Web firm Yahoo! has promoted Harry Kumra to the role of EMEA head of talent acquisition.
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Outsourcing firm Capita’s e-Bulk system is being used by various West Midlands Councils and other public bodies for online criminal record bureau (CRB) checks.
The organisations expect to save over £2.6m in total by 2014 as a result of the system, which is being implemented through their joint jobs site WMJobs.
A new code of conduct launched yesterday for RPOs and managed service providers (MSPs) “is a huge step forward” in addressing issues in the recruitment supply chain, an industry forum has heard.
The code was launched yesterday by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) at the second Recruitment Supply Chain Business Forum in London. Hosted by APSCo and ABFA [Asset Based Finance Association], the forum was attended by RPOs, MSPs, invoice finance providers and recruiters. 
Jobseekers who lie on their CV stand a greater chance than ever of being caught out, thanks to an increase in organisations using stricter checks and measures, especially using social media sites such as LinkedIn.
Multi-sector recruiter Huntress Group has announced operating profit for 2011 of £2.5m, a 67% rise on the previous year, while gross profit rose 5% to £20.3m.
The ability of industry in the South-West to attract top accountancy and finance talent should only increase, Stuart Duncan, operations director at recruiter Morgan McKinley, tells Recruiter.
Business secretary Vince Cable has defended his department’s Regional Growth Fund (RGF) following a National Audit Office (NAO) report that says better value for money could be achieved.
Recruitment agencies supplying central government can expect to be paid “within days rather than months” from as early as September, under radical plans announced yesterday.
The use of temporary labour in the public sector was 15.2% lower in the first quarter of 2012 than in the same period last year, according to the latest Government Index from procurement and supply chain services firm Comensura.
Multi-sector recruiter Stafforce has been working with Sheffield City Council and Jobcentre Plus to get newly unemployed people in the admin, business and finance sectors get back into work quickly.