Recruiters have reacted strongly to calls by the construction workers union UCATT that self-employed workers should be banned from working on the London Olympics.
Alan Ritchie, the union's general secretary, claimed using self-employed workers would encourage tax abuses, reduce site safety and den
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A survey of rec-to-rec firms has revealed that nearly 80% of the recruitment consultants placed with agencies during a recent six-month period were of white British ethnicity.Of the remaining 21% of consultants placed between September 2006 and last February, an additional 9% were white of other bac
Monster Worldwide announced last week that it is to cut 15% of its workforce in a bid to boost efficiency and service to customers.
The job losses will impact non-sales related functions in North America, although it says parts of the global sales force with low productivity rates will also be affected.
A spokeswoman for Monster UK told Recruiter that it's too early to say what impac
The job losses will impact non-sales related functions in North America, although it says parts of the global sales force with low productivity rates will also be affected.
A spokeswoman for Monster UK told Recruiter that it's too early to say what impac
About 50 recruitment agencies have been affected by services company Sodexho's decision to bring its permanent recruitment in-house and create a universal recruitment system.Officials at the company, which provides food services, facilities management and vouchers to clients around the world, believ
The government has admitted a "spectacular own goal" in deciding to revamp the statutory dispute procedures just three years after they were introduced, according to one employment law expert.
Rob Eldridge, employment partner at Berwin Leighton Paisner, says that the current rules governing both di
Two recruitment-to-recruitment agencies are having their cases reviewed by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation to see of they can continue to be members of the REC's sector group.
The review follows the introduction of upgraded membership criteria which requires members to attend the AGM of the REC rec-to-rec sector group, and for them to provide two client and two candidate ref
EXCLUSIVE: Technical and public sector recruitment company Eden Brown will launch an equity scheme for its employees this summer.The move to share the wealth with the company's 250-plus employees follows the firm's acquisition earlier this month by investment fund Hamilton Bradshaw
Leading research, science and academic job board, www.jobs.ac.uk, is the latest online recruitment site to embed short video clips in its advertisements.
Rosaleen Blair, chief executive of recruitment process outsourcing company Alexander Mann Solutions (AMS) wants recruiters "fighting to be part of our business" .
Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, Blair said that AMS needs to invest more in their strategic relationships with agencies, adding, "it's something we haven't gotten to as quickly as we should have done.
Speaking exclusively to Recruiter, Blair said that AMS needs to invest more in their strategic relationships with agencies, adding, "it's something we haven't gotten to as quickly as we should have done.
IT and telecoms specialist Eutopia Solutions has invested 'a six-figure sum' setting up an academy to train the next generation of recruitment consultants.The academy, which will be staffed by a mix of internal and external trainers, will open in September.
The first recruits will undertake t