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Christmas parties – A warning for employers

It is that time of year again when the Christmas office parties are in full swing, eat, drink and be merry!! Read further

Vicarious Liability and the Recruitment Industry

Increasingly, recruitment agencies are signing up to hiring clients’ terms of business, and more agencies have contracts of employment with temporary workers than ever before, particularly as a consequence of the agency workers regulations which came into effect on 1st October 2011. This increases the likelihood of recruitment agencies being deemed the employer of the temporary workers, and as such, increases their exposure to vicarious liability. Read further

Is cyber and privacy insurance important for recruitment consultants?

Recruitment Consultants have access to sensitive information for the personnel they place including salary details and full employment history. Whilst discretion is paramount, there is a possibility that information can end up in the wrong hands. For companies offering an online facility there is certainly a higher level of risk as personal information could be lost if a system was to be hacked. Read further

Recruitment Companies and Vicarious Liability Cover!

Vicarious liability is a relatively simple concept and means being responsible for the negligence of another party. Since recruitment agencies can be deemed the employer of temporary workers, they can also be deemed responsible for the temporary workers’ negligence, even when they have not been responsible themselves in supplying their recruitment service. Read further

Simon Claxton, MD Fusion

“Paul is an exceptionally qualified individual and demonstrates this every step of the advice process with his knowledge and understanding of requirements from private individuals and corporates. Paul has built up a friendly but highly professional team at Macbeths who offer an excellent skill set aligned with second to none customer service.” Read further

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