International IT recruiter Darwin Recruitment has chosen ITRIS as their specialist recruitment software provider.
Darwin director Daniel Mulholland says: “ITRIS was selected because it is a product that has been inspired by recruiters who understand the job. This provides Darwin with increased client and candidate satisfaction from a more efficient and targeted service.”
Multi-sector professional recruiter Twenty Recruitment Group has reported a “strong performance” in its results for H1 2010.
Potential new entrants to the recruitment sector have been urged to take advantage of a ‘holiday’ in paying staff National Insurance Contributions (NICs) by Liz Longman, UK director of independent recruiters’ network The Employment Agencies Movement (TEAM).
The Financial Times is upping the stakes in the race for print recruitment advertising in the executive arena with the relaunch of its Executive Appointments section.
Diversification has helped Empresaria Group deliver a ‘strong’ performance for the six months ended 30 June 2010.
The group’s interim results reveal:
· revenue increased 20% to £108.2m (June 2009: £89.9m)
· permanent revenue increased 54% and temporary staffing revenues increased 19%
Insurance giant Aviva is working with headhunters to find a new chairman, according to an article in The Times today.
The firm is reported to have hired MWM Consulting and JCA Group to draw up a list of potential replacements for its current head Lord Sharman. Neither company was available to comment at the time of writing.
JobServe made a pre-tax loss of £5.8m in the year ended 30 September 2009, compared with a profit of £2.2m in 2008.
Healthcare recruiter Pinnacle Staffing Group has made a pre-tax loss of £5.68m, according to half-year results for the period ending 4 July 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
Pertemps has reported a rise in profits to nearly £2m.
Profit rose to £1,939,000 in the 12 months to 31 December 2009. This compares with £1,726000 in 2008.
Turnover was up slightly at £231,531,000 (2008: £225,991,000)
Kelly Services is banking on specialisation to build its business in Singapore.