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Happy New Year and welcome to the second edition of our Recruitment Sector update. |
We know that many of you have your year end on the 31st December so we held off sending out this edition until the New Year. With year end being out of the way, now is as good a time to start thinking about ways to increase profits and decrease risk over the forthcoming year. This update includes a selection of articles aimed at giving recruitment sector businesses practical tips to increase their bottom line. Some of the articles focus on maximising revenue streams and others look at issues of risk which, if not properly managed, can cost you money and ultimately affect the bottom line. If any of the articles raise questions which you would like to explore further please do call for a free consultation with one of our specialist recruitment sector lawyers. Lastly we are pleased to report a recent victory for a recruitment sector client in a claim for three permanent introduction fees. The case involved an issue which often comes up in claims for permanent introduction fees, namely whether the employment agency was the effective cause of the introduction. A full report on the case will feature in the next edition of this newsletter. In the meantime if you need advice on similar claims please do not hesitate to contact us. Best wishes Luke Tucker Harrison, Senior Associate Solicitor Debenhams Ottaway Recruitment Sector Team | 
In the current economic client it is becoming increasingly important forthe recruitment sector to ensure that it has the maximum protection inplace to prevent employees from taking confidential information andclients with them when they leave. What steps can be taken to protectthe confidential information and prevent clients and staff from beingsolicited?
Reed Employment v Commissioners LON/2004/013, what are the implicationsfor recruitment companies?
The growing use of information technology and the boom in onlinerecruitment has expanded opportunities for data processing and sharingbut raises dilemmas about data protection and respect for individualinformation rights.
