Recruiters have been urged to be cautious on the issue of indemnities in client-led contracts, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).
The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) published Agency Workers Regulations guidance last week.
April’s Bank of Scotland Report on Jobs has signalled continued improvement in the Scottish labour market.
Hospitality recruiter Towngate Personnel has appointed Chantel Peach in its front office division.
Peach, who returns to Towngate after nine years, will recruit hotel reception, reservations and sales & marketing staff for hotels throughout the UK.
Multi-sector recruiter Dutton International has opened an office in Workington, Cumbria.
The firm has also appointed Graham Caton as branch manager. He will cover the nuclear, energy, oil & gas sector serving UK and overseas clients.
‘Funds in use’ provided by RBS’s Invoice Finance business rose by 16% in the year to end of April 2011.
Multi-sector recruiter GPW Recruitment and law firm Hattons Solicitors have come together to launch GPW Legal Services.
GPW Legal Services will offer general legal advice, including employment law advice both personal and business, HR advice, contract dispute solutions, debt recovery advice and wills and probate exclusively to its corporate and private clients.
International recruitment software provider Arithon has acquired online timesheet software company Tempsheets.com for an undisclosed sum.
Arithon CEO Roderick Smyth says: “After an exhaustive search for a comprehensive online timesheet software systems we were excited to find a product with the calibre of Tempsheets.com.”
Manpower has entered into a partnership with China’s Ministry of Industry & Information Technology (MIIT) that will help its local partners to meet the workforce needs of China’s burgeoning manufacturing sector.
The staffing industry must use the summer to prepare properly for AWR, rather than bury its head in the sand or create novel ways to avoid being caught, according to the Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA).
Betting firm Ladbrokes has launched an online recruitment system with online recruitment solutions provider Changeworknow.
The solution aims to build up a well-qualified talent pool of retail applicants, spot high potential employees immediately and communicate with candidates via social media, text messaging and android phones.