MPs attack slow payers

MPs have criticised large businesses and the public sector for their “shocking and indefensible” treatment of small suppliers.

Referral programme pays off for Eversheds

A relaunched staff referral scheme has produced impressive results for law firm Eversheds, a conference has heard.

New thinking needed

The government should scrap all its training schemes and give the money directly to companies, believes business magnate Lord Alan Sugar.

Canadian pension fund benefits from global talent focus

London is a “very critical” source of investment talent recruited to help 18m Canadians realise sustainable and stable financial results in their retirement security, according to Saylor Millitz-Lee, senior vice president human resources for the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB).

Is social media here to stay or is it merely a temporary blip?

A veteran recruitment leader predicts that leading social media site Facebook has only two to five years of life left in the social media maelstrom, in the wake of an era when what he called recruitment technology “whirligigs” substitute for genuine interaction between recruiter and candidate.

‘It’s great to be at the top of the table this year’

The top ranked firm in this year’s Recruiter Hot 100, which ranks recruitment firms according to their profitability, have “only scratched the surface” of their ambitions, according to the company’s owners.

US: Temp nurses ‘more diverse’ than permanent colleagues, says study

Registered nurses in the US who work on short-term contracts through staffing companies have similar education levels, are typically more diverse than permanent staff and are more willing to relocate for employment, according to a new study led by researchers at the New York state-based University of Rochester’s School of Nursing.