Consistent Group is facing legal action by new union Unite after it lost an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) case.
Unite, which was formed following a merger of the Transport and General Workers' Union and Amicus on 1 May, plans to claim unfair dismissal and victimisation of union activities against the recruitment agency, which supplies workers in the food processing and manufacturing s
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Recruiters are casting doubt on whether an urgent review of recruitment checks on overseas staff working in the NHS that has been ordered by Prime Minister Gordon Brown will produce concrete results.The government action ignores basic challenges facing recruiters and the NHS alike in scrutinising ca
The managing director of an agency which recruits nannies nationwide has noticed an upsurge in demand for nannies who speak Mandarin Chinese.
Vanessa Cook, of the Little Ones agency based in London, said more and more parents are looking for Mandarin Chinese speakers because they believe it is the business language of the future.
"In the last 18 months, we've noticed this rise," she
Vanessa Cook, of the Little Ones agency based in London, said more and more parents are looking for Mandarin Chinese speakers because they believe it is the business language of the future.
"In the last 18 months, we've noticed this rise," she
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said it wants to work with the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE), which has announced that a "major industry taskforce" will put the "activities and behaviour" of recruitment consultancies "under the spotlight".
ACE has accused recruiter
The chief executive of the Association of Technology Staffing Companies (ATSCo), Ann Swain, is concerned about how new codes of practice for the IT staffing industry will be enforced.The Recruitment and Employment Confederation's IT and Communica- tions sector group has launched two new codes of prac
Hays chief executive and founder, Denis Waxman, will retire in November. Friends Reunited has admitted that it is reviewing the future of its jobs website, but says it has not taken any decision on closing it.
In a statement the company said: "We are currently reviewing the strategic options for the business going forward and have notified staff of this.
In a statement the company said: "We are currently reviewing the strategic options for the business going forward and have notified staff of this.
The make-up of the traditional school workforce is changing to comprise different levels of qualification and experience, and emerging demographics, say recruiters in the Recruitment and Employment Confederation's education sector group.
And to reflect and correctly deal with these changes, which range from a looming resourcing crisis to an influx of ambitious workers from accession states,
And to reflect and correctly deal with these changes, which range from a looming resourcing crisis to an influx of ambitious workers from accession states,
High street giant Adecco plans to restructure its UK and Ireland business over the second half of 2007, but is tight-lipped on the details.
Adecco announced its second quarter results on 10 August, which included a 5% rise in revenue to £5.3bn, compared with £5.1bn for the same period last year.
On the back of the results, the company said in a statement: "Adecco plans to restructure
Adecco announced its second quarter results on 10 August, which included a 5% rise in revenue to £5.3bn, compared with £5.1bn for the same period last year.
On the back of the results, the company said in a statement: "Adecco plans to restructure