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UK — Lattitudes Group opens up in the United Kingdom
15 September 2009Latitudes Group International, the Australian healthcare recruitment agency, has announced the establishment of their office in the United Kingdom.
Nick Hays, Managing Director of Latitudes Group International said, "Latitudes provide a seamless, efficient and hassle-free transition into healthcare...
Germany — Minimum wages for temporary employees are a major stumbling block in the general elections
15 September 2009After 4 years of coalition between the CDU party (conservative) and the SPD party (labour), CDU are eyeing up the FDP (liberal democrats) as coalition partner after the general elections this month. However, there is fundamental disagreement on minimum wage for temporary employees, Financial Times Deutschland...
France — Crit revenues down by 29%
15 September 2009Groupe Crit (CRIT:PAR), the Paris quoted staffing group, today announces interim results for the first six months of 2009.
Revenues were down by 29.2% from 745.7 million Euro in the first six months of 2008 to 528 million Euro in the same period of 2009. Operating profits were down from 25.4 million...
France — Smaller temporary employment agencies excluded from large public works
14 September 2009Local temporary employment agencies have been left out in the cold during the public tender for the recruitment of temporary staff for the new A-65 motorway in France.
The new motorway is the largest public construction project currently undertaken by the government and requires more than a thousand...
UK — General election might speed up new AWD legislation
14 September 2009Employer groups are having serious concerns that the government will rush through the Agency Workers Directive (AWD) in order to keep unions on side before next year's general election.
David Yeandle, Head of Employment Policy at manufacturers' body EEF told Personnel Today, "there is a serious worry...
UK — Meridian Health wins new NHS Nursing contract
14 September 2009Meridian Business Support, the privately owned recruitment agency, has been awarded a position on the new National Health Service (NHS) framework agreement for the national supply of agency nurses, which has a potential contract value of over 280 million Pounds.
Meridian supplies temporary staff via...
UK — Northern Ireland soon to emerge from the recession
14 September 2009According to a new report by the Ulster Bank, the latest fall in the amount of private business transactions was the lowest since January 2008, the Belfast Telegraph reports.
Despite this, average charges for services fell sharply and the cost of raw materials or labour rose at its most marked rate...
New Research from Staffing Industry Analysts
13 September 2009Eurofound's annual review, Industrial relations developments in Europe 2008, highlights the key developments in the EU Member States and Norway during the year, at both national and EU level.
While, substantial differences in working time...
France — Manpower President is world's 42nd most powerful woman in business
11 September 2009Francoise Gri, President of Manpower France, has just been named to Fortune's 'Global Power 50' list of the most powerful women in business for the sixth consecutive year.
Fortune magazine ranks the 50 most powerful women in global business who not only preside over influential businesses, but also...