Almost one in four teachers has been a victim of violence, according to a survey by the Association of Teachers and Lecturers.
Six out of 10 of the 1,000 teachers surveyed said they believed that pupil behaviour had worsened during the past five years.
Contract work is becoming ever popular among UK professionals, according to a new Robert Walters survey.
The survey showed that 68% of British respondents would be happy to take on a contract role, closely followed by respondents from New Zealand (63%) and the US (61%).
West Midlands recruitment agency SkyBlue is bucking industry trends by placing 900 new workers nationwide since January.
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Less than one in four employees are allowed to work flex-time, according to a new Monster poll.
The poll found that only 22% of UK workers were allowed to work flexibly, while 58% did not have the facility at all.
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Multi-sector recruiter Nigel Wright Recruitment has opened a new office in Paris.
The Paris office, located in the prestigious 8ème arrondissement, close to the Arc de Triomphe and the Champs Elysee, will open with 10 consultants and will specialise in the consumer sector.
Technical recruiter McGinley Recruitment Services has opened an office in West Horndon, Brentwood, to service the South-East of England.
Chris Mariner, managing director of JSB McGinley Systems, told Recruiter: “West Horndon is an area where a very high concentration of our existing railway industry customers are based.
Engineering recruiter Excel Technical Consulting has escaped bad debt running into “six figure” sums after its two biggest clients went into insolvency.
