The great British independent pub could be about to disappear from high-streets across the country, according to hospitality recruiters.
Jane Brumby, director at Apple Appointments, told Recruiter that the combination of the smoking ban and the economic climate were hitting independents hard.
Retail recruiters are split over positive January sales figures.
The figures, compiled by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) and KPMG, shows total sales increased by 3.2% for the month.
Retailers need to invest in improving staff skills, according to retail recruiters.
Most of UK privately held businesses (PHBs) predict staff levels will remain the same or increase over the coming year, claims new research from business and financial adviser Grant Thornton.
Charity Age Concern has vowed to fight on in their bid to outlaw the UK’s compulsory retirement age.
Gordon Lishman, director general of Age Concern, says that the charity will continue the fight to ensure that older British workers are judged on their skills and abilities rather than their age.
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A West Midlands gangmaster has been found to have been deceiving the GLA and exploiting workers following a GLA investigation.
Most CVs are not good enough to be taken forward any further, according to a study by career coaching company Personal Career Management.
The study found that 94% of CVs reviewed were not good enough to be carried forward to the next stage of the recruitment process.
The commercial sector is experiencing a glut of quality candidates, according to recruiters.
Leah Clifford, consultant at Top Type Recruitment, told Recruiter: “The quality of the candidates coming through has been better than it has ever been.
“We have never seen anything like it. It is an employer’s market. It is phenomenal in terms of the quality of talent.”
Technical recruiter Networkers International’s pre-tax profits for the year-ending 31 December 2008 increased by 20.3%, to £5.57m (2007: £4.63m).
Spencer Manuel, chief executive officer of Networkers International, says: “In 2007 we made a strategic decision to focus our efforts on improving and diversifying our sales mix and to continue to deliver solid international expansion.