Recruiters say the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has introduced an 'unwritten rule' barring locums who have not had a check for tuberculosis (TB) from working in the NHS.
Recruiter understands that PASA decided in March that all locums working through agencies must have immunity
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Commercial/industrial, IT and professional services continue to be the busiest sectors in recruitment-to-recruitment, according to latest statistics from McCall.
The figures reveal commercial/industrial made up 29% of its business, ahead of IT on 24% and professional services on 21%.
Joint-managing director Julie O'Neill told Recruiter: "Technical recruitment is fast growing
The figures reveal commercial/industrial made up 29% of its business, ahead of IT on 24% and professional services on 21%.
Joint-managing director Julie O'Neill told Recruiter: "Technical recruitment is fast growing
Mad.co.uk reveals sector salaries
Job boards are being used more by passive jobseekers as a career resource, rather than by active jobseekers, according to research from Monster.It found that 10.3m passive jobseekers used job boards in the UK (46%), compared with 6.51m active job seekers (29%) and 5.84m non-jobseekers (26%).
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A new report on the future of managed services in recruitment brings good news to agency recruiters: technology won't replace recruitment agencies in UK business. 
Looking for a well-educated, untapped pool of talent?A recruitment fair will be held at RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, on 25 July for US military personnel leaving the military and for spouses of US airmen who are currently assigned to the UK.
Organisers of the event say that highly-skilled US Air
More than 80 recruiters have expressed an interest in a £50m two-year contract to provide temporary workers for Birmingham City Council.
The contract, worth £25m per year and starting in January, is to provide workers across a range of sectors, including social care, education procurement, horticulture and HR.
Senior procurement officer at the council, Stephanie Prutton, told Recruit
The contract, worth £25m per year and starting in January, is to provide workers across a range of sectors, including social care, education procurement, horticulture and HR.
Senior procurement officer at the council, Stephanie Prutton, told Recruit
More than 70 people made their way to Wapping in East London to hear a debate organised by the Recruitment Society on the role of universities in preparing graduates for work.The motion was: 'Should recruiters expect higher education to deliver graduates who meet the expectations of employers?'
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The public relations sector must gain a greater sense of its own worth if it is to combat its candidate shortage, according to Patrick Barrow, director general of the Public Relations Consultant Association.
He said recent statistics show that 20% of those working in PR want to leave it within 10 years and 50% want to leave within five years.
Speaking at a debate organised by recruit
He said recent statistics show that 20% of those working in PR want to leave it within 10 years and 50% want to leave within five years.
Speaking at a debate organised by recruit
The inaugural Recruiter Annual Forum heard views on a variety of topics from leading figures in the industry