Australia
Legal recruiter GR Law has opened a new office in Melbourne, Australia. The office, set to open after the Australian Bank Holiday at the end of
January, will be managed by Kelly Rogers, who currently runs the firm’s Sydney office.
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Bridging the gap in Cardiff
Industrial, manufacturing and commercial specialist, gap personnel, has opened a new branch in Cathedral Road, Cardiff.
Red Ventures into rec-to-rec
Guru’s new name for followers
Jobsite Guru has rebranded, dropping the ‘Lite’ from its name and changing its web domain to www.gurucareersnetwork.com.
Budge builds new site
Technical, construction and financial services recruiter Budge Recruitment has a new website at www.budgerecruitment.com.
Hays moves into Russia
Global recruiter Hays has launched Hays Russia with an office in Moscow. Alexey Shteingardt is managing director.
Antal expands
Professional recruiter Antal is to open four new offices in Frankfurt, Munich and Nuremburg in Germany and Barcelona in Spain.
A cautious optimism is taking hold on the economy, but a few good angels could still save recruiters from financial hell, writes DeeDee
Employers can minimise the risk of hiring candidates that are ineligible to work in the UK by using agencies, according to recruiters. Attorney General Baroness Scotland was fined £5,000 last week for employing a housekeeper who was not legally allowed to work in the UK.
The Office of Fair Trading OFT is close to completing its investigation into alleged breaches of competition law by eight recruitment agencies in the construction sector. An OFT spokesperson told Recruiter that following the investigation, first reported in Recruiter in July 2006, decisions would be made “soon - this autumn”.
Multi-sector recruiter Hays has joined the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
And finally…
The BBC reports that a Mexican illegal immigrant was prevented entering the UK after a search of his luggage uncovered a good luck card for his ‘new life in the UK’. The man, arriving at Manchester Airport from Los Angeles, claimed he was on a brief visit to a friend who was opening his own restaurant in North- West England.
Travel recruiter C&M is demonstrating its green credentials to suppliers, customers and staff following its decision to sign up to the Green Achiever scheme.
The scheme, developed by environmental consultancy E4 environment, requires business to complete a questionnaire to outline its responsibilities and receive a listing in the Green Achiever online directory.