Recruitment Watch - May 2011
Welcome to the May 2011 edition of Mishcon de Reya's Recruitment Watch, prepared by the Firm's Recruitment Services Group. Its aim is to provide those involved in the recruitment sector with a snapshot of what has been happening in the world of recruitment in the last month.
News
Policy
HM Revenue & Customs has been asked to look into whether a new scheme, in which the employer pays travel & subsistence claims in cash to employees and then employees pay a voluntary 'financial advice payment' to the employer, complies with tax and social security legislation.
DeeDee Doke, Recruiter, 18 May 2011
Trends/Practice
A survey by Gatenby Sanderson Interim Leadership has found that most interim managers working in the public sector have dropped their daily rates.
DeeDee Doke, Recruiter, 20 April 2011
Companies
Healthcare Locums has replaced its entire board, with the appointment of a new chief executive, non-executive director and interim chief financial officer and chief restructuring officer, raising hopes that the company’s shares could be re-listed in the next couple of months.
Gill Plimmer, Financial Times, 11 May 2011
Capita Group has acquired Right Document Solutions for £30m on a cash-free, debt free basis, plus a deferred consideration of up to £10m.
Recruiter, 4 May 2011
GI Group has announced that it will rebrand Right4Staff, which it recently acquired, as GI Group UK.
Recruitment Consultant, May 2011
Day Webster has acquired Care Providers (AD) Ltd.
Recruitment Consultant, May 2011
Hays has opened an office in Shinjuku, making it the first foreign recruitment company to open in 3 locations in Japan.
Recruitment Consultant, May 2011
IT Human Resources has acquired Swan iT Recruitment for an undisclosed sum.
Recruiter, 20 April 2011
Acorn Group has acquired Draig Personnel.
Recruiter, 20 April 2011
Epulet Technical Recruitment has acquired AircraftEngineers.co.uk.
Recruiter, 20 April 2011
Capita Group has entered into an agreement, conditional upon approval of Tribal Group’s shareholders, to acquire the company’s health and government divisions.
Recruiter, 20 April 2011
Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya's Recruitment Watch is published by the Recruitment Services Group of Mishcon de Reya Solicitors who were established to meet the demands of their clients within the recruitment sector. The Group is made up of cross departmental specialist lawyers who are able to meet the diverse legal needs of the recruitment industry, with wide and varied experience within the sector and who have a proven track record in being able to meet the growing demand for a one-stop service amongst their recruitment clients.