After working in the recruitment industry for 20 years, I have learned that the figures reported by any governmentorientated organisations are total fabrication (‘Unemployment rises to 2.26m’, 17 June).
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With her editorial last issue (Recruiter, 24 June), DeeDee Doke has struck a chord which should worry organisations who routinely take staff — both temp and perm — from recruitment agencies. If candidates have not been screened to the point where they can start work, then the agencies are simply not doing their job.
Multi-posting firm idibu has introduced an instant quote tool that displays the price of its software subscriptions publicly.
The widget can be found at www.idibu.com and will appear across a growing network of job boards. A revenue share scheme allows boards displaying the widget to be rewarded for successful referrals.
Mizen: focused on growth
Green shoots are appearing as recruiters embrace recruitment software solutions, according to Colleague Software.
Most UK workers would not take credit for their colleagues’ work, according to a new poll by Monster.
The poll found that 75% of UK workers wanted to succeed on their own merit but 15% had been tempted to take credit for their fellow employee’s work and 7% admitted to frequently doing do.
Welfare to work agency Reed in Partnership has been awarded a 24-month contract in Poland, the agency’s first contract win in Europe.
The company has been selected by the Polish government to deliver welfare to work services in three areas across the country, in the areas of Katowice, Chorzow and Czestochova.
The Temporary Agency Workers Directive should give temporary workers ‘real protection’ from exploitation, according to the TUC.
The directive would give temporary workers the same benefits as permanent staff after 12 weeks.
IHR Group has launched an outplacement service.
Chrysalis Network is aimed primarily at companies making redundancies.
The economy is displaying further signs of bottoming out, according to a survey by interim management provider Russam GMS.
The survey shows that there was a 4% fall in interim volumes in last six months, compared with an 11% fall from the six months from June to December 2008.