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Governance services firm Glass Lewis has announced its arrival in Limerick, where it will be setting up a new office.

Canadian executive search firm McCracken Partners has joined Penryhn International.

Penryhn is a network of independent executive search firms with member firms in 22 countries worldwide, including the UK and the US.

Prime Minister John Key has announced new policies that would incentivise employers to take on young, inexperienced workers by allowing a low minimum wage and reducing the strength of the unions, reports nzherald.co.nz

Bank of England

Ollie Burns has joined financial search agency Allemby Hunt as head of banking.

Burns takes on responsibility for a team of six at the firm’s London office.

The East African Community (EAC) has approved the use of a quota system for recruitment to its own organs and institutions, reports ippmedia.com.

Previously, criticism has been levelled at the way in which Kenyan and Ugandan staff have dominated such bodies, leaving the other EAC member states – Burundi, Rwanada and Tanzania – poorly represented.

Transport and logistics recruiter Driver Hire has made two appointments to its group services team.

Lee Devenish arrives as the new South-East area development manager, with 15 years’ industry experience, including time spent running his own agency.

Legal compliance advisor HSE Passport is providing its passport scheme alongside insurance firm Caunce O’Hara’s professional indemnity insurance for UK freelance workers.

HSE Passport aids compliance with health and safety legislation, and is now an optional extra that can be purchased alongside Caunce O’Hara’s insurance.

Discount retailer Poundland will begin recruitment immediately for around 2,000 temporary Christmas roles, hinting strongly to applicants that such roles can frequently lead to full-time employment.

Businesses are suffering from changing immigration laws and uncertainty as to the future of these laws, with law firms particularly hit, according to The City of London Corporation’s ‘Access to Global Talent’ report.

Abuse and neglect of the elderly by carers, as reported across the national media yesterday, should not be blamed upon individual carers, says Sarah Green, owner of Bunbury Care Agency.

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