Debtors will be given 30 days’ breathing space, following a deal struck between the Credit Service Association (CSA), which represents debt agencies and the government.
The 30-day rule comes into force once a debt agency has been informed of a case being referred to an accredited debt adviser.
A ‘loophole’ which permits companies to recruit non-EU workers to UK companies without needing to advertise jobs in the UK first should be closed as UK unemployment spirals, the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has told the Home Office in a letter.
The Oxinia Group has added to its range of recruitment disciplines with the acquisiton of Resource Innovations.
The purchase extends the group’s activities to cover HR as well as senior executive search, procurement, supply chain, IT, retail and travel recruitment.
Recruiters are embracing the Blitz spirit as the recession begins to bite, according to a survey from independent financier Bibby Financial Services.
The survey shows that 33% of business owners in the recruitment industry are refusing to let the recession get them down, adding that it has had no impact on their personal lives.
Facebook has attracted 100m visitors in Europe, according to figures from comScore.
comScore’s findings show that Facebook now has 275m visitors and its visits in Europe have jumped by 314%.
Global recruitment software provider Dillistone Systems has announced record profits for the year ended 31 December 2008.
Revenues increased by £4.1m, up 13% on 2007, while profits before tax also jumped by 19% to £1.2m and recurring revenues increased by 35% to £2.25m, representing 49% of total turnover.
Cash balances also increased by 53% to £2.4m on 2007.
The increase in fuel duty will not hit travel jobs, according to travel recruiters.
In last week’s Budget the Chancellor announced that fuel duty would increase by 2p per litre from September and then by 1p a litre above inflation each April for the next four years.
Martin Wainman has left multi-sector recruiter Reed Managed Services.
Wainman will leave his position of strategic development director to join security services firm VSG in the newly created post of business development director.
Despite signs of an improvement in credit conditions and the financial prospects of corporates, the first quarter 2009 CFO survey of major UK corporates found that 86% have or will reduce hiring, while 81% plan to or have reduced headcount.
