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More than four out of 10 (42%) of recruiters have made redundancies and 39% currently operate a headcount freeze, according to the 2009 Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) Annual Salary & Benefits survey.
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Hugo Tucker and Olivia Stone, formerly of HR recruiter Bullet Search, have left the business to set up on their own.
The new firm - Tucker Stone - recruits across all HR and change disciplines on a permanent and interim basis.
Tucker told Recruiter: “Last year was very tough but as we come out of recession, clients will require HR and change people.
Thirty-eight teaching and childcare recruiters have been hit with warnings from the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) inspectorate for failing to comply with the law. Eleven agencies were found to be not following correct processes when carrying out identity and qualification checks on people they planned to supply for work.
The number of people out of work in the UK has declined for the first time in 18 months, according to the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
Total unemployment now stands at 2.46m a fall of 7,000 on three months ago, while the number of people claiming Jobseeker’s Allowance fell to 1.61m.
Valentine’s Day aside, Kenexa Research Institute has been asking ‘What makes an employee passionate about his/her job?’
Meridian Business Support’s acquisition of Westaff puts the company back on track to hit its £200m turnover target, its chief executive says.