Can recruiters help the long-term unemployed back to work?
Tim Sutcliffe, director at multi-sector recruiter Barker Ross, talks about the Barker Ross Academy, which is working with Job Centres to take people off benefits and get them into work. Developing our new Training Academy has been an evolution for us, rather than a step into something new. As recruiters of temporary labour, many of […]
Read More →A speech for small business
Trailed as ‘bold’, the Queen’s speech setting out the next Parliamentary session was slightly different from normal yesterday. The coalition government has now presented its final legislative proposals before the Conservatives and Lib Dems can battle more conspicuously in the run up to next year’s General Election. Despite a slight derailment from the news agenda […]
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Read More →Measures for small businesses and low paid worker outlined in Queen’s Speech
Support for small business to access finance and improvements in the fairness of contracts for low paid workers are among the measures announced in the Queen’s Speech. In her last speech before next year’s General Election, the Queen also outlined reforms to the pensions system in which employees can pay into collective pensions funds, enabling […]
Read More →Legislative action needed to tackle late payment, association says
Government measures to help smaller firms get paid on time “do not go far enough”, and should introduce legislation to make the Prompt Payment Code compulsory, according to the freelancers’ organisation, PCG. Last week business secretary Vince Cable said it will become compulsory for larger firms to publish information about their payment practices, and the […]
Read More →Get ready for flexible working law extension, employers warned
Employers and recruiters should review and update their flexible working policies in preparation for the extension of the right to request flexible working, a law firm has warned. From 30 June, all employees will be able to request the right work flexibly, regardless of their caring responsibilities. Until now, only employees with parental or care […]
Read More →Labour ‘could’ extend auto-enrolment to low-paid workers
A Labour government may extend auto-enrolment into workplace pensions for those aged under 22 and earning less than £10,000, according to the shadow work and pensions secretary. In a speech to the Resolution Foundation think tank, Rachel Reeves said the Labour Party is “considering detailed proposals which could ensure the 1.5 million workers excluded from […]
Read More →The buoyant senior interims market
Director-level interims have a positive outlook. Georgina Stewart explains When the credit crunch hit the UK many senior executive roles were removed and replaced with lower paying positions that would deal with the same issues and meet the same deadlines. Unsurprisingly, the individuals filling these jobs tended to be less qualified. As the UK begins […]
Read More →‘If we treat our own staff seriously, they’ll take other people’s careers seriously too’
Recruitment agencies comprised 13% of the Best Workplaces in the UK, judged earlier this month. What are they doing right? Peter Crush finds out When it comes to workplaces patting themselves on the back, this time of year is a busy one. In the last few months we’ve seen firms rated as being Britain’s Top […]
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