Scottish Parliament brings in Living Wage for contractors

All contractor staff working at the Scottish Parliament will be guaranteed a Living Wage, presiding officer Tricia Marwick has announced.

Find a way to stand out, says recruiter and Apprentice runner-up Neil Clough

Neil Clough, founder of sales recruitment firm Prime and runner-up in The Apprentice last year, learnt his first lesson in business from his late father, who made him wear a pair of “bright yellow” shorts during football trials in his youth.

350,000 apprenticeships go to people 25 and over

Hundreds of thousands of people aged 25 and over are entering apprenticeship schemes, which can pay as little as £2.73 an hour, reports the Guardian.

Greater collaborative effort to protect migrant workers in the Gulf

A series of initiatives aimed to increase the protection and employment conditions for millions of foreign workers in the Persian Gulf have been agreed at a meeting of the Abu Dhabi Dialogue in Kuwait last week [26-27 November].

Hays wins master vendor contract with Transport for London

Global recruiter Hays has won what they are calling one of the largest master vendor contracts in the UK.

Hudson to move offices in Birmingham

Professional recruiter Hudson is moving to a bigger office to accommodate its growing workforce in its Birmingham office.

Goodman Masson delivers RPO for financial services consultancy

Financial recruiter Goodman Masson dips its toe into the recruitment processing outsourcing (RPO) market by taking on the recruitment process for existing client JDX Consulting.