Construction union UCATT is calling for an urgent investigation into the actions of certain payroll companies which, it says, are costing the Inland Revenue millions in lost National Insurance contributions and denying workers even the most basic employment rights.
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University leavers will increasingly require “employability” skills, according to Elizabeth Ewen, head of talent at Michael Page International.
Ewen was speaking at a Graduate Recruitment Roundtable in London last week, supported by Michael Page, Recruiter magazine and the Employers Forum on Age.
Dr Elisabeth Marx, a former partner at Heidrick and Struggles, has joined the executive search and advisory firm Stonehaven.
Marx joins the board practice to work with founder Simon Hall and Stonehaven’s chairman, Bob Wigley, the former chairman of Merrill Lynch EMEA.
Scientific staffing specialist SRG has appointed Audrey McCulloch as operations director for national accounts.
She will be responsible for driving forward the firm’s national account delivery strategy.
Kelly Morton, managing director for SRG, says: “We are delighted to welcome Audrey to SRG and we will draw on her considerable experience in the scientific recruitment industry.”
Keeping a tight rein on cost has seen profits rise at Irish recruitment firm Cpl Resources, according to the group’s half year results ended 31 December 2010.
The group’s results reveal:
GPs need the requisite procurement skills if they are to manage multi-million pound budgets, according to Paul Marriott, managing director of Hays Health & Social Care.
Marriott’s comments follow the House of Commons’ debate of the new Health & Social Care Bill yesterday.
Growth remains muted in the construction sector in Scotland with firms set to turn to refurbs rather than new builds, according to Brian Smith, managing director at construction recruiter Vanguard.
Interim management staffing specialist Interim Partners has appointed Angela Hickmore to its management team.
Hickmore was most recently managing director at Albemarle Interim Management. She is also a former director of management resources at recruiter Robert Half.
Eden Scott is “very optimistic” on job prospects in the oil & gas sector due to increased hiring activity across the North Sea, EMEA and Australia, according James Milne, head of the Scottish multi-sector staffing specialist’s Aberdeen business.