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A former Michael Page International consultant has lost his case for unfair and constructive dismissal at Reading Employment Tribunal.

Nigel Francis-McGann, a consultant in Michael Page’s Reading office, claimed he was unfairly dismissed in February 2006, after telling his managers he wanted to leave the company as he was not being given opportunities to progress his career.

Unite, the trade union that represents around 25,000 workers in the UK meat industry, has attacked Marks & Spencer for what it claims is its failure to deal with "essentially Dickensian practices" of agencies that supply staff to the company's contractors
Separating yourself from the also-rans and improving performance was one of the themes of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation's (REC's) IT & Comms Sector Group conference held in London at the end of February.
A recruitment law expert has warned recruiters to make it clear that they have specific guidance from their clients on the checking of non-EU temps and contractors' right to work in the UK or face the risk of a £10,000 on-the-spot fine.

Kevin Barrow, partner in the recruitment and resourcing group at law firm Blake Lapthorn Tarlo Lyons, told Recruiter that from a practical and lega
Tim Smeaton admitted to fellow recruiters that he made mistakes when struggling with the paradox of managing entrepreneurs and the need to build and simplify processes to make them "less people dependent".

The chief operating officer at Hydrogen Group told the audience at Recruiter's Annual Forum in London that he reg
On demand talent management system provider Taleo is joining forces with human capital solutions provider AIRS to help organisations develop a global 'pipeline' for sourcing talent.
The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that compulsory retirement at age 65 is permitted in Spain, in a decision that could have major consequences for the UK.

The Court said that while Spanish compulsory retirement laws were discriminatory on the grounds of age, the legislation was "justified

Contract and permanent recruiter Capital International HR Solutions has appointed Nick Butcher as chief executive, taking over from Karen Silk, who remains on the board as a non-executive director.

Companies should be forced to admit security breaches when hackers steal sensitive information, according to one legal expert.

There was very little the recruitment agency that supplied one of the men convicted of Britain's biggest robbery could have done to stop him being employed, despite a police caution for shoplifting, according to employee-screening experts.

Emir Hysenaj is reported to have been supplied by Crowborough
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