The growing numbers of unemployed young people should take advantage of the opportunities in the hospitality sector, according to recruiters.
This week the Office for National Statistics showed that unemployment for 18-to-24-year-olds was 731,000 in the three months to July 2009, up 36,000 (5%) from the three months to April 2009.
Umbrella company Excellium Umbrella Services has achieved full Professional Passport Approval (PPA).
The accreditation means that Excellium has been fully audited and has passed the compliance standard in the industry.
Cash flow worries as a result of increasing late payments are causing small businesses the most headaches, according to the latest Economic Downturn Panel survey carried out by the Forum of Private Business (FPB).
The number of UK business failures fell to its lowest level in August since September 2008, according to information services provider Experian.
The index reveals that 0.09% of UK businesses failed during August this year, up on the 0.08% recorded in August 2008 but significantly lower than July (0.11%), and the lowest rate of 2009.
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) firm Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) has appointed Michael O’Higgins (left) as chairman.
The TUC has called for further increase in the national minimum wage. The union has urged the government to raise the minimum wage by 6.5% to more than £6.10 an hour from next October, rising to at least £6.50 by October 2010.
A third of recruiters feel overwhelmed by their email account, according to a new survey.
Executive search recruiter MRINetwork Worldwide has opened its first office in Vietnam.
The new office will specialise in the financial and construction industries, telecommunications, utilities, FMCG and manufacturing.
There has been a mixed response to a survey of IT professionals which expected skills gaps in the sector to widen.
Recruiters were commenting on the IT Job Board survey, which says 72% of respondents expect the shortfall to increase.
