HG Apps Store and employment law consultant Robert Joy have launched an I’ve Been Fired app.
The app provides advice and guidance so employees can understand their rights, calculate what they are owed in redundancy payments and assess what they should do next.
The REC has welcomed the proposed changes to the Freedoms Bill and as an established recruitment business we welcome changes that remove ’red tape’ and improve the recruitment process. However, as a registered umbrella body for the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB), we can see the proposals from another angle.
IT solutions firm Softcat is seeking 120 new recruits to fill sales and technical positions in its public sector team.
Unemployment in Greece rose to 14.8% in December, according to the country’sStatistical Authority.
The authority reports the figure stood at 10.2% a year before and at 13.9% in November 2010.
A fifth of UK workers have found themselves in unsustainable, unconventional jobs due to the recession, according to the latest survey from global recruiter Kelly Services.
Finding and hiring good consultants is the No. 1 challenge for nearly 10% of recruitment business owners and directors, a recent online survey has revealed.
Hays Specialist Recruitment Japan has opened an office in Shinjuku, Tokyo.
The office houses a bi-lingual team of 35 consultants and is led by senior manager Adrian Jones. The team will cover accountancy and finance, sales and marketing, IT, office professionals and HR.
Hays Japan now operates from Akasaka and Shinjuku in Tokyo, and Osaka.
It’s time to stop bashing the bankers, according to Simon Lynch, managing director of finance staffing specialist Ambition UK.
Government data shows City’s workers contributed £11bn to the public purse last year through income tax and national insurance.
Online hiring activity in the US has increased, according to April’s CareerCast.com Employment Index.
The index posted a reading of 110.6 points, up 1.1 points on March and 18.3 points on April last year.
Jay Martin, chief operating officer, JobSerf, says: “Strong hiring continues to be sustained. Our research showed continued improvement as the month progressed.
