Clarity is required from the Employment Agencies Act on the status of job boards and social media, according to Kevin Barrow, partner at law firm Osborne Clarke.
Last week a number of revisions to the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations, the principal piece of legislation covering the recruitment industry, came into force.
Recruitment software provider Working Pulse has appointed Russell Woolley as appointed chairman.
Meanwhile Shaun Lawson joins the board as a non-executive director and Rob Willcock as finance director.
Perhaps recruiters are more health conscious and better informed now, but in my day as a recruitment consultant, a hastily grabbed sandwich and coffee, or skipping lunch altogether was commonplace.
Property staffing specialist Clifton Chase has appointed James Potton as consultant.
Reed.co.uk has launched its second annual short film competition.
The online competition, open to everyone regardless of their film making credentials, challenges film makers to create a short film on the theme ‘Mondays’.
Engineering and manufacturing recruiter Jonathan Lee Recruitment has launched a new managed service offering called Integrate, offering end-to-end recruitment services to firms looking for both contract and permanent staff.
Broadbean has agreed a number of new contracts in the Netherlands.
New Broadbean clients in the region include Extra Talent, ASC International, MRI, Jobs4Profs and Nox People.
The firm has also appointed Liesbet De Rouck to lead sales for the region, as well as Nico De-Simone, who heads up client services.
Specialist communications recruiter VMA Group has appointed Victoria Fawcett as a consultant in its public affairs practice.
Fawcett has previously worked in public affairs and policy at Westminster at The Enterprise Forum and Conservative Central Office.
Most IT professionals (64%) think the IT sector would benefit from a better gender balance, according to research from IT jobs site CWJobs.co.uk.