IT recruiter Redrock Consulting has seen a 30% increase in fee income for the first half of the year.
The firm reports that gross fee income for six months from January to June 2010 was £1.430m, up from £1.010m in the six months from July to December 2009.
Executive search firm Horton International has appointed Liam McDowell as a consultant.
McDowell entered the executive search sector in 2006 with PSD Group where he progressed to become senior consultant and sector head for defence, aerospace & security.
Accounting firm Deloitte plans to hire 250,000 staff during the next five years as it seeks to benefit from rising global demand for regulatory scrutiny and risk management.
The company will hire about 40,000 people globally this year, chief executive Jim Quigley said, 2,600 of whom will be employed in Britain.
With more than 150 delegates from both in-house and agency recruiters already signed up, time is running out to attend Recruiter’s Smart Resourcing conference next Wednesday, 22 September.
The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has warned ministers that a lack of clarity around the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) risks undermining the UK’s freelance workforce, potentially harming the UK’s recovery from the recession.
Half of business are worried about the security of Web 2.0 applications such as social media, micro blogging, collaborative platforms, web mail, and content sharing tools, according to data from security technology company McAfee.
The data also shows that 60% are concerned about loss of reputation as a result of Web 2.0 misuse.
In response to Chris Ball’s letter (Recruiter, 15 September, ’Abolition of DRA will raise concerns but can be addressed’), I agree that older workers do not do the same as young ones, but has the writer not heard of succession?
Most senior management lack essential leadership qualities and require training to bring them up to speed, according to new research from the Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM).
The research shows that 94% of respondents believe their senior management lack essential leadership qualities and require development in these areas.
An employment tribunal involving Pertemps chairman Tim Watts and a former director of the company’s subsidiary, Network Brand Partnership, has been adjourned until later this month.
Debbie Smith, who was appointed to the £90,000-a-year role in September 2008, claims she was forced out of the company after filing a grievance against Watts.
BBC Vision productions talent executive Daniell Morrisey has been appointed talent & engagement manager for BBC London 2012.