Specialist HR search and selection consultancy has made four appointments in its London office.
Amanda Johnston joins the company as senior consultant from BIE Interim Executive and Lucy Burrows is promoted to associate consultant in the interim team.
Former associate director at Morgan Hunt, Simon Jennings, has launched bespoke recruitment-to-recruitment and executive headhunter Direct Approach Resourcing.
The firm is based in Leeds and will concentrate on vacancies across North and Midlands.
Pharmaceutical and healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is continuing to invest in recruitment despite economic uncertainty, says Claire Thomas, senior vice president, human resources, GSK.
With the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) coming into force in just over a year’s time, almost two in three HR professionals are unaware of the new regulations, according to research from Adecco.
The research shows that 61% don’t realise that the AWR will come into force in just twelve months time and 80% said they have ‘no idea’ what the consequences of non-compliance are.
Driver Agency INNOV8 Recruitment has appointed Fran Higgs as chief executive, ahead of planned expansion.
Meanwhile, Karen Taylor has been appointed head of the firm’s Out Of Hours 24 Hour Response division.
Founder Adrien Bray says in the next five years the firm plans to open 10 recruitment centres throughout the UK and to build turnover to around £30m.
Law firms Pinsent Masons, Eversheds and Allen & Overy have signed up social recruiting platform Brave New Talent’s Talent Words system.
Medical recruiter TIG has won a contract with HSC Western Trust in Northern Ireland to supply locum doctors.
Healthcare staffing specialist HCL Thames Medics has been named a preferred supplier to Pro-Cure, the procurement hub for NHS South Central, covering 27 NHS Trusts in the region.
Multi-sector recruiter Fusion People has acquired industrial and commercial agency SecondSite, IT staffing specialist Etica and financial services and insurance specialist Hillman Saunders.
Specialist accountancy firm for contractors Danbro is offering recruiters free workshops and training days on topics affecting freelance and contract workers including IR35, the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), the 24-month rule and managed service companies.