Technical recruiter NRL has expanded its rail division, opening a new operation at its Wigan office.
The company has hired Ian Thomas, who has experience working on a variety of rail projects, including permanent way, technical and signalling, to launch the new division.
The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has begun a consultation with leading supermarkets to help fight labour exploitation in the UK.
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Overtime in the banking sector has almost trebled, according to a survey by banking and finance recruiter Badenoch & Clark.
Almost half (47%) of employees are putting in more hours, while over three quarters (77%) of those working longer hours are working ‘50 hours or more’ each week, compared with 17% in 2007 and 26% in autumn 2008.
Most Polish firms (52%) are continuing to hire professionals, while 30% are firing professionals and managers, according to global staffing firm Antal.
The research shows that hiring levels are the highest in the pharmacy (89%), IT & Telecom (64%) and FMCG (63%) and the lowest in automotive (22%) or real estate and building (33%).
Financial recruitment declined in April, according to the Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor.
The outlook for Morson’s trading remains positive, according to Gerry Mason, the engineering recruiter’s chairman.
Global recruiter Hays has launched Hays Russia with the opening of an office in Moscow and the appointment of Alexey Shteingardt as managing director.
Turkey has the 7th most engaged online audience in Europe, according to data from comScore.
In April, more than 17m people in the country aged 15 and older accessed the Internet from home or work, consuming an average 3,044 pages per visitor.
Germany had the biggest online European audience with 40m visitors in April, followed by the UK (36.8m), and France (36.3m visitors).
