UK – Sonovate appoints new leadership

UK-based recruiting contract finance provider Sonovate has appointed Richard Mansell as its new chief operations officer to oversee the company’s growth plans.

Mansell previously worked as operations director at Barclaycard for the last three years where he ran three business units and was responsible...

UK – Permanent placements hit 45-month low due to Brexit uncertainty

The number of people placed in permanent positions in the UK fell in June as evidence pointed to uncertainty in the lead-up to the EU Referendum (data collected from 13-24 June) having an impact. It was the first decline in 45 months, according to the most recent Markit/REC (Recruitment and Employment...

UK – Graduate recruiters’ hiring plans mostly unaffected after Brexit

According to a survey by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), 73% of graduate recruiters will continue to hire as planned after Brexit.

The survey shows that 5% will reduce their graduate intake and 2% will increase hires while 19% said they did not know at this stage.

"We know the graduate...

UK – Recruitment acquisition valuations fall during Q2

Valuations across the international recruitment sector fell in aggregate by 7.2% during the second quarter of 2016 due to new uncertainties over the global impact of the UK’s decision to exit the EU, according to a report from international M&A advisory boutique Boxington.

The report states that...

Ireland – Number of online job vacancies increase in Q2 despite Brexit uncertainty

The number of job vacancies in Ireland increased by 7% compared to the same period last year and the number of online job ads increased by 4% compared to the previous quarter, despite the concern surrounding Brexit, according to the latest Irishjobs.ie Jobs Index.

Among sectors, the environmental, health,...

UK – Robert Walters publishes upbeat trading update for Q2

Robert Walters (RWA: LSE), the international recruitment firm, has provided a trading update for the second quarter ending 30 June 2016. Group net fee income increased by 16% or 10% in constant currency (CC) to £69.3 million, compared to £60 million during the same period last year.

Ireland – CPL launches executive search firm

CPL Resources (CPL:ID), the Irish recruitment firm has announced the launch of Ardlinn, a new executive search company to support the growing demand for corporate leaders within the Irish business sector.

 Ardlinn plans to use its international expertise and connections to provide Irish based companies...

Europe – Number of hours worked by agency workers increases

The latest European Agency Work Business Indicator (AWBI), published by Eurociett, the European confederation of private employment services, shows an average year-on-year growth of 2.8% in the number of hours worked by Europe’s agency workers.

The June 2016 AWBI shows Poland and the Netherlands as...

UK – Hospital launches its own staffing agency to save money (North-West Evening Mail)

An NHS Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness has set up its own staffing agency in a bid to avoid paying private temporary staffing agencies and save money, reports North-West Evening Mail. The staffing agency already has more than 20 nurses registered to provide cover when the hospital is short on staff. ...

UK – Recruitive partners with Babble Jobs

UK-based recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its multi job-posting technology with UK-based online job board, Babble Jobs.

Babble Jobs provides services to companies across the UK and Ireland.

“The founding partners have over 35 years worth of experience working within every aspect...