STEM specialist recruiter SThree has appointed Rakesh Patel ( pictured) to managing director – UK, France and Belgium. He takes over from Tom Way, who has stepped down after more than 20 years’ ...

Tax rises in the Budget have made it more difficult for firms to “take a chance” on hiring people, according to the chief of the Confederation of Business Industry (CBI).

Charity Migrant Help exposed the reality of modern slavery in the UK by taking part in a popular careers fair under the guise ...

Companies hiring HR professionals have shifted their requirements for new recruits over the last couple of years, as roles move closer to the core of the business.

Supermarket chain Safeway has questioned its exclusion from the latest FTSE4Good list of ethically sound companies, which includes rivals Tesco and Sainsbury’s. FTSE4Good said Safeway was left off ...

Global information services company Experian has reported that the rate of insolvencies fell from 0.11% in December 2011 to 0.07% this January – the same rate as in January 2011.

Having worked in the legal departments of two large recruitment companies, it is clear that the recruitment industry has its fair share of serial litigants; people who bring multiple cases in ...

After nine years helping to build international legal search and recruitment consultancy Shilton Sharpe Quarry (SSQ) into one of the UK’s fastest growing staffing companies, Gavin Sharpe, who ...

Metals giant Corus has complained to the government that many firms are using partnering schemes to pass on costs to suppliers. Denis Beardmore, Corus’s managing director, told the Department of the ...

Manufacturers are set to complain to energy regulator Ofgem over the rapid increase in British gas prices. Companies in the chemicals, steel, paper and cement sectors claim the increase will push up ...

Talent Journey, founded by renowned industry leader Hugo Sugden, is excited to announce the launch of its groundbreaking platform, designed to empower founders and business leaders. QX Global Group ...

Demand for staff driven by mining and mining-related construction requires a new tranche of ‘orange collar’ workers to emerge, according to Hays. Unemployment rates in December 2011 were lower in 329 ...