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The government will announce today that the agency workers’ directive (AWD) will not be implemented until October or December 2011 – the last possible date under EU law.
Recruiters should be wary of the threat of online content theft, according to technical and engineering recruitment firm NES.
The firm has identified several ‘copy & paste’ companies failing to comply with copyright laws when creating their own web pages and taking information that is not rightfully theirs.
Talent assessment solutions provider SHL has announced that John Lewis is using its online assessments to cut time-to-hire and quicken recruitment processes of hiring buying and merchandising administrators.
Office workers’ top annoying habits have been revealed by commercial recruiter Office Angels.
The research shows that 41% are annoyed by colleagues that say everything that comes in into their heads, 36% are annoyed by constant moaners and 8% say they are upset by having to sit close to work colleagues who never shower after lunch time visits to the gym.
Candidate assessment company AxiaMetrics has launched the Axia Profile, an online service that measures a person’s values and therefore the way they think and make decisions.
Firms can use the Axia Profile to determine an individual’s values, skills, talents and drivers providing a detailed understanding of what makes them tick.
International recruiter Kelly Services announced decreased revenue for the third quarter of 2009.
Revenue was $1bn (£600m), 25% down on the same period last year, while losses from operations for the third quarter of 2009 were $28m, compared to losses from operations of $14.5m reported for the third quarter of 2008.
Ed Percival, business coach
Intelligence agency Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) and TMP Worldwide are launching a recruitment campaign to run on Microsoft’s Xbox LIVE service, targeting the online gaming community.
A major cause of presenteeism is the extent of family ‘caregivers’ in the workplace (recruiter.co.uk, 18 November). Their issues are long term and occur across the spectrum.