two in London

Professional recruiter Eames Consulting Group has taken on two senior consultants, both relocating from Australia, in its London offices.

FINANCIALS: SThree on course, Harvey Nash ahead of expectations

Recruitment group SThree has announced full-year profits should meet expectations, while Harvey Nash had announced it is trading ahead of management expectations.

Contracts/Deals: Worcester hospital to use HCL Clarity

The Worcestershire Royal Hospital Trust is set to implement workforce management platform HCL Clarity from healthcare recruitment agency Healthcare Locums (HCL) for use across its facilities this month.