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According to a major study, the international mobility of labour continues to increase. Yet as Colin Cottell discovered, this can bring with it new risk and compliance problems
The UK is a leader in the area of interim management, however the rest of the world is catching up, says Jason Atkinson, managing director of interim management provider Russam Interim.
Staffing firms are the most effective mechanism for jobseekers to find jobs – but only 3% of candidates seek them out as their first source for job hunting, according to the results of a new CareerBuilder/Inavero survey.
New rules governing ‘off payroll’ appointments in central government will be bought in this year, says the chief secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander.
A review of government departments showed that more than 2,400 key public sector appointees have been engaged off payroll, in 3% of cases for more than 10 years.
The £15.3m makeover of Leicester Square in London’s West End has already delivered more than 1,000 new jobs, providing a massive boost to the UK’s centre for global movie premieres as well as the surrounding economy, Mayor Boris Johnson announced yesterday.
Leicester Square re-opens today [24 May] following a 17-month transformation. It welcomes around 250,000 tourists a day and it is hoped it can host even more world film premieres, fighting off competition from European cities.
The Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers Union (RMT) joined shipping industry union Nautilus International yesterday (23 May) in urging home secretary Theresa May to take action on what they believe is shipping companies failing to comply with work permit requirements.
Engineering firm Romax is looking to create around 100 new jobs in Nottingham and across the UK in the next three to five years, as it confirms it will move from Nottingham Science Park to the University of Nottingham’s Innovation Park (UNIP).
SME healthcare recruiters could miss out on a major new framework agreement.
Aspire Oxfordshire Community Enterprise has been selected as Recruiter’s Charity of the Year 2012.