All Staffing and Training News - April 2008

Dell to lay off workers in Ireland as part of £1.5bn cost-cutting plan

Dell plans to lay off workers in Ireland as part of its £1.5bn global cost-cutting plan.

Lord Leitch applauds IT firms' commitment to skills training

The IT industry's approach to training is "exemplary" and better than most other sectors, said Lord Leitch, whose influential review on skills underpins the government's policy on training.

Smaller firms will fare better during financial squeeze, report says

Smaller UK software and IT services companies are best placed to survive the global financial squeeze, with more than half forecasting double-digit growth in 2008.

IT jobs at investment banks down 18% as credit crunch bites

The number of new IT jobs created by investment banks in the last quarter of 2007 fell 18% as institutions reined in IT spending in response to the global credit crisis.

University of Wolverhampton to launch new IT top-up degree courses

Students looking to further their computing skills could benefit from new courses at the University of Wolverhampton.

Second Life creator appoints new CEO

Linden Lab, developer of the 3D virtual world Second Life, has named Mark Kingdon as its chief executive officer.

NHS advertises for new chief information officer

The Department of Health has advertised for an NHS chief information officer. Headhunters have been recruited and interviews will take place in a couple of months.

Logica to make 1,300 redundancies as jobs go offshore

IT outsourcing firm Logica plans to make 1,300 redundancies, with about 500 of them in the UK.

Egg joins forces with University of Derby to hatch new IT academy

Internet bank Egg has made the University of Derby its first call in the search for young people to join its new Information Technology Academy.

Recruiters shun Web 2.0 opportunities

Recruiters are not taking advantage of Web 2.0 technology, according to a report from Cranfield School of Management.
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