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Brits hailed as the best recruiters
Brits make the best recruiters, according to the international development director of construction recruiter Hill McGlynn.

Peter Marston told Recruiter that Brit recruiters tend "to be a bit more creative" in generating ideas to attract talent and are more driven, very 'sales-y' and target driven.

Marston admitted it was a generalisation and that there were exceptions, but
Brown and Sarkozy talk on directive
UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown and French President Nicolas Sarkozy discussed the European draft directive on agency workers during Sarkozy's recent visit, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

Tom Hadley, the REC's director of external relations, told Recruiter: "The French president made some very complimentary noises about the UK's labour market."

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REC lobbies against VAT concessions
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) is lobbying government to overturn a decision to remove VAT staff hire concessions from next April.

Anne Fairweather, head of public policy at the REC, told Recruiter: "Our members are keen to seek further legal advice on the Chancellor's budget decision.
Help out the small guys, Home Office!

Regarding the government's plans to impose fines on companies that don't check the right of overseas workers to work in the UK (Recruiter, 22 August).

CSG to look into 'irregular' figures_2
Recruitment conglomerate Corporate Services Group (CSG) has called in forensic accountants to investigate possible irregularities in how its subsidiary Comensura accounted for nearly £1m of rebates.

A late August trading update statement from CSG said: "While investigations are not complete, the Board believes that approximately £950,000 of rebates or provisions, which were not accounted fo
MSC audit scheme 'close' to fruition
Her Majesty's Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is close to making a decision on an audit scheme for managed service providers, Recruiter can exclusively reveal.
Veritas contractors offered lifeline
Contractors of collapsed IT recruiter Veritas IT are being offered financial incentives to switch to another agency.

Simon Trippick, TAC Europe's managing director, told Recruiter: "We are going to assist these contractors financially.
Michael Page and Randstad go to City
Two major recruitment companies are flouting their confidence in London as a booming financial capital by opening new offices in two City neighbourhoods.

Michael Page International will open a new office on the 28th floor of 1 Canada Square in Canary Wharf on 5 November, Randstad last week launched t
Headhunter repositions itself online

GatenbySanderson, the public sector search specialist, has announced a repositioning of its services to meet the demand for online recruitment. This repositioning has resulted in a new digital resourcing service.

Networking sites 'key' to recruiting

UK businesses must start utilising social networking sites to recruit staff and boost business. This was the message from internet security firm Clearswift at the Brands2Life debate which was held in London last week.

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