Despite the downturn, it’s not all doom and gloom, legal recruiters are saying.
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Employers have been encouraged to look at a candidate’s skills rather than their qualifications.
Recruiters supplying the NHS with non-clinical staff, such as clerical workers and porters, have been given additional time to ensure they meet the health testing requirements of the PASA (Purchasing and Supply Agency) non-clinical framework agreement.
International staffing group Adecco recorded a net loss of 22m euros (£19.7m) in the fourth quarter of 2008.
Revenue for Q4 fell 15% to 4.6bn euros as a result of what the company describes as “an exceptionally challenging business environment”.
After adjusting for a 116m euros goodwill impairment, net income was 94m euros.
HR should look to flexible working among other measures as a means of improving the representation of women at senior levels, according to recruiters.
The number of IT contractors taken on by financial institutions increased in February compared to January, according to new research.
Pre-employment screening firm Powerchex found that the number of job offers made to IT contractors rose by 11%.
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has introduced new benchmark scale rates for subsistence which come into force from today.
The new rates for subsistence mean that any employer can apply for a dispensation removing the need to carry out a sampling exercise.
InterQuest has outlined details of its joint venture with IT sales recruitment business Lanborne Consulting (see Recruiter news, 21 April), the first venture under its IQ Equity Programme.
Multi-sector recruiter and managed services provider Impellam Group has announced an operating loss of £2.4m for the 12 months ending 31 December 2008. This compares with a loss of £3.4m in 2007.
Turnover was up 9.7% at £1.07bn (2007: £975.3m).
Employers need to warn higher-paid employees to exercise caution before increasing, or varying, their level of pension contributions over the next two years or face possible severe tax penalties, according to consultants Watson Wyatt.