The cut in VAT has proved to be an administrative nightmare that has failed to have the desired effect of boosting the sector, claim recruiters.
A recent survey from accountancy firm PricewaterhouseCoopers found that 88% of consumers said that the VAT cut had had no impact on their spending.
Jobs board s1jobs has launched a new advertising campaign featuring the talents of Scottish cyclist Danny MacAskill.
The adverts, filmed in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow, and entitled ‘Love your job’, appear on TV and shows MacAskill performing stunts on his journey to work as well as a specially extended video on YouTube yesterday.
Multi-sector recruiter Concept Staffing has secured a major contract with the Cornwall-based manufacturer Fitzgerald Lighting.
The initial four-month contract will see Concept staff the firm with assemblers and production operatives.
Media buyers and affiliate marketers could be in increasing demand due to a change in product placement rules.
Last week it was announced that commercial broadcasters will be allowed to show sponsored products on television shows for the first time.
Stewart: lot of opportunity to grow
Business analytics software and services provider SAS has chosen talent management specialist, Ochre House, to manage recruitment for its permanent roles in the UK for a sixth year in a row.
Global human capital management consultancy Penna expects profits for the first half of its financial year to be ‘significantly ahead’ of the same period last year.
Barry Hinckley
Neil Wilson’s article on industry trends in Recruiter, 2 September, was excellent. In my humble opinion the industry has needed to change for far too long, though I’m not entirely convinced that we need more research to tell us this.
