Only 11% of UK companies regularly weed out so-called ‘dead weight’, or staff with continually low engagement, say senior executives.
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Actuarial professionals working on Solvency II projects have broken through the £1,000 per day barrier as insurers rush to meet the 31 December 2012 compliance deadline, according to business and technology recruiter ReThink Recruitment.
Technology recruiter Red Commerce has been sold by Inflexion Private Equity to Dunedin Capital Partners in a secondary buy-out.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Red Commerce chief executive Richard Vercesi headed the £44m (€49m) management buy-out and said that the recruitment company is now planning to grow across BRIC [Brazil, Russia, India and China] countries.
There are clear indications that permanent IT vacancies are being converted into contract roles, according to Sid Barnes, executive director, Computer People.
The findings have emerged from the IT recruiter’s June ‘Monitor’ of the sector.
Multi-posting and applicant tracking provider LogicMelon has launched hosted CV database platform MyCVDatabase.
Global career site Monster Worldwide has seen revenues rise, according to financial results for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 2011.
The group’s results reveal bookings of $262m (£159.5m), up 26% year-on-year with revenue of $270m, an increase of 25% year-on-year.
The Employers Forums on Age and Belief (EFA and EFB) is to relaunch as the Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion (enei) this October.
Formed out of two existing and well-respected Forums, the enei will run as a charity and cover all nine protected characteristics in The Equality Act 2010 and will aim to lead the workplace and inclusion agenda.
Hotel chain Travelodge is to create around 500 jobs through a National Park expansion.
The £135m programme for 37 hotels is in response to high customer demand for hotels near to the UK’s top rural locations.
Martin: start at the beginning
Mobile consumers’ expectations are not being met, according to a survey published by technology performance company Compuware Corporation.
Leading accountancy and finance recruiter RK Accountancy has today appointed ex-Badenoch & Clark managing director, Lynne Hardman.