More people say they want to work flexibly. What does this mean in reality for recruiters? Ben Jones report
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Smaller recruiters believe they face a bleak future if the government keeps passing new laws.
Recruiters say new legislation is the number one obstacle to growth, according to the results of the seventh annual Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) survey, released this month.
A title can mean one thing in one organisation and something completely different in another. Ben Jones reports on the job labelling trend
More clients of agencies in certain sectors are trying to fix a price for work in advance. Ben Jones looks at the implications for recruiters
IT contractors and recruitment agencies have been at loggerheads for some time, with each feeling let down by the other.
The Olympic Delivery Authority says the bill for headhunters and recruitment consultants since London won the bid in July 2005 is £511,640.
UK workers reap about £1bn from 'expense claims', says budget hotel chain Travelodge. The 4,000 person survey showed 22% of workers, or 6.3m people, "admit they regularly fiddle their company expense claims", Travelodge said.World Careers Network (WCN) said costs had risen in the second half of the year as a result of the additional staff it has hired.
Sales for the year to 31 July rose to £3.72m, up 30% on a year earlier. Profit before tax was £1.02m, up 70%. WCN's headcount rose to 64, from 44. The firm said it may rise further, to 80, by the end of the current financial year.
Will Lloyd director, The Sports Recruitment Company
Recruiters who like to know their building's history will not be disappointed at Spring Group. In the reception area of the firm's headquarters at Bouverie Street, London, are all the details you need to know. It was, apparently, built over a cemetery owned by White Friar monks in the 13th century.