Nine modelling and entertainment agencies have been issued with warnings for failing to comply with the law following an investigation by the government’s Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate.
Inspectors found 37 separate breaches of legislation, including charging illegal fees and sub-standard accounting practices.
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The number of unemployed people increased by 165,000 to 2.03m in the three months to January, according to the Office of National Statistics.
John Philpott, chief economist at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, says: “The rise in the headline level of unemployment above 2m is only part of the sorry story.
A third of European firms are planning job cuts, according to a report published by business consultancy BCG and the European Association for People Management (EAPM).
The report shows that 57% of firms are preparing a major redundancy programme for full-time workers, compared with 40% in Russia, 38% in Austria and the Netherlands, 37% in France and Spain, and 32% in Germany.
The pressure to sign potentially dangerous contracts is definitely on the increase, according to recruiters attending an Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) members meeting yesterday.
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Nina Johnson-Bennett misses the point entirely (recruiter.co.uk, ‘Stansted Airport expansion crucial for jobs’, 16 March) with her
The government should use next week’s Budget to tackle Britain’s jobs crisis, according to Bank of England policy maker David Blanchflower.
Ahead of Chancellor Alistair Darling presentation of his annual budget to parliament on Wednesday, Blanchflower, who steps down from the Monetary Policy Committee at the end of next month, told the Daily Mail: “We need a Budget for jobs.
The UK’s oil & gas fields need a “substantial” tax change to hit targets of increasing oil production by 20% in the next five years.
Industry trade body Oil & Gas UK is calling for a reduction in tax on new fields and additional investment in existing fields, as part of tomorrow’s Budget.
Recruiters are benefiting from early signs of a recovery in the housing market.
Figures from from HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) show that the number of homes sold in the UK rose by 40% in March on the previous month.
Leah Clifford, consultant at commercial recruiter Top Type Personnel, told Recruiter that some estate agents were looking to recruit.