Contractors have retained an opt-out of the Conduct of Employment Agencies Regulations, following a campaign involving three industry groups. The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), the Service Providers Association (SPA) and the Professional Contractors Group (PCG) came together in response to Department of Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) proposals.
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HR solutions provider Penna has announced that it is restructuring the business into four service groups.
The move follows its acquisition by Barkers out of administration last June.
Three workers who alleged that they were subjected to racial discrimination while working for Hays have dropped their claims “without any money being paid to them”, according to a company statement.
Almost all students now have a Facebook profile, according to new research from graduate recruitment website Milkround.com. The survey found that 92% of those polled had a Facebook account, compared with 43% that use MySpace, 38% using Twitter and 25% Bebo and 17% LinkedIn.
Research by specialist graduate recruiter elemense found that if graduates decided to use their own money to invest in personal development their top priorities would be:
The delay in implementing of agency workers directive has been welcomed by the industry.
Final regulations for the UK implementation of the EU Agency Workers Directive (AWD), which confirmed delayed implementation until October 2011, were laid before Parliament yesterday.
Ernst & Young has emerged as the top gay-friendly accountancy employer in the 2010 Stonewall Workplace Equality Index. Ranked third in the national benchmark, Ernst & Young’s EYGLES network was also named the ’Employee Network of the Year’.
Turnover increased by 13% in global technical, engineering, rail and IT engineering services recruiter NES Group’s results for the year ended 31 October 2009.
The group’s turnover was £286m, while gross profit grew by 7% to £33.4m and operating profit year-on-year rose to £12.02m.