A GOOD PERFORMANCE IN MARKETS WHICH BECAME INCREASINGLY UNCERTAIN THROUGH THE HALF
6 months ended 31 December Actual LFL*
(In £'s million) 2011 2010 growth growth
Net fees 373.8 326.1 15% 11%
Operating profit 63.1 52.1 21% 14%
Cash generated by operations** ...
Gibbs S3, www.gibbs-s3.com, an IT Staffing, IT Project Solutions & Technology reSourcing business, has announced that Farida Gibbs, CEO, has received the Enterprising Women of the Year Award for 2012 by Enterprising Women magazine. This award honours women business owners who have demonstrated that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship, and stand out as leaders in their communities. Many of the award recipients are also leaders in key organisations that support the growth of women’s entrepreneurship. Winners are to be re...
E-Resourcing Limited has acquired specialist SAP consulting firm Williams McKinley Limited in a strategic deal designed to complement its growth strategy.
E-Resourcing, which was set up seven years ago, has won national recognition, including being named in the Sunday Times Fast Track 100 at 24th in 2009, and being in the Recruiter’s Fast Track 50 in 2010 and 2012 – all achieved through organic growth. The company, which specialises in the provision of contract and permanent IT and telecoms staffing services across the UK and Europe, is jointly owned and run by directors Jon Tyler, Alison P...
Record 4th Quarter Revenues up 34% over 2010
Peter Dameris, President and Chief Executive Officer of On Assignment, Inc., said, “We are very pleased that for the second consecutive quarter, all of our operating segments reported strong year-over-year revenue growth, and for the full year each segment reported double-digit revenue growth. Our focus on growing our high margin, highly valued math and science skill practices and leveraging our operating platform has enabled us to grow Adjusted EBITDA 75% year over year, more than twice our revenue growth rate and puts us well ahead of our five-...
Working within the fast-paced IT sector, Venturi are seeking to enhance their reputation as a leading recruitment agency. Utilising the latest technology to maximise employee productivity by giving the teams more autonomy and control, with a view to providing a higher level of customer service.
To further these objectives, Venturi have recently invested in a clutch of new tools. The first of these is Silverline, an analytical tool that’s designed to allow recruiters to obtain a real-time perspective of how they are performing against their projected targets.
Holding its first general meeting of 2012, REC Life Sciences, the group for recruiters working in the life sciences industries, hosted an expert panel on the growing skills shortages facing the industry.
Chas Hubbard from Cogent, the science-based sector skills council, gave a presentation informing the group of the steps being taken by his organisation and across Government to improve the supply of qualified, skilled scientists in the UK, followed by a broad-ranging panel discussion.
Commenting, REC Life Sciences Chair Lawrence Levy said: “The Government is taking the skills issue very seriously, as the range of activity outlined by Cogent shows. From apprenticeships through the Growth and Innovation Fund, to employer ownership of skills pilots and beyond, much is being done to improve the skills pipeline.
Martin E. Judge, Jr., CEO and Founder of The Judge Group, a leading professional services firm offering technology consulting, staffing solutions and corporate training today announced Edward Carmody as President of Judge Consulting Group.
Carmody is an established industry professional with over 30 years of experience in delivering transformational technology solutions in a variety of industries including manufacturing, life sciences, financial services, construction and non-profits. His broad industry and technology experience includes leading ERP integration initiatives, service-oriented architecture solutions, enterprise content management and business process automation.
TrueBlue, Inc. (NYSE:TBI), with the support of the American Cancer Society, has received Gold Standard accreditation from The CEO Roundtable on Cancer, a nonprofit organization that has collaborated with the National Cancer Institute to encourage company policies focused on a commitment to the health of employees and their families.
“We care about the health of our employees and want to build and sustain a strong culture of wellness,” TrueBlue CEO Steve Cooper said. “Our Stronger You, Stronger Blue wellness program has been a tremendous success and encouraged our employees to lose weight, quit smoking and make fitness an everyday part of their lives.”
New seminar series highlights long-ignored talent pool
In response to Lord Davies’ 2011 report on the slow rate of progress towards gender diversity in FTSE 100 and 250 boardrooms, Cass Business School, part of City University London, and the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) are pleased to announce a new initiative.
From April to June 2012 they will be running an invitation only seminar series for outstanding female chief executives from the UK voluntary sector who are open to serving on private sector boards.
In his report Lord Davies argued boards could be strengthened by adding senior women from government, academia, the professions and entrepreneurial backgrounds. The voluntary sector is a vital additional talent pool.
Aberdeen is the best city to find a job in the UK, while Hull is the hardest, according to the latest research from job search website Adzuna.co.uk. London is awash with demand for secretaries and estate agents, but a desert for call centre staff, while Belfast, Manchester and Edinburgh all top the lists for particular professions.
The top 50 cities in the UK were ranked by comparing the job vacancies in Adzuna’s comprehensive search index of over 500,000 live jobs to the number of claimants in each city from the latest ONS data. Adzuna also analysed the distribution of job titles and categories to determine which jobs are in hottest demand in each city.
The Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) will be joining forces with UK Recruiter and Jobsite to host a professional development workshop in London.
Entitled Managing Client Relationships - to enhance sales opportunities, this new event in the recruitment calendar is open to all recruitment consultants who manage client relationships as part of their daily activities.
Presenting expert advice at the workshop will be Denise Walker, a top REC/IRP instructor and Emma McDonnell of EVM Consulting, who between them will offer practical advice on the best ways to manage these crucial relationships using real life examples to demonstrate best practice.
The CBI today (Wednesday) called on the Chancellor to use his March Budget to score the growth and investment policy goals he put forward in his Autumn Statement and give the UK economy and jobs a real boost.
In its submission to the 2012 Budget, the CBI also urged changes to the UK tax system which it believes could help persuade businesses to invest in the UK and further stimulate growth.
The UK’s leading business group is urging the Government to deliver on its proposals in the Autumn Statement to attract more investment into UK infrastructure, boost investment for mid-sized businesses, and get more credit flowing to companies across the economy.
The Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has today announced plans to incentivise employers and charities providing job opportunities to young people. Funding will be targeted at young people who are at the highest risk of long term unemployment.
Kevin Green, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation, comments:
“Incentivising employers can help, but the concern is that the scheme will be shrouded in red-tape in a way that makes it difficult for small businesses to access the support they need. It is not so much about the what as the how.
The CBI today commented on an announcement by the Deputy Prime Minister, Nick Clegg, of a new programme designed to help 16-17 year olds not in education, employment or training (NEETs).
Neil Carberry, CBI Director for Employment & Skills policy, said:
“It is good news that the Government has responded to business pressure to ensure that 16-17 year olds are included when the Youth Contract launches in April.
Birmingham based BCL Legal - one of the leading legal recruitment consultancies outside London which has also has offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Bristol and Reading - is continuing to swell its ranks following the appointment of a new member of staff to its fee earning team.
Small business owners are turning their backs on the graduate employee market and instead choosing to hire school leavers and other non-graduates, a new survey has found.
The study by DealJungle.coma money saving site targeting SMEs, found that a majority of small business owners who had hired graduates in the past found that they represented less value to the company than non-graduates.
Martyn Hart, Chairman, National Outsourcing Association comments:
“While so 1.2 million NEETs is a bona fide tragedy, it is also a massive opportunity to build for the future.
“Offshoring succeeds because of low wages in foreign countries, and it will continue, particularly in a recession. But not all offshoring is for reasons of labour arbitrage – companies also offshore due to a UK shortage of essential skills.
The Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust has awarded leading locum doctor provider HCL Thames Medics the contract to be their tier one sole supplier of staff.
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals, an acute hospital Trust, primarily serves the communities of Wakefield District and North Kirklees, which makes up more than half a million people.
Employers, Government and educators need to radically improve workforce “employability”
United in the belief that the UK’s education system is failing both British business and its workforce, a group of senior business leaders is today calling upon the Government, educators and fellow employers to work more closely together to ensure that the employees of tomorrow have the critical skills needed to secure employment – a mix of qualifications and interpersonal skills – that they have found are missing in too many young people today.
73% of UK HR directors concerned about losing key staff
Remuneration and work-life balance cited as primary reasons UK employees look for new opportunities
Britainis leading the way in Europe with regards to how employees view work-life priorities, according to new global research1 from Robert Half International. The research, which surveys executives from across businesses in South America, Continental Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia/New Zealand, shows that nearly three in 10 (29%) HR executives in the UK - the highest across Continental Europe - cited work-life balance as the primary motivation for employees leaving their company for other opportunities.
The Camanachd Association is delighted to announce the leading manpower supplier in Scotland, the Orion Group as title sponsor of shinty’s top league for seasons 2012 and 2013.
The Orion Group Premiership gets underway on Saturday 3rd March with the top ten shinty teams in the country competing to be the first to lift the new Orion Group Premiership Trophy. A nail biting finish to last year’s competition saw Newtonmore edge past Kyles Athletic to clinch the Scottish Hydro Premier Division on the last day of the season. This year promises to be equally thrilling, with Kinlochshiel and Bute joining the Premiership and the introduction of two ‘Orion Group Premiership Derby Days’ to coincide with bank holiday weekends.
"There has been widespread criticism of the Government's "workfare" scheme. The publicised theory behind the scheme is to enable unemployed people to get some proper work experience on their CVs to help them back into work. It also satisfies some critics of the benefit system by ensuring that people receiving benefits are committed to working in order to receive them. There is some anecdotal evidence of the scheme proving successful although there is no published data to support the Government's assertion that of the 34,200 individuals who took part in the scheme in 2011 half of them have since obtained jobs.
The REC is today pleased to announce that Bryan Peña, Vice President of Staffing Industry Analysis, is the latest speaker to be confirmed CIETT’s World Employment Conference which the REC is hosting in London in May.
As a member of the Strategic Solutions Group at Staffing Industry Analysis (SIA), Bryan is responsible for identifying, developing and implementing cost-cutting research and a strategy agenda on contingent labour.
Gibbs S3, www.gibbs-s3.com, an IT Staffing, IT Project Solutions & Technology reSourcing business, has announced that Farida Gibbs, CEO, has received the Enterprising Women of the Year Award for 2012 by Enterprising Women magazine. This award honours women business owners who have demonstrated that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship, and stand out as leaders in their communities. Many of the award recipients are also leaders in key organisations that support the growth of women’s entrepreneurship. Winners are to be recognised at the 10th Annual Enterprising Women of the Year Awards Celebration on March 12 at Office Depot headquarters and on March 13 at the Ritz-Carlton in Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
Innovative funding and back office business grows share of recruitment sector, announces plans to expand and on look out for new recruits to join fast growing sales team
Simplicity – which is earning a reputation as one of the UK’s most innovative providers of outsourced back office and financial services – is expanding its sales team in order to support the business’ ambitious development plans during the next five years.
‘Hire People To Buy Plant’ is the result of new research designed to help Plant & Tool Hirers better understand the savings available to them if they are smart about their next recruitment drive. Hire People conducted research and complied the findings in the report, which details how their Flat-Fee model can make savings of thousands of pounds, significantly contributing to the purchase of new plant. Details of the report can be seen at Hirepeople.co.ukor requested.
InterQuest Group, a market-leading IT and technology recruitment firm and among one of the largest IT staffing groups in the UK, is the latest company to sign up to Drag&Tag with full integration into their Colleague CRM system.
Drag&Tag is a set of simple sidebars in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Microsoft Office that give users instant visibility of relevant data held in their CRM system and enables them to add/amend records with two clicks.
As well as simplifying the process of getting any information into the CRM, Drag&Tag also promotes relevant information (from Windows folders, Outlook folders, social connections, hotlists etc) to users while they work online.
