Reed-operated Angard not involved in Parcelforce recruitment

Royal Mail Group has confirmed that Angard Staffing Solutions, its in-house agency which ran into significant problems recruiting seasonal staff last Christmas, will not be involved in the recruitment of the 1,000 new jobs that Royal Mail announced on Tuesday (30 October).

UBS staff lockout will not deter future applicants, recruiters say

Reports that around 100 UBS employees were locked out of their London offices earlier this week as it confirmed plans to cut 10,000 jobs worldwide will not put people off applying to the bank in the future, according to City recruiters.

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Frazer Jones gets associate director from Pure

Global HR recruiter Frazer Jones has appointed Jon Kitterhing as associate director in its UK reward & global mobility team.

East Midlands on the rise for general staffing salaries, finds Office Angels

The two highest rates of pay inflation for permanent general staffing roles are to be found in the East Midlands, finds a survey from commercial recruiter Office Angels based on data from Mysalarychecker.com, also part of Adecco Group.

Temp hiring up in all regions but London, finds Venn Group

There has been a 3% increase in temporary recruitment across the UK quarter-on-quarter, with all regions but London – which has seen a drop following the Olympics – benefiting, according to temp and contract specialist recruiter Venn Group.

Ryanair checking in 1,000 new jobs across three UK airports

Budget airline Ryanair has announced new routes at three regional UK airports due to take off next summer, which should carry 1m extra passengers and create 1,000 new jobs.

Two arrests as exploitative chicken-catcher provider caught by GLA

Kent Police has made two arrests in what the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has called “one of the worse cases of exploitation the GLA has uncovered in the food supply chain” since it became operational in 2006.