HR staffing firm Proactive HR has recruited Adam Liddle as a senior consultant for their new office in Warrington. Liddle joins David Howe who recently relocated to Warrington to lead this new division.
Actuarial recruitment specialist GAAP has appointed Jane Weiss to its non-life team.
The Security Watchdog Advisory Bureau, the consultancy and risk assessment arm of the pre-employment screening firm The Security Watchdog, has launched a new training and awareness DVD called Immigration Watch.
The division manager of social care recruiter People Unlimited has refuted claims by the government that it is on track to cut red tape by 25% by 2010, saving businesses £3.4bn a year.
The chief executive of recruitment giant Adecco has said he expects sales to decline in 2009.
Dieter Schieff told Switzerland’s Handelszeitung newspaper that the firm was bracing itself for two “very challenging” years.
Schieff also ruled out any large acquisitions, though smaller purchases were possible.
Employers still see the benefits of graduate talent, despite a reduction in graduate recruitment, according to the chief executive of the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).
Over a third of new IT job vacancies are being created in investment banks, according to new research.
The research, from IT recruiter ReThink Recruitment, shows that 36% of new IT job vacancies in the financial services sector are for positions in investment banks.
Finance and insurance recruiter Darwin Rhodes has won a contract to support recruitment staff at Aon’s new Centre of Excellence in Dublin, Ireland.
The Centre is to recruit 100 senior specialist insurance roles driven through Darwin Rhodes’ new Dublin office.
Leonard hopes to utilise experience and contacts built up over the last 10 years, including six spent as a director in rec-to-rec recruiter JPP.
“Initially I plan to keep it fairly small and see where the market takes me. It’s interesting times and I hope I can grow this year.”
John Rose has been appointed as chief executive of multi-sector recruiter FiveTen Group, moving from his position as chief executive of Kellan Group.
FiveTen Chairman, Richard Mead, says:
“Having conducted a meticulous global search, we are delighted to have landed John Rose.
The Monster Employment Index UK slumped at a record rate in January.
The Index recorded a decrease of 30 points in January, while year-on-year, the Index fell by 49 points, or 31%, the steepest slump on record.
Demand in the HR sector fell for the seventh consecutive month, whereas the healthcare and social work sector recorded a large upturn in demand after a month of decline.