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Global tech worker applications to UK remain flat
The number of international tech workers applying for UK roles plateaued in 2017, according to a survey of 1043 international technology workers by global jobs platform Jobbatical. The statistics show that in 2016, 1012 international tech workers applied for UK roles, compared to 1043 in 2017, marking an increase of just 3% year on year. […]
Read More →APSCo and Acas create new guidance on agency workers
The Advisory, Conciliation and Arbitration Service (Acas) has unveiled new guidance on agency workers, developed with the input of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The updated guidelines are designed to help all those involved in this working relationship to understand the rights and responsibilities of agency workers or those using the services of […]
Read More →Growth in permanent roles outstrips that for temp billings
March data signalled a further sharp increase in permanent staff placements across the UK, while temporary billings expanded at the weakest pace for over a year. That’s according to this month’s Report on Jobs by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Overall candidate availability continued to decline sharply during March, though the latest reduction was […]
Read More →Tech jobs making UK employers focus on the future
Technology is not only changing the way we work, but creating brand new industries and roles that have never been seen before. Such is the impact, job search engine Adzuna in its latest job report has found several titles and roles that were once never thought possible. The study analysed 1 million+ open and historical […]
Read More →Highly skilled freelancers driving self-employed sector, not gig economy – IPSE
Growth in the UK’s self-employed sector has been fuelled by a rise in the number of highly skilled freelancers – up 46% since 2008 to two million. That’s according to a new report by IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self Employed) and Kingston University has shown. The report found that the growth […]
Read More →GMB blames former mayor for lack of taxi app regulation
Boris Johnson’s hands-off policy around app regulation has led to lax control of apps and the companies providing them, and has had a serious impact on street hail and taxis, according to GMB London. GMB, the union for private hire drivers, have blamed former London Mayor Boris Johnson’s and Transport for London’s ‘hands-off’ approach to […]
Read More →Best practice initiative launched for the umbrella market
Following the Taylor review into modern employment and recommendations to bring more transparency to the UK labour market, APSCo and Professional Passport are launching a series of documents for APSCo members to further this objective. The first in the series, entitled ’10 Steps for Umbrella Compliance’, provides an overview of the key points recruiters should […]
Read More →Psychometric tests remove unconscious bias from recruitment, study finds
Recent research into the use of psychometric assessments has found that it can remove unconscious bias from the recruitment process. With diversity, equality and inclusion increasingly becoming key tools for business success, global recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash invited psychometric assessments expert Thomas International to devise an independent audit to verify that none of its candidates […]
Read More →Gender pay gap reporting deadline looms
There is now less than a month to go until the deadline when all private and public sector companies employing over 250 people must publish their gender pay gap data. And with today (Thursday 8 March) being International Women’s Day, it also marks the date from when the average woman starts getting paid, compared to […]
Read More →Permanent placements up 10% year-on-year
Professional recruitment firms reported that the number of candidates securing permanent roles in January 2018 increased by 10% year-on-year, according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). APSCo’s data, which focuses on professional recruitment, reveals that vacancies for permanent staff also remained strong, increasing by 0.3% over the same period. […]
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