The Department of Work and Pensions has awarded management consultancy firm Accenture a seven-year contract for the customer-facing section of its working-age benefits system Universal Credit.
Accenture will in turn partner with IT firm Atos, who is Accenture’s main sub-contractor on the initiative.
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As reported by recruiter.co.uk yesterday, and on Wednesday as unemployment figures showed a 17-year high in the numbers of jobless, key vacancies go unfilled in technical sectors.
Scottish recruitment firm McAdam King is struggling to meet demand for positions such as reservoir engineers, geologists, project managers and mechanical design specialists.
Jark recruitment group has appointed Brook Watson as managing director of the company’s industrial division and will also sit on the board.
Previously, Watson worked at Meridian Business Support, and has over 15 years’ recruitment experience.
Three Scottish energy and utilities firms will create 100 jobs between them, with a report from Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets suggesting the sector could create thousands of jobs in the sector over the next few years.
A ‘connected health’ sector could create up to 400 new jobs for Northern Ireland, following a link-up between the Northern Ireland Executive’s enterprise and health departments, reports the Belfast Telegraph.
HR business solutions provider Kenexa has launched a next-generation online strengths assessment tool from Marcus Buckingham, author and business consultant best known for promoting strengths as an assessment measure.
International rec-to-rec firm McCall has opened an office in Sydney, Australia.
