The number of complaints received by the Employment Agency Standards (EAS) Inspectorate rose by 9% in the last year, according to its 2009-10 annual report.
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Middle management recruitment brand Argyll Scott will open an office in Singapore in the first quarter of 2011. Marek Dalyluk, previously a director and founding partner of finance and banking recruiter Investigo, will head the new office, where the sector focus will initially be on financial services.
Online job demand rose in December, according to the latest Monster Employment Index.
The index rose by 11% year-on-year in December, though still down on the 22% growth rate posted in September 2010.
Construction union UCATT is calling for an urgent investigation into the actions of certain payroll companies which, it says, are costing the Inland Revenue millions in lost National Insurance contributions and denying workers even the most basic employment rights.
Supermarket Waitrose is creating management and non-management roles, as well as food specialists in meat, cheese, fish and wines, to fill new 3,000 new roles.
Gibbs S3 has seen revenue grow by 500% in 2010, according to the IT recruiter.
The firm’s revenue grew from $3m (£1.9m) in 2009 to $16m in 2010.
UK managing director and chief executive, Farida Gibbs, says: “We had to modify and change our business model to meet the needs of our customers.
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Employers will need to be more innovative in their talent management when legislation removing the UK’s statutory retirement age comes into effect, according to a director of a US over 50s campaigning group.
The UK’s default retirement age of 65 is due to be phased out by 30 September.
Online platform Hiring-Hub.com has launched, connecting employers and recruiters.