Report advises change of approach to capitalise on ageing workforce
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Nannies must be protected from exploitation in any shake-up of the childcare industry after a report urged tax breaks for working parents, said Susan Rogan of Susan Rogan Family Care, a Melbourne-based nanny recruitment agency.
Survey finds lax procedures leave companies facing huge tax bills
Recruitment agency gets 100% in REC audit
Latest government figures also show employment is up
Recruiters have given a muted response to a leaked report showing that the NHS may have too many consultants in a few years' time, but will suffer a shortage of nurses and GPs.
The report forecasts that by March 2011, the NHS in England will have 3,200 consultants too many, which "it cannot afford to employ". But it will be short of 14,000 nurses and 1,200 too few GPs.
Professional services firm KPMG has launched a corporate tertiary academy aimed at reducing the skills shortage in the accounting profession in South Africa.
Recruiters who can speak more than one language will have an advantage over their competitors when it comes to attracting talent from Europe, according to one firm.
Parc Recruitment beat off stiff competition from Hays Construction & Property to extend the preferred supplier contract with Taylor Woodrow for a further three years.
Most shares have risen in line with the UK's buoyant equity markets. The FTSE 250 index reached another record high, as did two of its members in the recruitment sector — Michael Page and SThree.
Page, Robert Walters and Hays are among a raft of companies reporting results in the next few days.
Healthcare recruiter Multi Group announced a cost-cutting exercise.
Page, Robert Walters and Hays are among a raft of companies reporting results in the next few days.
Healthcare recruiter Multi Group announced a cost-cutting exercise.