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The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has revoked the licence of a London-based gangmaster who paid workers less than the legal minimum wage, withheld their holiday pay and placed them in cramped accommodation that she rented out to them.
James Caan abused the trust of two Synergy Group directors, the High Court has heard.
Security and defence giant BAE Systems has made a clear signal of its priorities for the workforce of the future, by placing nearly half of its 2013 graduate intake into its cyber and security business Detica.
Blue collar recruiter Encore Personnel and IT staffing firm Steria Recruitment both saw upturns in turnover in the year to 31 December 2012.
Staffing giant Randstad has been given final approval from the European Commission to acquire part of the operations of recruiter USG People, as proposed in early April.
Despite nearly one in five shareholders voting against the company’s remuneration report for the second consecutive year, the board of PageGroup is “firm in its belief” that its remuneration policy and structure for its executive directors “operates in the best interests of shareholders”, according to a company spokesperson.
An increase in permanent staff and contract employee demand was seen in eight of the nine sectors of the REC/KPMG Report on Jobs for May – with construction the only blip on the chart.
Professional recruiter Badenoch & Clark is to focus initially on accounting and finance professionals as it opens its first German offices in Dusseldorf, Frankfurt-am-Main and Hamburg.
A High Court case in which two directors of recruitment and training consultancy Synergy Group are suing James Caan’s Human Capital Investment Group (HCIG) for over £5m continues today.
Just under two-fifths (37%) of UK contractors have received a fine or a penalty from HMRC, according to a study from payroll umbrella company Paraplus.
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