A company which sold workers’ confidential data to construction firms is to be closed down by the Information Commissioner.
According to the Information Commissioner’s Office, data held by Droitwich, Worcester-based The Consulting Association enabled employers to unlawfully vet job applicants.
The suburbs could help London’s economy into recovery, claims a London Councils’ report.
The report shows that prompt investment in the suburbs will put London in a very strong position when it emerges from the current economic downturn, and warns that if action is not taken it could cost the capital both financially and through loss of skills.
Tribunal ruling: Judge ruled in company’s favor
Marriott-Sims: looked at day rates, not recruiters’ margins
Morrissey: existing strength
Debtors will be given 30 days’ breathing space, following a deal struck between the Credit Service Association (CSA), which represents debt agencies and the government.
The 30-day rule comes into force once a debt agency has been informed of a case being referred to an accredited debt adviser.
A ‘loophole’ which permits companies to recruit non-EU workers to UK companies without needing to advertise jobs in the UK first should be closed as UK unemployment spirals, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has told the Home Office in a letter.
The Oxinia Group has added to its range of recruitment disciplines with the acquisiton of Resource Innovations.
The purchase extends the group’s activities to cover HR as well as senior executive search, procurement, supply chain, IT, retail and travel recruitment.
Recruiters are embracing the Blitz spirit as the recession begins to bite, according to a survey from independent financier Bibby Financial Services.
The survey shows that 33% of business owners in the recruitment industry are refusing to let the recession get them down, adding that it has had no impact on their personal lives.
