Employment lawyers are split on whether Andrew Miller's Private Members' Bill on giving agency workers equal rights will work in practice.
The Agency and Temporary Workers (Equal Treatment) Bill was passed at its second reading on 22 February, and will now go to committee stage.
Following on from the bizarre tales from the interview room in the last issue of Recruiter (5 March), our very own industry body, the REC, has carried out its own survey and found that 47% of 200 recruiters questioned cited personal hygiene as a key problem among job hunters.
Good news for all Sir Alan Sugar devotees. If you haven't seen it yet, The Apprentice has started another series on BBC 1, and this time one of the hopefuls is a recruiter!Improving the industry’s image isn’t rocket science – it just means taking responsibility, says Paul Bibby
IT jobs are more ‘weatherproof’ than other areas in riding out whatever economic cycle we may be in, believes Gary Ashworth
The hype around the 'looming' recession merely serves to perpetuate the problem: businesses feel insecure and belts start to be tightened. However, while the economy is under increasing scrutiny, we are yet to experience a lull.
While the CIA grilled potential recruits at Winthrop University in the US, students protested outside about some of the agency practices, which have been called inhumane by human rights groups.We all know recruitment is very competitive, with everyone trying to find new trends and niches to tap into. With this in mind, how about this idea from New Zealand? Companies are now recruiting humour specialists.