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MPs reject ban on using agency workers to break strikes
An attempt to add a ban on employers bringing in agency staff to break strikes to the Trades Union Bill has failed in Parliament. A group of MPs from across the political spectrum showed their support for a proposed amendment to the bill during its third reading in the House of Commons last week, but […]
Read More →Financial incentives are best staff motivator, study finds
Financial incentives are key to engaging employees and boosting productivity, but many organisations are failing to offer any to staff, according to a new study by Xactly. The incentive solutions firm’s survey found that despite 27% of UK employees stating a financial bonus is their main motivator, a large portion of employers do not run […]
Read More →Jobs growth set to slow, but wage growth to strengthen – CBI
The pace of jobs growth in the UK looks set to slow as productivity gradually picks up. That was one of the messages from the CBI’s latest quarterly economic forecast, which suggests that the UK economy remains resilient in the face of wider fears for global growth. While the business organisation says job creation will […]
Read More →Candidates warned of fake job posts and recruiter impersonators
Jobseekers are being urged to be wary of job posts and offers they come across via email and social media following a surge in fraudulent recruitment activity online. Recruitment firm Meridian Business Support issued the warning after scammers reportedly sent out fake emails and social media posts containing job adverts and offers using falsified Meridian […]
Read More →40% of bosses check up on employees who claim to be sick
Forty per cent of bosses check up on employees who have phoned in sick to make sure they are actually ill, according to new research from careerbuilder.co.uk. While some employers are using standard procedures, such as requiring a doctor’s note for absent employees (65%), and phoning them to make sure they are sick (52%), others […]
Read More →One in four UK workers now employed in a global role
Twenty-eight per cent of UK employees, or six million people, are now working in an internationally focussed role, according to new research by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (CEBR). The study found employers are increasingly demanding that employees understand market operations and business cultures in foreign markets to help drive business growth – […]
Read More →Increased Living Wage rate announced
Accredited Living Wage employers are to pay their staff at least £8.25 per hour, rising from £7.85, the Living Wage Foundation has announced. The new voluntary UK Living Wage rate is significantly higher than the national minimum wage of £6.70 per hour, and the new minimum wage premium for over 25s of £7.20 per hour […]
Read More →Target of 33% set for proportion of women on boards
A new voluntary target of all FTSE 350 boards having 33% female representation by 2020 has been announced. The recommendations were made in Lord Davies’s final Women on Boards report, which says there are more women on FTSE 350 boards than ever before, with female representation more than doubling since 2011. The report also confirmed […]
Read More →Government publishes Slavery Act guidance
The Government has published guidance for firms after the Modern Slavery Act 2015 came into force last week. The act, which was passed by parliament earlier this year, includes a requirement for all businesses with a total annual turnover of at least £36 million to publish a slavery and human trafficking statement each year. This […]
Read More →Number of jobs in manufacturing rises for 30th successive month
Manufacturing employment rose for the 30th successive month in October, as improved new order intakes and efforts to clear backlogs of work encouraged firms to raise capacity. That’s one of the findings in the latest Markit/CIPS Purchasing Manager’s Index (PMI), which showed that in October, the UK manufacturing sector recorded its best month of output […]
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