The recruitment industry has responded to publication of the Care Quality Commission’s review published today, which concludes that lives are put at risk by out of hours GPs.
The inquiry was prompted by the case of David Gray, 70, a retired engineer who died after he was given 10 times the normal dose of diamorphine by a foreign GP employed by Take Care No, and supplied by an agency.
Agency management recruitment firm de Poel has hit back against a survey by Supply Management of 100 private purchasers around the world, which suggests that 64% of buyers surveyed had not secured financial benefit from sustainability.
Rec-to-rec recruiter Cheshire Brown has launched a new division focusing on senior appointments operating on salaries at £50k plus.
Recruiters are missing out on tens of thousands of pounds by not checking that clients stick to the terms of their contracts.
Multi-sector recruiter Bond Williams has launched two new divisions in accountancy and finance, and IT and telecoms.
The new divisions will be led by Louise Woodward and Ben Stanfield respectively.
A gangmaster operating in Birmingham has been refused a licence as he could not demonstrate that he could run a compliant business.
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) will not be attending the High Court today to seek an injunction to prevent the Royal Mail from using ‘strike breakers’.
Blood testing of candidates has raised questions of discrimination
Recruitment and outsourced HR services provider Staffline has welcomed the Gangmasters Licencing Authority (GLA’s) move to clamp down on gangmasters and ‘umbrella companies’ who abuse tax free allowances for workers to undercut rivals.
