The Institute of Recruiters (IOR) and insurance broker Lockton Companies (Lockton) have launched ‘AWR-React’.
AWR-React is a bespoke insurance service that helps recruitment agencies cover the cost of defending a claim brought under the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR), which becomes law on 1 October.
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Recruitment agency clients are “highly likely” to contribute to meeting the costs of litigation to resolve the current impasse surrounding the charging of VAT, according to a VAT partner at Deloitte.
There has been a marked rise for senior and board level candidates among employers, according to research from professional staffing specialist Barclay Meade.
The research shows in Q2 a quarter of employers were seeking senior managers and highly-skilled candidates compared to just 15% in Q1. A further 11% of employers are recruiting at board level, up 5%.
L-r: Curtis Clarke (recruitment manager), Colin Tovey (MD) and Samantha Hawkley (marketing manager)
Part time search and selection specialist 3P Search and Selection has launched.
The firm, based in Hammersmith, London and launched by working mums consultants Amanda Reuben and Samantha, offers recruitment consultancy for mid-senior level roles as well as recruitment short listing.
Business consultants John Bissell of LBA, Fiona Coombe of Foresight Coaching and Consultancy and Denise Walker of Absolutely Business have come together to launch a ‘one stop shop’ service.
Online recruitment video service Cast Recruitment Videos (CRV) has launched.
Logistics, manufacturing and engineering staffing specialist Encore Personnel has opened a new office in Slough.
Glynne Dyer will head up the new branch.
Operations manager, Pete Taylor, says: “As a company we are excited to be expanding into Slough. We bring with us a wealth of experience and a fresh take on recruitment.
A new report from Brookfield Global Relocation Services highlights five key areas that are holding back employee mobility.
The first point in the report ‘Overcoming Inhibitors to International Employee Mobility’ was the failure to provide a sufficiently specific mobility programme for a particular role or assignment.