The number of civil engineering projects starting in April increased by 20% on the previous year, according to figures from the Glenigan construction index.
Adrian Davies, business development director at multi-sector recruiter Acorn, told Recruiter the company had increased the number of on-site personnel over the past six months.
Client companies are waging war on recruitment service providers, seeking to impose their own contracts, which often contain potentially harmful clauses. Vanessa Townsend looks at the possible problems and how recruiters can push back against these conditions or insure against them
Defence company BAE Systems plans to close three UK-based factories.
A spokesperson from the company, which currently employs 1,820 people in the UK, says Guildford, Leeds and Telford will close with the loss of some 330 jobs; 50 jobs will be lost at Newcastle and seven jobs will be lost at Leicester, among other efficiency savings.
RBS fraud trial
Two former recruiters were cleared of conspiring to defraud the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) at Southwark Crown Court on 7 May.
Multi-sector staffing firm right4staff has introduced a new service to initially supply experienced tobacco industry workers for temporary or contract assignments overseas.
Rising unemployment will hit the retail sector as cash-strapped consumers spurn the high street, according to retail recruiters.
Peter Burgess, director at Retail HR, told Recruiter: “Retail sales have held up very well and this is surprising.
“However, the real downturn will occur when unemployment rises.
Public sector and social care recruiter Metro3 Staffing has successfully been prosecuted for offences under the Data Protection Act by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).
