The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has welcomed news that the government is due to implement major reform to the public procurement system.
The system is the one through which UK firms do business with the government, although the FPB says the government must ensure it conducts business on the right terms.
City IT recruiter Cititec has appointed Jason Rumney as a senior recruitment consultant working on the development desk.
Rumney will specialise in recruiting for software and web development roles.
Rumney joins from recruitment consultancy IT talent, having started his career at SAP.
Engineering, energy and healthcare recruiter Nuparc has moved its 350,000-strong candidate database to Eploy.
Darren Day, director of recruitment services for Nuparc, said the firm had been previously operating on the EZ Access system and that web connectivity was a major factor in the decision to make the switch.
A study from jobsite CareerBuilder shows that most employers typically decide if you have a chance for the position within the first few minutes of your interview.
CareerBuilder has compiled the most memorable interview mistakes for a variety of European employers.
Failure to sit down properly came in at number five. See the top 10 below:
Outsource specialist Sherwood Recruitment opened an office in Leeds.
The firm has also appointed Joanne Quinn as business development director and David Rigby as recruitment manager in the Leeds branch.
The company also has offices in Sheffield and London.
Recruitment payroll solutions provider ePayMe is opening new offices in Leeds and Edinburgh.
The firm is also launching its own mobile app.
Job board reed.co.uk has launched a new ’£50k+’ channel to match jobseekers to highly paid roles.
The new section contains more than 8,500 permanent, contract and interim roles across 36 industry sectors, all paying a minimum of £50,000 a year.
All jobs advertised on reed.co.uk with an annual salary of £50,000 or more will now be automatically listed within the new £50k+ area.
It’s business as usual at Red Commerce following its management-backed buyout, according to chief executive Richard Vercesi.
Last week, Red Commerce finalised the buyout, from previous owners Inflexion, supported by private equity firm Dunedin for £44m.
Vercesi says this is a secondary management buyout and still under private equity backing.
Employment markets around the world appear to be stablising, according to the latest global snapshot survey from Antal International.
The survey shows global hiring levels rose slightly, with 52% of respondents recruiting at professional and managerial level in comparison to 50% in February. The same number (52%) of organisations intend to hire in the coming quarter.
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