The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has agreed a protocol with major UK retailers and their suppliers to help fight worker exploitation.
The agreement follows extensive talks and consultation with retailers and the supply chain over the last two years and sets out how the GLA will work with the industry to make sure proper standards are in place.
Good quality leaders are hard to come by, according to Simone Hemingway, HR director at diagnostic imaging services provider Alliance Medical.
Hemingway’s comments came at a panel discussion of networking group the London HR Connection at the London School of Economics yesterday.
The position of employees and trade creditors is still unclear as administrators reveal that Albany Holdings owed £300,000.
Workforce management firm Albany’s holding company, Albany Holdings, had external liabilities to trade creditors and employees of £300,000 when it went into administration in February, according to the company’s administrators.
Oil & Gas job board OilCareers.com has appointed Amber Glass as sales manager for its new office in Houston.
Glass, who has worked in both business development and recruitment roles across local and national recruitment firms as well as for oil, gas and chemical service companies will head up the US office.
Labour markets are stabilising among G7 countries, according to a report from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
A La Carte Search and Selection has launched a freelance life sciences researchers division.
The firm says it has already had expressions of interest from 16 freelance life sciences researchers and from five life sciences search firms.
The service is initially for the UK but will be rolled out globally.
Colm Hannon, one of Careerbuilder’s original UK team members, has been appointed partner in selection technology firm Effectivate.
Hannon will focus on running social media consultancy eSocialMedia.co.uk.
Creative recruiter Purple has appointed Maia Williams on its digital creative desk.
Confidence in finding work in the investment banking sector is growing among accountancy contractors, according to new research by contractor services provider giant group.
Poorly managed proposed cuts to the UK’s public sector workforce could pose significant long-term problems affecting the capacity and capability of public bodies to provide vital services, according to the Link Tanks research forum.
The forum has highlighted key areas for improvement regarding current approaches to public sector procurement and management staff:
Permanent recruiter Time Appointments has recruited Wayne De’Ath as a consultant to its Ipswich office.
De’Ath brings experience from a sales and client services background, having worked for a local recruiter and insurance brokers, where he was responsible for maintaining existing client accounts, sales and renewable business.