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Read More →Publication of agency regulations delayed
The publication of laws for replacing the existing Employment Agencies Act and the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Business Regulations will be delayed, according to the Association of Recruitment Agencies (ARC). Draft legislation expected to include intermediaries such as umbrella companies, was originally due to be published this autumn, but is likely to come early next […]
Read More →Employees working harder than a year ago, survey says
British staff are working harder than they were twelve months ago, but their careers have benefited as a result, research suggests. Forty per cent of the 2,000 employees working for businesses of all sizes surveyed by recruiter Randstad are working harder than they were last year, a ten percentage point increase on those reporting heavier workloads […]
Read More →Time to get to grips with tax
Tax avoidance has rarely been higher on the agenda. Multinational corporations and celebrities have been in the headlines facing accusations that they pay too little tax. Greater scrutiny of offshore businesses has been the obvious outcome of this, and companies operating within the recruitment sector are not immune. The government and the Labour Party have […]
Read More →First Recruitment Agency Expo in Birmingham gets more than one thousand visitors
A total of 1,500 visitors attended the inaugural Recruitment Agency Expo North held in Birmingham on 2-3 October. The first event of its kind outside London, the free Expo brought together hundreds of recruitment agency owners, managers and senior executives with suppliers of specialist products and services to recruitment agencies. “It is vital for a business […]
Read More →Campaign aims to bring young people and business together
Young people have been encouraged to predict the workplace of 2020 in order to connect with British businesses, in a challenge launched by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg. The Opening Doors II challenge asks 14 to 21-year-olds to anticipate company cultures, job descriptions and how technology and tools will change over the next seven years. The campaign […]
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Don’t think #mobile, just think #simple & focus on a gr8 candidate #userexperience on all devices #recexpo
Read More →Confusion reigns over temp workers’ insurance
A row is brewing over claims that some recruitment agencies are selling accident insurance to temporary workers – which they are not licensed to do. The BBC Today Programme reported last week that there is “widespread selling” of the insurance by agencies to such workers, which has led the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to investigate. […]
Read More →Public procurement process consultation published
Smaller businesses may find it easier to bid for and win work across the public sector, following the publication of the government’s consultation paper Making public sector procurement more accessible to SMEs. Small and medium-sized agencies that want to do business with the public sector can expect all organisations to follow a single set of principles when […]
Read More →Tax reform will boost flexibility, conference hears
The piece of tax legislation known as IR35 must be simplified in order to recognise the contribution of small businesses and freelancers to the economy and encourage flexible working, the Conservative Party Conference has heard. Under the legislation, workers who receive payments via an intermediary are taxed at a similar rate as if they were […]
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