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.
Technology group Invensys has agreed a seven-year contract worth £35m with HR software provider NorthgateArinso.
Healthcare recruiter Nurse Plus has appointed Craig Griffiths as branch manager of its Plymouth operation.
Griffiths has eight years’ experience working within the recruitment industry.
The construction sector is still some way off recovery, according to recruiters.
This week, construction consultant Halcrow announced it is to axe 269 jobs across the UK and Ireland following a decline in workload.
The IT Job Board has launched a blog dedicated to the IT recruitment industry.
Freelancers body PCG says it is disappointed with the findings of the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) Report on the abuse of the work permit system.
The MAC, tasked with advising ministers on immigration policy, put forward its recommendations on the reform of Intra Company Transfer (ICT) work permits.
Recruiters have given a mixed response to claims that the UK is now out of recession, with some parts of the country faring better than others.