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The General Staffing sector saw a real boost in job numbers in February, says a new report from leading recruiter Adecco. The number of advertised permanent roles for General Staffing jobs in the UK (which typically include sectors such as retail and engineering) increased by 6% month-on-month, offering reassurance that January’s positive figures were not just a short-term reaction to the traditional post-Christmas boost

April 1st 2012 marks six months since the controversial Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) came into force. Although the new rules have created significant bureaucracy and cost for the UK's £25 billion recruitment industry, the demand for temporary and contract staff has remained strong and looks set to grow over the coming year

In a year that sees GCS celebrate its 21st birthday, further celebration is now in order as company founder and Managing Director Chris Bartlett has been named Director of the Year in the £25m - £99.9m category of the London and South East Institute of Directors Awards

Recruiters are bracing themselves for a 30% cost increase with postal costs set to rise from 46p to 60p next month

At the first Facebook UK marketing conference, numerous keynote speakers from the world’s most popular social network hammered home the importance of authenticity and consistency when trying to build up a brand presence that Facebook users will relate to

CV-Library is recognised for their online growth, taking away the award for Innovative Online Marketing at the OnRec Awards 2012

CompareMyRecruiter.com – “the site for recruitment agency reviews and industry news”. A brand new website where job seekers and employers can submit their own, and read other’s reviews about recruitment agencies, aimed at improving industry standards and helping people make more informed decisions when choosing and working with recruitment agencies in future

A Yorkshire-based construction, maintenance and painting company has launched a new recruitment drive for apprentices, taking advantage of all methods of recruitment to find the best staff

LogicNow may exist in the cloud, but as its features demonstrate, when it comes to providing an instant customer service and help desk solution – both feet are firmly on the ground

The 8th Annual Onrec Awards took place last night at The Grange St Pauls Hotel, London.

STR is delighted to have been selected as a key recruitment partner for Allied Bakeries, helping to source top talent to join their leading bakery business

Security Cleared Jobs.com the hosts of the Security Cleared EXPOS are pleased to announce that the Bristol event that is being held on May 3rd at Brunel’s Old station has sold out of exhibition space

Based on research from the recruitment giant Adecco it was reported on the 21st March that 78% of hirers “have not experienced any discernible effect” of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) with only 16% saying that “the AWR had impacted on their plans”

Brits are losing valuable days of annual leave because they’re too anxious to take the time off that they’re entitled to. New research by travel comparison website TravelSupermarket has found that only 75 per cent* of all full-time British workers took their entire holiday entitlement over the past 12 months while six per cent still had seven days or more left in the bank when it expired