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Engineering recruiters are supporting calls from the Association of Consulting Engineers (ACE) for the Home Office to allow work permits for a wider variety of engineering disciplines to fill the skills shortage.

ACE, which has delayed its report on the skills crisis in the sector, wants Work Permits

International Costs rise in Dubai

The rising cost of international workers is placing a growing burden on multinational employers in Dubai, according to a survey by Mercer Human Consulting. Average salaries for expats rose by over 6% last year, largely due to the high cost of accommodation, the survey found.

GCS IT academy hits info overload

GCS IT has dropped its academy programme for new consultants because it was giving them too much information over too short a time.

Hives of interest aid recruitment

Live Connect from US software developer HiveLive aims to put companies more closely in touch with employees and customers, and in doing so help to attract new talent. The platform enables organisations to build online communities or ’hives’ based around people, their relationships and shared knowledge.

Select's Martyn forges franchises

Select Group's chief executive Diane Martyn claims Select is three years ahead of the competition after "aggressively" driving its franchise strategy across all of its divisions.

When Martyn joined from Blue Arrow in December 2000, Select only had 10 franchise offices, but since then she has invested millions in back office infrastructure and has implemented a strategy to award 30 franchise

Illegal workers still in key jobs

The government has failed to revoke the licences of nearly 4,000 illegal workers from security jobs despite the passing of a deadline imposed by Home Secretary Jacqui Smith.

On 13 December Smith admitted that 6,653 people were working illegally in the UK and 4,447 were suspected of doing so.

Instant interview live on the web

A new website from India is allowing employers to schedule and conduct live video interviews with candidates wherever they are in the world.

Under 20s put off work due to age

Almost a fifth of workers under 20 feel self-conscious about their age when applying for work, according to research by the Employers Forum on Age (EFA).

The poll of 1,000 adults by Capibus was commissioned by EFA and discussed at its conference last week on the challenge faced by both employers and young people in creating a sustainable connection in the workplace.

This new trend ra

Hirers and firers - 19 March 2008

The US Air Force awarded a multi-billion pound contract to Los Angeles-based Northrop Grumman and Airbus parent EADS to build 179 Airbus A330-200 planes, protecting 13,000 jobs at Airbus UK, a further 32,000 in the UK supply chain and 90,000 linked jobs a

McGinley's offer to entrepreneurs

McGinley Recruitment Services has launched an entrepreneur programme which gives individuals or small teams equity in the business and full back office support in return for ideas and acumen.

The railway, construction, engineering and aerospace recruiter is looking for individuals or small groups, wh