“Can’t come in today I’m afraid, I’ve injured my leg chasing the dog to stop it attacking a rabbit.” This is one of more unusual excuses UK workers have used to call in a sickie, according to a list compiled by jobsite CareerBuilder.
Other gems include:
· employee’s foot was stuck in the toilet
· employee said someone threw a garden gnome through his window
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment has appointed Dante Friend as recruitment consultant.
Dante will manage Midlands-based opportunities in private practice and commercial law.
Douglas Scott Legal Recruitment operates from offices in Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham.
Jeffrey Anderson
Cambridge Recruitment Software Solutions (CRSS) is launching a new virtual back office system based on the enterprise edition of its Opera II Recruitment software.
The number of professional job openings has fallen by 6% in October, on the previous month, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Irish Employment Monitor.
The monitor also reveals:
Nick Broad has been appointed senior branch manager at recruitment and training organisation Positive Outcomes’ Nottingham office.
Broad joins from Robert Half International, where he was most recently manager of the firm’s Leicester office.
International recruiter Advantage Professional is to open a new office in Singapore.
The move marks Advantage Professional’s first expansion within Asia. The office will offer accounting & finance, banking & financial services, IT and sales & marketing recruitment services.
The office will be led by Steve Plant.
Making a return to the news alert, this entry to our “That’s great for you, but what the devil does it have to do with recruitment?” column comes from management consultants Advanced Workplace Associates.
Businesses of all sizes and sectors have been warned of the risk of falling foul of new anti-bribery rules, set to come into force next year by Helen Besant-Roberts, business services partner at accountancy firm Hurst.
More needs to be done to help school leavers gain the skills and confidence to land a new job, according to Chris Melvin, chief executive of Reed in Partnership
IT recruiter Concept IT has appointed Tim Hartles as London office sales manager.
Meanwhile Russell Halil and Guatam Raval join as senior recruitment consultants in the London office, along with Omar Saleem and Indy Chatwal as recruitment executives.