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Recruiters have hit back at a report that criticised the use of agency workers in the health and social care sectors, accusing it of being misleading, and not telling the whole story.
Jobseekers are using job boards not just to search for a job, but to increase their online presence as well as to search for information, according to findings from online recruitment research project NORAS.
The NORAS findings show that while 32% do use job boards just to look for vacancies, 34% are using them to make themselves more ‘findable’ by uploading their CV.
The number of recruiters not offering their staff training has almost doubled since the last financial year, according to research from recruitment training provider Lander Associates.
The survey shows that while 10% of consultancies did not offer training to their staff 40% have had their training budgets have been cut.
The recession is causing a career revolution, as 68% of British workers that have been recently made redundant consider a career change, according to research from Monster.
The chief executive of German car manufacturer BMW has told the Financial Times that new jobs and investment will be created at the company’s Cowley plant near Oxford with the manufacture of two new models of the Mini car.
IT and technical website Technojobs.co.uk has launched 11 new niche job websites.
The new sites cover areas such as project management, telecoms, web design and IT contract jobs.
Kate Bleasdale, HCL
Pre-tax profits at Healthcare Locums (HCL) jumped 64% to £9.5m in the first six months of the year.
The exodus of Arab talent is costing Arab countries $1.57bn, according to a report by TalentRepublic.net.
The report shows that 54% of Arab students do not return home after studying abroad.
The High Court has ruled to retain the UK’s default retirement age.
The case was been brought by Age Concern and Help the Aged, arguing that the compulsory retirement age contravenes EU regulations.