REC closes investigation into Age Enterprise
29 January 2015
The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has closed its investigation into Age Enterprise (trading as Connect London) for potential criminal activity after the company reported it had ceased trading.
Thu, 29 Jan 2015The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has closed its investigation into Age Enterprise (trading as Connect London) for potential criminal activity after the company reported it had ceased trading.
The company was featured in an episode of consumer show Watchdog, on BBC One in November.
The footage showed staff telling candidates they could only access recruitment services if they took paid training courses through the business.
The REC reported the company to the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), which has the power to prosecute if it finds an agency has broken the law, and launched its own investigation.
The REC this morning (29 January) announced it had ended the investigation, “following the company’s report that they have ceased trading”.
Chief executive Kevin Green said: “Following Connect London’s indication to us that they have closed down, we notified their directors that they are no longer a member of the REC. This brings our investigation to an end.”
He said the programme footage had “appeared to show activity which is in breach of the Conduct Regulations”.
Green previously told Recruiter it was illegal for a recruitment business to make it necessary for a jobseeker to use that business for training in order to access recruitment services.
A spokeswoman for BIS this morning told Recruiter they could not confirm or deny whether the inspectorate was investigating the company.
The company was featured in an episode of consumer show Watchdog, on BBC One in November.
The footage showed staff telling candidates they could only access recruitment services if they took paid training courses through the business.
The REC reported the company to the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS), which has the power to prosecute if it finds an agency has broken the law, and launched its own investigation.
The REC this morning (29 January) announced it had ended the investigation, “following the company’s report that they have ceased trading”.
Chief executive Kevin Green said: “Following Connect London’s indication to us that they have closed down, we notified their directors that they are no longer a member of the REC. This brings our investigation to an end.”
He said the programme footage had “appeared to show activity which is in breach of the Conduct Regulations”.
Green previously told Recruiter it was illegal for a recruitment business to make it necessary for a jobseeker to use that business for training in order to access recruitment services.
A spokeswoman for BIS this morning told Recruiter they could not confirm or deny whether the inspectorate was investigating the company.
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