The number of rec-to-rec assignments undertaken on a retained basis has increased dramatically as headhunting becomes crucial to identifying talent.
Catherine McMillan, director of rec-to-rec recruiter McMillan Bates Consultancy, told Recruiter the number of retained assignments has doubled:
Remploy, provider of employment services for people with disabilities and health conditions has appointed Sue Butcher as HR director.
Butcher, previously interim HR director since August, has held numerous senior employee relations, HR and reward positions with Alliance Boots, pharmacy-led health and beauty group.
Multi-sector recruiter Reed has launched a campaign focusing on keeping as many people as possible in work.
Older workers are finding it harder to find work, claim the Employers Forum on Age (EFA).
Following its creation in January, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has elected its first executive committee.
The enforced sale of BAA’s airports could boost travel jobs, according to travel recruiters.
Last week, the Competition Commission told BAA that it must sell Gatwick, Stansted and either Glasgow or Edinburgh within the next two years.
James Caan, chairman of Hamilton Bradshaw Private Equity, has launched its new initiative to help recruitment SMEs.
HB RIDA is a joint venture between Hamilton Bradshaw and the Recruitment Industry Development Agency (RIDA) and, with a development capital pot of £2m, offers owner-managed recruitment firms support in building their business.
New York-based Dowd Associates Executive Search has successfully completed a senior level treasury search for international corporate treasury consultancy PMC Treasury. Manuel Rivero, former vice-president finance and treasury for Revlon, has been recruited as a senior treasury consultant.
Multi-sector recruiter Reed is planning to expand its presence in the UAE after success in the emirate of Qatar.
Maria Brown, associate director of the Middle East at Reed Specialist Recruitment, told Recruiter the company’s Qatar office had grown from a single person operation to 15 people in two years.
In a trading statement at Healthcare Locum’s AGM today, Alan Walker, chairman of HCL, announced the following figures for 2008.
- Revenue up 23% to £166.4m.
- A 44% rise in adjusted operating profit to £21.2m.
- A 45% growth rate in gross margin in the second half of 2008 compared to the second half of 2007.