A County Durham gangmaster that provided workers to the forestry industry has had his licence revoked following his failure to respond to numerous GLA requests.
Campbell Sinclair, principal authority of NE Tree Company based in Ferryhill, was asked to give evidence that an Additional Licensing Condition had been resolved.
Half of recruitment agencies are yet to be affected by the recession, according to new findings from industry analysts Plimsoll Publishing.
The market has not grown this year, compared to growth of almost 7% this time last year, with 281 firms witnessing a sales decline, some by as much as 16%, while 589 firms have seen a sales increase, in some cases up 15%.
British Airways’ record losses are a bellwether for an industry facing turbulent times, according to travel recruiters.
As BA posted losses of £400m, Nina Johnson-Bennett, managing director at Management Search Executive, told Recruiter: “The stability of employment in the airline industry depends on the same indicators for all other sectors of tourism and travel.
The secret of the successful use of new social media in recruitment is “blind faith”, according to one recruiter.
Roger Philby, chief executive of Chemistry Group, told Recruiter that persisting with the use of blogs and Twitter was a major factor in the company achieving record profits in March, April and May.
HCL has launched a recruitment drive in its social care division, which includes Bluecare, a UK social care staffing company.
To meet rising client demand, HCL is looking for around 30 specialist recruitment consultants for its London office and 10 for its office in Skipton, North Yorkshire.
Global search firm Boyden has appointed J Gregory Coleman as managing director in its Global Financial Services Practice.
Working from the firm’s New York office, Coleman specialises in recruiting senior executives for both US and international positions in commercial/retail banking, investment banking, investment/wealth management, not-for-profit, insurance and human resources.
After working in the recruitment industry for 20 years, I have learned that the figures reported by any governmentorientated organisations are total fabrication (‘Unemployment rises to 2.26m’, 17 June).
With her editorial last issue (Recruiter, 24 June), DeeDee Doke has struck a chord which should worry organisations who routinely take staff — both temp and perm — from recruitment agencies. If candidates have not been screened to the point where they can start work, then the agencies are simply not doing their job.
Multi-posting firm idibu has introduced an instant quote tool that displays the price of its software subscriptions publicly.
The widget can be found at www.idibu.com and will appear across a growing network of job boards. A revenue share scheme allows boards displaying the widget to be rewarded for successful referrals.
Mizen: focused on growth