Recruitment Watch
Welcome to Mishcon de Reya's Recruitment Watch, prepared by the Firm's Recruitment Services Group. Its aim is to provide those involved in the recruitment sector with a snapshot of what has been happening in the world of recruitment in the last month.
News
Policy
The Department for Education has revised its AWR guidance to confirm that the AWR apply to agency teachers.
Recruitment International, January 2012
Vince Cable, UK Secretary of State for Business, has announced that he will evaluate the administrative implications of the Agency Workers Regulations.
The Global Recruiter, December 2011
Market
A survey of 400 recruitment companies by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and the professional services firm KPMG has shown that recruitment of temporary staff has fallen for the first time in almost two-and-a-half years. Hiring of permanent staff also declined for the third successive month, according to the survey. Kevin Green, the REC's chief executive, believes that the drop in temporary recruitment has been prompted by economic uncertainty rather than the impact of the new Agency Workers Regulations.
Brian Groom, Financial Times, 11 January 2012
A study by Astbury Marsden, a financial recruitment company, has shown that new job openings in the City of London fell by 43 percent in December 2011, as financial services reduced hiring amid the uncertain economic outlook.
Simon Mundy, Financial Times, 9 January 2012
Antal International has released its Global Snapshot study, which shows that current world recruitment levels are up.
Recruitment International, January 2012
Research carried out by TipTopJob.com has shown that almost a fifth of all jobseekers apply for more than 20 jobs.
The Global Recruiter, January 2012
Totaljobs.com quizzed over 160,000 people from 66 countries and revealed that despite the global economic downturn affecting the UK, London is the number one city of choice for international jobseekers.
The Global Recruiter, December 2012
The mining industry's boom on the back of rising commodity prices has caused considerable shortage of staff. Workers in the sector are enjoying soaring salaries as companies compete to attract them.
Emma Rowley and Jonathan Pearlman, Daily Telegraph, 28 December 2011
Trends/Practice
According to a report surveying 1,000 firms by Adecco, almost one-in-five employers think that school-leavers make better employees than university graduates. Nearly 50% of the graduates surveyed agreed that their degrees did not provide the skills needed to enter the world of work.
Daily Telegraph, 16 January 2012
Research by recruitment agency Hyphen has shown that employers who restrict the use of social networking tools designed for business are risking alienating "Generation Facebook".
Recruitment International, January 2012
Giant Group plc, the contractor service provider, has warned that end users and recruiters who influence agency workers to operate via Personal Service Companies (PSCs) in an attempt to avoid AWR may be liable for unpaid tax and national insurance if HM Revenue & Customs subsequently challenges those arrangements.
The Global Recruiter, December 2011
Companies
Andrew Bracey, Ocado’s finance director, quit the online grocer to join Michael Page as CFO.
Harry Wallop, Daily Telegraph, 24 January 2012
Macmillan Davies Hodes, the specialist HR recruiter has been acquired from parent company Bernard Hodes Group by existing Directors Angela Franks and Darren Hayman through a management buyout.
The Global Recruiter, January 2012
Mishcon de Reya
Mishcon de Reya's Recruitment Watch is published by the Firm's Recruitment Services Group, established to meet the demands of our clients within the recruitment sector. The cross departmental Group is made up of specialist lawyers who have extensive experience within the sector and a proven track record in being able to meet the growing demand for a one-stop service amongst their recruitment clients.