Twenty-five agencies breach auto-enrolment rules
Twenty-five UK recruitment firms have breached the pensions auto-enrolment rules, according to a Freedom of Information Act request filed by umbrella firm Parasol. Parasol’s data reveals that, between 1 October 2012 and 30 April this year, the Pensions Regulator recorded 25 breaches by staffing companies, issuing 16 warning letters. The other nine were dealt with […]
Read More →Jobs boom at risk from skills shortages, says REC
Employers are twice as confident about the economy as they were this time last year and many intend to take on more staff in coming months, according to the REC. However, growing skills shortages could be poised to deflate the current jobs boom, the findings of July’s Jobs Outlook survey suggest. A third of employers […]
Read More →Graduate job vacancies up 17%, says AGR
UK employers will report a 17% predicted increase in the number of graduate vacancies this year, according to the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR). The banking and financial services industries predicted the largest increase of 54%, with employers from 11 of the 13 sectors surveyed expecting to take on a larger number of new graduates […]
Read More →Day rates for contractors enjoy growth
Freelancers and contractors will buck the trend for wage stagnation over the next year, as day rates rise. This is according to data from the latest Freelance Confidence Index, compiled by the contractor group (PCG). PCG predicts that, while pay in some traditional employment spheres continues to stagnate, increased skills shortages in other industries have […]
Read More →Can a management consultant help you transform your business?
A recruitment specialist has employed its first full time management consultant in response to a gap in the business transformation market. Fabrice Rodrigue explains why car manufacturer Henry Ford would have approved. It might be strange at first sight to see a career management consultant moving into the recruitment space. But I am confident there […]
Read More →New working ways have flex appeal
A survey published by the REC this week found that more than one-third of people in the UK have held a position as a contractor, freelancer or temporary agency worker at some point during their career. What’s more, an increasing number of people see this as a long-term way of working. The REC’s report, entitled […]
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Read More →Employers getting the most out of ‘silver’ contractors
With employers still cautious about taking on permanent staff, a new generation of older, more experienced contractors are reaping the benefits, according to Jodie Finn. There have been a number of well-documented stories over the past months about the growth of flexible working. And this isn’t entirely surprising. Ten years ago, contracting may have been […]
Read More →Government departments slow to hire, finds Bullhorn
Some ministerial departments take up to four months to fill vacancies, according to Freedom of Information requests submitted by Bullhorn, the recruitment software company. Bullhorn asked for information on total recruitment spend during 2013/14 from 24 government departments, and nine responded. It also requested information on the number of vacancies advertised, how many were filled […]
Read More →TUC claims unemployment worse than pre-recession
The TUC union has claimed that employment levels are less healthy than the government would have us believe, and has warned against raising interest rates too early. Ahead of the publication of official jobs figures from the Office of National Statistics this week, the TUC published its analysis of figures from January to March […]
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