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Moon Consulting are proud to be working with the team at the Family Business Place, the online resource for matters of real concern to family firms, relating to succession, conflict resolution, non-family or non-executive directors, tax, accountancy and legal  issues. Below is an excerpt from a comment piece by Shaun Durham, Moon consulting director. The latest edition of Generation magazine is available now. Sign up here.
 
Q: "We are a second generation family firm, who u

 

Vanessa Moon was recently appointed to be one of the Trustees of Spike Island  in Bristol. Spike Island is a unique place for the production and exhibition of contemporary art and design. Vanessa said  ‘I am delighted to be working with such a vibrant and unique organization such as Spike Island and am finding the role to be hugely rewarding – I have already attended a number of their exhibitions including The Open Studios. I take my trustee responsibilities of

 
Aside from the unemployment figures that were announced today, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation released its Jobs Outlook report for April 2010.
 
The highlights include:
 
 

Nearly 1 in 5 employers expect to take on more temporary staff in Q2 2010
More employers are planning to increase their perm workforce in short and medium term
Lloyds Bank's Business Barometer - business confidence lifted, albeit from a low base
Consumer's uncerta

All in all its been a busy three months at Moon Consulting:
We have taken on an exciting new job see http://www.moonconsulting.co.uk/jobDetails/1003-2/1 for more details and apply in the normal way.
Moon Consulting director Shaun Durham is now on twitter. Follow him here for tweets on HR, recruitment, business and Aikido!
There seems to be more confidence in the executive recruitment market, although the going remains tough. Whether the recent budget or upcoming election will make any practic