Scotland saw the sharpest rise in demand for permanent staff in two and a half years in April as the recovery in Scotland’s labour market continued, according to the latest Bank of Scotland ‘Report on Jobs’.
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Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has appointed Pamela Bruce as operations director.
Bruce has been with Nurse Plus since 2005, as branch manager.
CV database firm CV-Library has agreed a national account with recruitment giant Adecco.
CV-Library will provide access to its CV database and drive jobseekers to its 64,000 vacancies.
Discussions are ongoing over the possibility of senior management of OPD Group firms PSD and Hoggett Bowers acquiring a significant holding in the businesses, according to an interim management statement from the multi-sector recruiter.
Distance learning provider ICS and outplacement provider Fairplace have launched a redundancy toolkit.
The tool kit offers personal coaching and specialist careers advice for people hoping to re-launch their careers.
The coalition government’s commitment to a review of IR35 is a ‘triumph for common sense over political dogma’, according to the PCG, the professional association supporting freelancers, contractors and consultants.
Despite the pick-up in the market, there is a talent shortage of good recruiters, according to David Lawrence, managing director and founder of Vine Resources.
Vienna is the top city for the best quality of living, according to the Mercer 2010 Quality of Living Survey.
Zurich and Geneva follow in second and third position, respectively, while Vancouver and Auckland are joint fourth in the rankings.
The index has been revised this year and now covers 221 cities, compared to 215 last year.
More than two thirds of executive search firms (67%) expect to see revenues grow in the second half of the year, according to research by the Association of Executive Search Consultants.
Multi-sector recruiter Red Berry has appointed Charlotte West as commercial consultant.
The firm has also appointed Luana Bordon as an apprentice. Bordon is studying for an NVQ level 2 in business administration.