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Fear advances IT security sector
Concerns over possible breaches of information security have made companies take the threat more seriously, according to one recruiter who works in the sector.

Colin Locke, director of Nationwide Technology Recruitment, told Recruiter in an exclusive interview that business was strong at Nationwide, despite the fact they only moved into the sector three years ago.
Brookson's demise is exaggerated
Brookson, the Warrington-based firm that offers accounting services to contractors, has felt it necessary to issue a statement denying that it has gone bankrupt.

The statement follows rumours posted on a forum of the contractoruk.com site.

Managing director Martin Hesketh said: "To put an end to any speculation, Brookson would like to reassure our members that we are operating as nor
Honouring the work of our elders
Employers need to be more aware of the contribution older workers can make to their businesses.

The insurance division of global banking giant HSBC put out this message at the launch of what it claims is the biggest-ever study of ageing and retirement.
REC members up but shows deficit

The REC achieved £5.6m in turnover in 2006, a £700,000 increase from 2005, according to financial reports released last week.

At the trade body's annual general meeting, REC board chairman Gary Irvine also announced that the organisation suffered a £201,644 deficit due to exceptional expenditures last year.

Regional focus: london - DEELETE
London's labour market is the single most important in the UK economy, according to a round table debate hosted by the REC
PASA locum contract up for grabs
The NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA) has invited agencies to register their interest in bidding for a £187m, three-year contract for the supply of medical locums.

The contract, which can be extended for an additional 12 months, is a renewal of the current framework agreement and covers all grades and specialities of locums except locum GPs throughout England, Wales and Scotland.
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Reprimand for ads from BCL Legal
Legal recruiter BCL Legal has received a slap on the wrist from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) over adverts it placed in trade magazines The Lawyer and Law Gazette.

The Manchester-based firm got into hot water for suggesting it placed "three candidates to every one placed by our competitors in the North" and was "No.1 in the North".

Competitor G2
The rise and rise of Michael Page

Shares in Michael Page International have risen to yet another high, following the group's first-quarter trading update.

The financial recruitment specialist said first quarter gross profits were £105.4m, up 33.2% on the same period a year earlier.

Rally troops, weed out terrorists
Peter Flannery, managing director of Select Education, was among the other speakers at the Forum.

He said it was important to understand the people working in your recruitment business and to weed out the "terrorists".
Leadership crisis by Generation X

Employers will have to think differently about where the next generation of leaders is coming from, according to one management guru.

Bruce Tulgan, founder of US-based research and training company rainmakerthinking.com, was addressing the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development's 'Human Resources Developing' conference last month.

He said the rules of the workplace had b

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