UK-headquartered executive search and leadership development consultancy Management Recruitment Group (MRG Global) has opened its first office in Saudi Arabia.

Half of UK manufacturers believe that their suppliers will have greater clout in determining costing and pricing in the future, a survey has found. Only 30 per cent of companies said suppliers ...

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.

THE DEPARTMENT FOR EDUCATION (DFE) has signalled that it no longer believes it is the job of government to compete with private sector job boards after it announced the closure of the Schools ...

Higher education’s £5 billion support-service budget is often poorly spent and presents huge scope for efficiencies, according to the author of a new report.

In a move that will evoke interest from UK contractors and employers, the US Department of Labor (DOL) has announced a final rule on whether a worker may be considered an independent contractor.

Mazda, the Japanese car-maker, is encouraging its suppliers to enter equity alliances with foreign component makers. The group is to begin weeding out its supplier base and wants its parts makers to ...

Users of US recruitment software provider Arbita’s OnePost solution will have the opportunity to migrate to Broadbean Technology.

The European Commission is to force purchasers to use a standard form when sending tenders to the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) in an effort to cut errors in submitting tenders.

The Central Buying Consortium has awarded a three-year contract for pagers worth around £300,000 to Page One Communications. The contract for the CBC, which represents 17 councils in the south-east ...

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 ...