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As the self-employed status of TV and radio stars like Jeremy Paxman, Chris Moyles, Fearne Cotton and Fiona Bruce comes under HMRC scrutiny for what the press calls ‘sophisticated schemes’ to protect their earnings, we brace ourselves for the results of yet another HMRC review of self-employment in the construction industry.

Social workers, in line with recent recommendations, are calling for better representation of the profession through the creation of a government-appointed chief social worker and the creation of a national college of social work, according to a poll by the Association of Social Work Employment Businesses (ASWEB).

Public sector and education recruiter Servoca says its trading remains robust in a trading update.

The statement says: “All divisions are delivering profits and Servoca has continued to make progress in the second half of the year. Results for the year ended 30 September 2009 will be comfortably ahead of expectations and the board looks forward to further growth in 2010.

Public sector recruiter Morgan Law has seen record growth in the last year with around 50% increase in business turnover, to almost £37m, while net fee income has grown by over 30%.
 

Bakery retailer Greggs has announced it is to create 6,000 jobs through the opening of 600 stores.

In an interim management statement Greggs said that it intends to open 50-60 (net) new shops in 2010 and from 2011 onwards at least 70 a year.

Most in-house recruiters expect increased pressure to recruit absolutely the right person for the job when they resume hiring, according to respondents to Recruiter’s recent ‘The Future of Recruitment’ survey.

Top French law firm Fidal has chosen Stepstone to provide its e-recruitment solution.

The US economy returned to growth in the third quarter. US gross domestic product grew at an annualised rate of 3.5% after four quarters of decline.

Driving and industrial recruiter Transline-Resource has secured four new Scottish contracts in as many months.

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