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UK students spend more time in employment in the first five years after leaving school than those of many other European countries.
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Recruiters could face unlimited fines if they are prosecuted by the Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate under new proposals included in the Minimum Wage Review.
The Department of Trade and Industry, of which the Inspectorate is part, has put out a consultation that could result in beefed-up
The UK must lead its unemployed citizens to gain skills that are now lacking in the British workforce, said Jim Murphy, minister of state for employment and welfare reform.
Murphy spoke last week at the launch of recruitment conglomerate Vedior's review of the UK's skills shortage, 'Is the UK up to the job?'.
With help from the private sector, unemployed people on disability and the
Murphy spoke last week at the launch of recruitment conglomerate Vedior's review of the UK's skills shortage, 'Is the UK up to the job?'.
With help from the private sector, unemployed people on disability and the
Hays' share price rose 3% immediately after it revealed it's expecting a 35% growth in net fee income in the permanent market, but finished 1.25p down in the period. IT recruiter Harvey Nash also released an upbeat trading statement, reporting a 20% increase in turnover in the quarter ended 30 April, compared with the same period last year.
A Court of Appeal ruling that agency workers are not entitled to statutory sick pay (SSP) if they are engaged for less than three months is expected to benefit the recruitment industry.
Matthew Tom, an employment lawyer with Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons, told Recruiter: "This has to be good news for those agencies who supply short fixed-term temporary workers.
Matthew Tom, an employment lawyer with Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons, told Recruiter: "This has to be good news for those agencies who supply short fixed-term temporary workers.
Recruiters say the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has introduced an 'unwritten rule' barring locums who have not had a check for tuberculosis (TB) from working in the NHS.
Recruiter understands that PASA decided in March that all locums working through agencies must have immunity
Commercial/industrial, IT and professional services continue to be the busiest sectors in recruitment-to-recruitment, according to latest statistics from McCall.
The figures reveal commercial/industrial made up 29% of its business, ahead of IT on 24% and professional services on 21%.
Joint-managing director Julie O'Neill told Recruiter: "Technical recruitment is fast growing
The figures reveal commercial/industrial made up 29% of its business, ahead of IT on 24% and professional services on 21%.
Joint-managing director Julie O'Neill told Recruiter: "Technical recruitment is fast growing
Mad.co.uk reveals sector salaries