US Expand staff struggle with flexible culture

Cultural differences between the US and the UK are a major factor in US-based staff being slower to take up the offer of unlimited holidays than their UK counterparts, according to Samantha Maxwell-Reed, group chief executive at search firm Expand.

Staffing companies operating in Germany can get round new regulations

Staffing companies operating in Germany will be able to mitigate the effects of new regulations going through the German legislature, according to a lawyer specialising in the German staffing market.

Honey G’s former boss now thinks she can win

The “rhino hide” all successful recruiters need to develop is holding rapping recruiter Honey G in good stead as she suffers boos and criticism on social media in this year’s TV reality show The X Factor, according to the recruiter responsible for giving the rapper her first job in recruitment a decade ago.

VimpelCom appoints Hedberg group CPO

Global telecommunications and digital services provider VimpelCom has appointed Jeffrey Hedberg as group chief people officer.

Recruiters warned against tax avoidance models following rise in such schemes

The Guardian claims there has been a spike since last April in the number of firms marketing tax schemes that exploit VAT rules originally designed to benefit very small businesses.

Televerde to create 170 jobs in Glasgow

US-based Televerde is to create 170 jobs at its first European headquarters in Glasgow.

Harrier Human Capital gets onboard with KinCare

Recruitment, strategic HR consulting and managed solutions provider Harrier Human Capital has been engaged by Australian in-home health and wellbeing provider KinCare to deliver a new enterprise recruitment process outsourced solution (RPO).