A Wolverhampton gangmaster has had his application for a GLA licence denied over concerns surrounding his actual identity.
The GLA was unable to authenticate documents provided to confirm the identity of Joginder Mann. Consequently, the application was refused, while the GLA has passed the relevant information to the UK Border Agency.
Multi-sector recruiter Rise Group is to open a new office in Edinburgh.
Net profits for the year ended 31 December 2008 fell to £2.34m at multi-sector recruiter Staffline, compared to £3m in 2007.
Profit before taxation was £3.38m, down from £4.37m in the previous year.
Revenues rose to £120.8m, from £119.9m in 2007.
The sum of money now owed to British and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) stands at £25.9bn, according to Bacs Payment Schemes (Bacs).
Recruiters could earn up to £150 per candidate for helping unemployed people at the high end of the employment market.
Recruiter and training company Acorn has won contracts worth more than £7.4m during the past three months.
The hospitality sector is attracting candidates from various industries, according to recruiters.
Mark Norris, chief executive at hospitality specialist Profile, told Recruiter that candidates from a variety of disciplines now think they can turn their hand to hospitality.
Gary Dewhurst (left)
Multi-sector recruiter gap personnel has secured £500k in funding from Lloyds TSB Corporate Markets.
Retailers could capitalise on the sales of stricken rivals but consumer confidence is key to this, recruiters have claimed.
According to data from PwC, around £3.6bn worth of retail sales are now available since the passing of a number of high-street retail names such as Woolworths, MFI, Zavvi, Rosebys and the Pier.
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has warned of the risk to the working time opt-out, ahead of a conciliation committee meeting in Brussels on Wednesday.