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Unemployment rose in South Korea in February, according to the country’s statistic department.

The data reveals South Korea’s unemployment rate rose 4% in February, from 3.6% in January.

For more on the region, see Recruiter’s Asia Pacific supplement in the latest magazine and online.

Randstad HR Solutions has rebranded as Randstad Student Support and Randstad Worker Support.

The rebrand, which Randstad says presents a more accurate view of the service it provides, has also triggered a restructure of the Randstad Student Support and Randstad Worker Support teams.

The restructure has led to the following hires:

Ramsey: international makes up 40-50%

Ramsey: international makes up 40-50%

Research and threat analysis organisation Barracuda Labs’ spam monitoring has detected a targeted, blended attack against HR professionals.

The attack is contained within spam messages that are sent in the form of a CV from a job applicant.

Healthcare staffing specialist Healthcare Locums (HCL) has appointed a financial adviser.

The firm has appointed Hawkpoint Partners as financial adviser, while Fairfax IS remains HCL’s nominated adviser and joint broker.

The Agency Workers Regulations could have the unintended consequence of hitting standards of teaching in schools, according to Randstad UK’s legal director.

Are you excited to go to work in the morning? How about the people you have hired or manage?

An engaged employee is every manager’s dream, and, luckily, it suits employees as well. Who doesn’t want to be happy at work?

UK firms are hiring more interim managers and for a longer period too, according to provider of interim managers Interim Partners.
 
Ipsos MORI research shows numbers of interim managers increased 13% from Q4 2010 to Q1 2011.  

The CBI expects unemployment to continue rising through 2011, peaking at around 2.6m, before falling during 2012, according to a new report.

The report says the decade of growth before the recession masked entrenched problems, including pockets of long-term unemployment and inactivity, high public sector dependency and serious skills shortages.

Most public sector organisations (54%) think spending cuts announced in last month’s comprehensive spending review will see headcount fall in their department, according to research from public sector recruiter Capita Interim Management.

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