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The Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games has appointed Jan Scott as head of human resources, leading its recruitment and employee relations strategy.

Negative feedback from current staff is the factor most likely to affect a social workers’ feelings about working for that organisation in the future, according to a report into recruiting social workers.

False self-employment is being used to exploit migrant workers and the government should extend legislation into the construction industry, recommends Baroness Helena Kennedy QC.

Baroness Kennedy recently published a study, ‘Inquiry into Human Trafficking in Scotland’, written for the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

Public sector recruiter and outsourcing firm The Capita Group has signed a contract with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

The five-year deal will provide a national Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) service that includes provision (at DVLA’s option) for a continuous insurance enforcement (CIE) service.

The number of graduates applying for each graduate job has reached the highest number ever recorded by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR).

PwC, the professional services firm, will open its doors across the UK this week to 351 paid interns, the largest group ever to join the firm’s summer business programme for students.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) earned a £47,329 profit in 2010, achieving a significant financial turnaround from 2009, when it ended the year with an operating deficit of £587,551.

When reduced costs and higher revenues were taken into consideration, the organisation’s 2010 performance improved by £634,880 over 2009, chief executive Kevin Green said.

BAE Systems and Whitbread are among a number of well-known UK employers that have joined a nationwide campaign to embed vocational qualifications (VQs) and learning into the future of British businesses.

Search and match specialist Actonomy has appointed Dirk Vannieuwkerke as international sales manager.

Based in Belgium, Vannieuwkerke is tasked with growing sales and developing business opportunities in emerging markets.

He was previously international manager Western Europe & Middle East at document management and workflow specialist ELO Digital Office in Germany.

Commercial, industrial & technical recruiter Extra Personnel has renamed its transport division as Extra Drivers.

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