Bill Graham (left) and Kevin Cruikshank: targeting London for growth but not forgetting FPSG’s Scottish roots
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Recruiters have urged the government to provide further support to the marketing efforts of Britain as a travel destination.
A recent report by the British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) and Travelodge claims the government’s strategy is stunting growth of the sector.
US-based executive search company J Robert Scott has appointed five specialists to its London office.
With 15 years’ experience in professional services, Andy Smith is managing director and head of the London office. Smith will focus on searches in the financial services sector.
Professionals involved in buying and selling recruitment businesses have refuted claims made by a millionaire entrepreneur this week that business owners are unable to sell their firms because they are worthless.
Maxin: the sourcing landscape has altered — and continues to alter — significantly
The Professional Contractors Group (PCG) is receiving up to 20 emails a day from contractors complaining about abuses of the points-based immigration system.
The PCG says IT contractors are having their contracts terminated, with whole departments or projects being offshored on cost grounds.
The UK service sector grew at its fastest pace for two years, according to the latest figures from the CIPS/Markit index.
The index recorded a reading of 54.1 in August, while new orders increased for a third time in four months, with the rate of growth only slightly lower than July’s 16-month peak.
Businesses are increasingly turning to bus ticket advertising to promote their recruitment drives, according to ticket advertising firm Ticketmedia.
Ticketmedia’s Susannah Burbidge says: “The advantage of this method of communication is that employers can target precisely the kind of people they are looking for.
IT professionals are working longer hours than ever, according to new research from IT Job Board, www.theitjobboard.co.uk.
The research shows that 35% of IT workers put in 48 hours or more a week, compared to 33% in the same survey last year.
The survey also shows that 7.3% say they now work between 60 and 75 hours a week, a third more than in 2008.
Strike action by Royal Mail workers has prompted fears that businesses would grind to a halt but Britain’s recruitment firms soldier on.
The mail system is expected to be hit this week when hundreds of Royal Mail drivers stop work.