The director of labour market research body The Work Foundation has urged a “far more systematic” investigation into the scope and nature of zero-hours contracts in the UK, branding the government’s informal investigations on the topic “inadequate”.
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A labour provider based in Preston has been handed a fine of £3.5k by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority after ignoring repeated warnings that it was trading illegally, the organisation says.
Multi-sector recruiter Meridian Business Support has opened a branch in Luton, close to UK’s fifth biggest airport by passenger numbers, as it looks to explore the aviation, leisure and tourism industries.
South Africa and China are strengthening labour market links, with the South African labour minister having signed a memorandum of understanding looking to confirm “labour-intensive projects that are aimed at creating jobs” with the Chinese minister of human resources and social security.
Telco providers BT and EE have announced recruitment drives for 150 and 300 staff, respectively.
The Department for Business, Innovation and Schools has named the Lancashire town of Burnley as the most enterprising place in Britain, as one of four winners of this year’s Enterprising Britain Awards.
The pensions minister Steve Webb says that UK firms must increasingly “embrace our ageing population and the wealth of skills and experience older workers bring to business”.
Carlton Senior Appointments, an executive recruitment brand within the Phaidon International Group, has opened an office in New York – and is looking at a Singapore opening in September.
The number of vacancies in the UK in July totalled 524,656, a marginal (0.1%) drop since June, and the fourth consecutive month of virtually the same level of advertisements after 2.3% growth was seen between January and April.
A technician at car maker Nissan’s Sunderland plant is reprising the starring role in a recruitment campaign for the firm that he first held 26 years ago as a toddler.