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).
Banking, commerce and industry, secretarial and IT recruiter Contact Recruitment is taking steps to reduce the risks of swine flu spreading among its staff and clients.
Uzair Bawany, Contact Recruitment’s managing director, told a breakfast seminar of clients in London that Contact’s consultants now asked candidates whether they had been in high-risk countries, such as Mexico.
The proposed tube strike in London will badly affect the city’s cafes and restaurants as well as temps, according to hospitality recruiters.
Alan Hogg, director at Kerry Robert, told Recruiter that the strike, due to take place between Tuesday and Thursday next week, would mean that a lot of assignments could now be missed.
Job board fish4jobs has entered into a strategic partnership with online training course provider Let’s-Begin.
The partnership will promote Let’s-Begin Get That Job, a training course that helps young professionals secure a first or second job in industry, providing a 10-step guide from CV creation to receiving a job offer.
When the tax measure IR35 was introduced to tax individuals working via an intermediary, the Treasury estimated that £1bn would be raised over three years. Figures released by the government clearly show that the amount is woefully off target. Ben Jones investigates
