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One of the more positive legacies of New Labour was the national minimum wage, introduced in April 1999. Opposed at the time by the Conservative Party and the Confederation of British Industry among others, the policy is now widely lauded for protecting vulnerable workers from potentially unscrupulous employers. The current government has recently strengthened enforcement […]
Read More →Further growth forecast for recruitment agency sector
Turnover in the recruitment industry has risen by 3.1% in the last year equating to £26.5 billion, figures show. Further accelerated growth of 7.3% in the next 12 months, and 8.3% in 2014/15 is forecast for the sector, according to the annual Recruitment Industry Trends Survey conducted by the REC. This would see the UK […]
Read More →New NMW enforcement team welcomed by recruitment sector
Recruitment bodies have welcomed the government’s plans to devote more resources to tackling non-payment of the national minimum wage in the recruitment sector. Following public consultation, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) will be split, moving a team to HM Revenue & Customs’ National Minimum Wage team, the minister for employment relations and consumer affairs […]
Read More →Employers remain prepared to check social media sites despite job seekers’ concerns
The majority of job seekers feel it is inappropriate for employers to check their personal social media profiles when they apply for jobs, yet 64% of employers have researched candidates in this way, a survey has found. Sixty per cent of nearly 900 job seekers polled by recruiter Robert Walters say they don’t think employers […]
Read More →Jobs reach five-year high this autumn, but salaries remain stagnant
Job opportunities are at their highest level since the height of the financial crash in September 2008, according to an analysis of job vacancies from over 10,000 UK recruiters. The latest monthly REED job index found that all 12 UK regions it measures are showing a monthly and annual growth in jobs, with more than […]
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