Sevenhr has achieved the unusual distinction of winning the same two awards two years running.Fraudulent timesheets and illegal workers are widespread in the construction industry, according to a survey carried out by The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB).
The recruitment industry has returned to growth, achieving a record level of turnover. That was the finding of the seventh annual industry survey undertaken by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
UK workers are more willing to work abroad than nationals of any other country, according to a survey by research and consulting firm the Intelligence Group (IG).
The firm's new International Recruitment Manual and the survey findings were unveiled last week at a breakfast seminar for recruiters, hosted by StepStone.
Recruiters need to be careful not to become "database terrorists" and should be more courteous to candidates — not least because of the marketing benefits, recruiters were told at the recent Global ERE Expo 2006 in Amsterdam.
The supply teacher market in UK secondary schools has declined by a quarter as head teachers have turned to less costly cover supervisors, according to Mark Weavis, managing director of national supply teacher agency Teaching Personnel.
Members of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's (REC) recruitment-to-recruitment group could face expulsion if they do not meet soon-to-be-introduced quality standards.
IT recruiter Lorien has said it was "unable to provide shareholders with a definitive recommendation" on whether to accept the 40p-a-share bid from Southwind (Recruiter, 10 January).
The company's statement to shareholders this month gave a set of reasons for accepting the offer, and then another set of reasons for rejecting it.
Southwind is the Guernsey-based investment