Multi-sector recruiter Hexagon Human Capital has received an indicative conditional proposal from a third party interested in making an offer for the company.
Discussions are in the early stages and there can be no guarantee that an offer will be made, according to a statement.
A spokesman for the supermarket giant told Recruiter it will use recruitment agencies to staff its new store in Newport, Wales.
“There will be around 450 jobs created when the store opens. The roles available to our colleagues will be varied, but they all receive job specific training,” he said.
Rec-to-rec recruiters are experiencing an increase in demand for multi-lingual consultants as UK-based agencies target international business.
Vic Chuntz, chief executive at rec-to-rec consultancy Aston Taylor, told Recruiter diversification had caused the demand.
Resource Group has won a place on Airbus’ supplier management programme, expanding the type of roles it places into the company.
“We can now supply all skills, both white and blue collar, across all Airbus programmes,” Hannah Ford, communications executive at Resource Group told Recruiter.
In response to your article ‘Employers told to enlist Gen Y in fighting downturn’ (recruiter.co.uk): Oh please — Generation Y? Those that have never worked through a recession, never experienced a downturn, been cossetted by helicopter parents? And who want to look at what their employers can offer them rather than the other way round?
International executive search firm Boyden has been selected as a premier provider of search services for Chile’s System for High Level Director Civil Service, which reports to President Michelle Bachelet.
Scottish construction recruiter Contract Scotland is running five-day site safety management courses to help temporary workers find jobs.
Colin Woodward, managing director of Contract Scotland, told Recruiter the vacancies requiring the qualification had jumped from 10% in 2004 to 60% in 2009.
reed.co.uk has agreed a number of contracts with key clients within the public and voluntary sectors.
The new contracts cover a range of government and non-profit bodies, including the Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust, Cheshire Constabulary, Mencap and the British Heart Foundation.
The recession has caused recruiters to be flexible on fees rather than enter into an all-out price war.
The proposed cut in aviation tax will have a minimal impact on jobs in the travel sector, according to travel recruiters.
The European Low Fares Airline Association (ELFAA) has written to the Chancellor Alistair Darling, appealing for “decisive action” on cutting aviation tax.