A 45-year-old man from the Wolverhampton area was arrested on 24 September in relation to a Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) investigation into the unlicensed supply of workers in the herb industry.
He was later released on bail until 30 November.
The number of recruitment agencies going into administration has decreased for the last six consecutive quarters and in Q3 2010 only nine went through the process, according to analysis by Recruiter.
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UK recruiters need to look for opportunities in a challenging economic environment as the economy eases through “a fairly slow, protracted recovery,” a senior Barclays Corporate economics expert told an audience of recruiters Thursday morning.
Baird Capital Partners Europe is buying a controlling interest in multi-sector recruiter Nigel Wright Group.
Headquartered in Newcastle, the group places sales, marketing and operations professionals into the consumer sector in the UK and internationally, with clients including Coca Cola, P&G, Diageo and Walt Disney.
Medical recruiter Your World is planning to open new offices in the US, the Far East and the Middle East, according to managing director, Tony Moss.
Moss says: “We already have a talent pipeline running between Australia and the UK for doctors, nurses and allied health professionals.
The IT sector is more likely to hire a student than any other, according to research from jobs site Studentgems.com.
The research shows that 64% were open to paying students to work on specialist projects, while 54% of the automotive industry would also hire students to help when workloads increase.
The recruitment community will converge upon the Grosvenor House Hotel, Park Lane in London tonight for the Recruiter Awards for Excellence 2010, sponsored by Innovate CV.
The construction sector has doubled its use of temporary agency workers since January, according to research from neutral vendor de Poel.
In addition to the 101% rise in construction, the research shows a 22% rise in temporary agency staff use in manufacturing.
Jobs and unemployment is set to be a key issue in the forthcoming election, according to research from job board TipTopjob.com.
The survey, which received over 4,000 online votes, shows that 69% of jobseekers’ votes will be influenced by the unemployment policies of the leading parties, while 68% are unaware of any new policies on unemployment being proposed by the major parties.