The increasing difficulties experienced by staffing business in obtaining bank lending are due to be discussed at a forum in London on 11 March.
Senior figures from hirers, banks, recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firms and staffing companies will meet in an attempt to resolve an issue that is increasingly seen as a threat to the financial solvency of recruitment businesses.
The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) urges HM Revenue & Customs to better enforce the rules around IR35.
In an interim report published today, the OTS recommends that IR35 be retained in its current form, with HMRC committed to enforce the rules better.
International recruiter Robert Walters has confirmed that its entire staff in Japan have been safely accounted for and that there have been no casualties or injuries.
The firm says as a result of last week’s earthquake, current work in progress in Japan has been severely affected and the effects are likely to continue until basic infrastructure is restored.
Women’s fashion retailer Phase Eight has launched a new recruitment portal, powered by online recruitment platform MyPeopleBiz.
The new recruitment portal (www.mypeoplebiz.com/phaseeight/path) aims to effectively manage Phase Eight’s entire recruitment process from start to finish.
HR director general at the Department for Work and Pensions Chris Last has been appointed head of government HR operations.
Steve Girdler: companies need to act quickley to secure the best possible people
I am writing in response to your article ’Using technology to fish for candidates’ (Recruiter, 8 December 2010) about talent pools.
I agree that maintaining an internal talent pool can be an excellent way to access high quality candidates while controlling costs.
Recruiting through business media brands is more likely to land a higher quality of job candidate than through methods such as job boards and social media, according to the PPA Recruitment Advertising Survey.
IT services firm Parity Group has appointed Alastair Woolley as an executive director.
Woolley joins the board as finance director and replaces Ian Ketchin, who formally resigned as finance director on 31 March.
Legal staffing specialist ASA Law, part of Initio International, has appointed Ryan King as administrator and trainee legal consultant.
The law graduate joins the firm’s clinical negligence and personal injury team.