Are you an experienced CRA? Are you currently looking for the opportunity to progress? Would you like the opportunity to work for a growing company that can offer you the encouragement and support that you need to reach your goals? Would you like a healthy work and home life balance? Flame Pharma are currently recruiting […]

Unemployment figures published by the Office for National Statistics have shown a rise of 27,000 to 2.53 million in the number of people out of work in the three months up until January. Kevin Green, the REC’s Chief Executive has said, ‘Today’s figures confirm that the private sector is some way off being able to […]

1,000 visas will be made available this year for ‘exceptionally talented’ non EU migrants in the science and arts field. These workers will come under a new category in Tier 1 of the immigration system. The Home Office has stated that competent bodies will be appointed to administer the scheme and assess whether applicants qualify. […]

The Report on Jobs published today by the REC and KPMG signalled strong and accelerated rises in both permanent staff placements and temporary staff billings in February. Permanent placements increased at the sharpest rate in 10 months while temporary billings posted the greatest rise since May 2007. The availability of candidates to fill job vacancies […]

Prescription fees and dental charges will increase from 1st April. Prescription fees will go up by 20p to £7.40 and dental charges will increase, with band 1 treatments going up to £17, band 2 treatments increasing to £47 and band 3 treatments increasing to £204. The announcement has been greeted with anger, just days after […]

Recruitment was one of the best represented sectors in this year’s Sunday Times ‘Best Companies to Work For’ list This is extremely positive news for the industry. REC Chief Executive Kevin Green says, “This strong representation from the recruitment industry is extremely encouraging. It is hugely positive for the industry as a whole. Actively promoting […]

Flame Pharma attended the recent AstraZeneca careers fair on 16th February.  The day was the second time that we were invited to attend the careers fair, and provided us chance to speak to candidates and clients regarding new opportunities and our services.  We had a successful visit, interacting with scientific and clinical professionals looking for […]

Flame Pharma will be attending the AstraZeneca Career Fair on 16th and 17th February at their Charnwood site. Following on from a previous visit to Charnwood and Avlon Works, Flame Pharma are continuing to help AstraZeneca during the closure by attending again. Attending the fair will be Neil Dewsbury, managing consultant of Flame Pharma and […]

Reports published by the REC and KPMG has shown that permanent staff placements and temporary/contract staff billings both rose at faster rates in January. These results are the most marked for 6 and 7 months respectively. 3 key points of the report are: stronger expansions of both permanent and temporary appointments, pay pressures remained muted […]

The Office for National Statistics has shown a rise in the number of people now out of work which has increased by 49,000 to 2.5 million in the 3 months to November last year. Kevin Green, the REC’s Chief Executive has commented on this report, “ What is concerning about the figures is the growth […]

According to a survey conducted by Pharma Times Magazine 62% of recruiters said they expect pharma/biotech recruitment to increase in 2011. 69% confirmed that they have more people on their books than in 2009. Neil Dewsbury, Senior Partner and Managing Consultant for Flame Pharma has commented on this; “We are not only seeing an increase […]

It has been reported this week that social media is transforming the recruitment world. At Flame Health we feel it is important to embrace social media and it most definitely plays a key part in our recruitment strategy in terms of raising awareness of our business and our current opportunities on sites such as Facebook, […]

The Government has announced that they intend to scrap the Default Retirement Age (DRA) of 65, aiming to give people a greater choice on when they stop working. The DRA will be phased out between April 6th and October 1st this year. The REC’s Director of Policy and Professional Services, Tom Hadley has said, ‘The […]

Located in Belgium with excellent package and scope. Flame Pharma is continuing to work with a top 5 CRO during their European expansion.  Due to increased requirements for their services, my client is recruiting a Global Study Leader for their offices in Belgium.  This key role will be responsible for the design, planning, organisation and […]

The Report on Jobs published on 8th December by the REC and KPMG has shown stronger rises in both permanent and temp billings during November. In both cases, rates of expansion were at 3 month highs. Recruitment consultancies have indicated further rises in both permanent and temp staff pay. However the rates of inflation remained […]