A study of contractors by IT recruiter Parity found contract length was the most important factor for 20% of IT professionals, followed by financial reward at 19% and location at 18%.
Alan Rommel, managing director of Parity Resources, told Recruiter focusing on contract length has not increased the length of time it takes to place contractors.
The Equal Pay and Flexible Working Bill is to have a second reading at the House of Lords today.
The bill would make it compulsory for equal pay audits to be carried out for employers found guilty of gender pay discrimination as well as requiring publication of the outcome, while extending the right to request flexible working to all parents of children aged 17 or younger.
Niche medical job board Jobs4Medical has launched a new social work section on its website.
The new section categorises vacancies by department – for example, adolescent social work, elderly and mental disability, as well as by geography, making it easier for the UK’s 76,000 qualified social workers to find the right job in the right area, says the company.
Manufacturing production increased marginally to 35.8 index points in January, compared with 34.9 in December.
However, reading is the third worst the CIPS/Markit Purchasing Managers’ Index 17-year history and the sector experienced heavy job loses.
Richard Tillbrook has been appointed managing director at HR GO Kent.
Tillbrook, previously a director at HR GO Bishop’s Stortford office, will take responsibility for working with the branch managers to drive forward the network of six branches located throughout Kent.
The number of recruitment agencies going into administration in January has doubled year-on-year.
The recruitment agencies which went into administration are:
Last week’s cut in interest rates could lead to more hotel openings in the UK, according to hospitality recruiters.
Mark Norris, chief executive at Profile, told Recruiter: “A decrease in interest rates combined with the weakness of the pound should provide an ideal environment for companies to invest in new facilities, build or buy hotels and expand their interests.
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Logistics recruiters have welcomed the opening of a dedicated training centre in the Tees Valley.
The academy, based at Middlesbrough College, will provide a single point of support for employers in the freight, logistics and transport sectors.
Recruiters have been given until the beginning of August to ensure that all their agency staff are compliant with the requirements of the PASA (Purchasing & Supply Agency) non-clinical framework agreement.
Checks include testing for Hepatitis B even though many of the agency staff, such as clerical workers have no direct contact with patients.