
The number of temporary workers has gone up by 71,000 to just over 1.5m, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in the last quarter.
A Croydon recruiter says controversy over the rates paid to an Italian doctor he had placed has helped boost the number of visitors to his website by 50%.
The future of recruitment over the next 10 years is the focus of a study underway by leading UK think tank Demos.
Preliminary findings suggest that technology, immigration patterns, demographic trends and the changing needs of employers and employees alike will be among the key drivers shaping recruitment strategy.