Recruiter
03-February-2010
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Albany apologises
03-February-2010
Neutral vendor and workforce management company the Albany Group has apologised for any inconvenience or financial hardship to staffing companies and contractors after admitting that a £3m factoring facility for three of its UK companies has been withdrawn. And following the suspension of its bank funding (see Recruiter.co.uk, 20 January), the company announced, in a statement sent to Recruiter, that it is going through a restructuring and refinancing process “in order that ...
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AWD regs published
03-February-2010
Agency Workers Regulations, which implement the Agency Workers Directive, have now been published. The first public view of the regulations have now been uploaded to the Office of Public Sector Information (OPSI) website. The Regulations confirm that implementation will not begin until after 1 October 2011.
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Baker's father jailed for money laundering
03-February-2010
Fraud is not a victimless crime, according to the police officer who helped to put Alan Baker the father of “ruthless conman” Tim Baker behind bars last week.Alan Baker was jailed for two from being a company director for six years at Southwark Crown Court after being convicted of money laundering.
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BG Bluetooths candidates
03-February-2010
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Boost in mobile recruitment apps as mobile growth doubles
03-February-2010
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Cartel quizzed?
03-February-2010
The construction recruiters fined £39.27m by the OFT last September could be quizzed for bringing the industry into disrepute. Tom Hadley, external relations director at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), told Recruiter that the firms, who were fined for operating a cartel, could be questioned by the REC. Hadley said that the trade association’s professional standards committee would meet within a few weeks: “One of the issues likely to be discussed is whether ...
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City Comment
03-February-2010
Michael Vassallo, equities analyst, Brewin Dolphin Investment Banking
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Comment
03-February-2010
My first real job, where I received a pay cheque and paid taxes, was an after-school affair where I hoped to earn spending money for my university years. Every day after my secondary school classes ended, I waited on tables at a newly-opened ice cream parlour in the suburbs of Seattle in the US. Since the place served up happy food, it should have had a contagiously happy mood. But it didn’t. My boss was grim and unsmiling. Soon the staff were equally so. Customers never warmed to the ...
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Don't forget the human element in recruitment
03-February-2010
I am writing in response to the Soapbox by Bob Wicks in Recruiter (’CV ownership: an agency’s nightmare!’ 25 November 2009).
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E&Y tops gay list
03-February-2010
Ernst & Young has emerged as the top gay-friendly accountancy employer in the 2010 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. Ranked third in the national benchmark, Ernst & Young’s EYGLES network was also named the ’Employee Network of the Year’. The firm’s gay, lesbian and bisexual network was recognised for successful internal events, buddying and mentor schemes, and engagement with its clients.
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Factoring in when things go wrong
03-February-2010
The recent problems with several companies within the Albany Group have highlighted the difficulties in the recruitment sector supply chain. Colin Cottell investigates
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Farmer fined
03-February-2010
Soft fruits farmer David Leslie Fruits, in Scones of Lethendy, Perth, has been prosecuted for using an unlicensed gangmaster. The firm has been fined £500 in Perth Sheriff Court after pleading guilty. Following a Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) investigation, conducted with Tayside Police and other government enforcement agencies, it was found that an unlicensed business in Bulgaria had supplied 250 Bulgarian workers to pick strawberries at the farm in the summer of 2008. All ...
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Follow the big three laws of talent
03-February-2010
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Former recruiters launch stress programme
03-February-2010
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Full steam ahead for SDW Recruitment
03-February-2010
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Going underground
03-February-2010
Eden Brown’s rapid growth led to a second office in the City of London. Geo provided a secure network linking the two sites - via the sewers
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Graduates needn't look at job finding as a lottery
03-February-2010
I am responding to your High Fliers graduate recruitment survey article on recruiter.co.uk (’Graduate vacancies up but competition for places intensifies’, 13 January).
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International news - Germany
03-February-2010
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It's time to regress
03-February-2010
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Moving on up with executive search
03-February-2010
Optimism within the executive search community is on the rise, as those working in the sector expect activity worldwide to increase this year
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Multi-poster Knollenstein offers end-to-end tracking service
03-February-2010
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Of all the stupid questions to ask...
03-February-2010
A group on LinkedIn, Corporate Recruiters, has posed an interesting question on its discussion board: What is the most outdated interview question? Here is a selection of the group’s ideas:Why do you want to join our organisation?What would your wife say if we were to ask her what your biggest flaw was?Tell me about yourself…If you were a tree, what kind of tree would you be?Where do you see yourself in five years?
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Public sector
03-February-2010
The uncertainty regarding the extent of cutbacks post-election is going to make it a tough year for recruiters in all areas of the public sector
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Putting your firm's reputation on the line
03-February-2010
Jobseekers are all too aware of the dangers on social media sites from the wrong type of posting. Sue Weekes reports that companies are often ignorant of the damage caused to their employer brand by online posts
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Recessions are for winners
03-February-2010
Stephen Barnhurst Director of support staff, finance and specialist recruiter Angela MortimerResearch has found that recessions can be periods of opportunity rather than pessimism - a time to target talent
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Recruiters fail to develop social media's potential
03-February-2010
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ReThink bags Aquent's Ciecierski
03-February-2010
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SAPhire is new diamond in CNA's franchise portfolio
03-February-2010
Executive search firm SAPhire International has joined franchise company CNA International, owned by Network Brand Partnerships and part of the Pertemps Group.
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Sean Thomas
03-February-2010
An interview with the UK head of HR at Nando’s
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Selection - it's time to move on
03-February-2010
Search & selection needs to be kicked into the 21st century and use the new tools and technology available
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Silvester's HR role key in Vector's strategy
03-February-2010
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Soundbites
03-February-2010
What skills do you anticipate needing the most in your team as we emerge from the recession and what is the best way of finding those people?
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T is for talent in China
03-February-2010
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Temp training reaps benefits for everyone
03-February-2010
Training up your temps might not seem an obvious course of action to take in these cash-strapped times, but as Colin Cottell discovered this has given many recruiters the edge over their competitors
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Tragus dines on design
03-February-2010
A rebranding of restaurant group Tragus’s career site, best known for its chains including Cafe Rouge, Belgo, Bella Italia and Strada, has resulted in a 50% increase in applications since the site’s redesign in November, according to head of recruitment & policy, Claire Clarke.
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Web Comment
03-February-2010
In response to ’Ernst & Young ranked best gay friendly accountancy employer’ (14 January)Speaking as a lesbian, I have to inform you that Stonewall’s index is, I am afraid, much devalued in recent years. It is a good idea in principle, but the simple facts that companies assess themselves, and can only be included IF they pay Stonewall £2,000 every year to be included, turns this index into something much less than what it pretends to be. How many companies in Stonewall’s ...
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Web Comment
03-February-2010
