Macdonald Lewis Associates Limited launches
Macdonald Lewis Associates Limited, a new executive resourcing firm for the life sciences industry, has launched. Founded by life sciences talent management expert Susan Macdonald, the new firm will “support the changing talent needs of life sciences clients in new and emerging as well as existing strategic business functions”. The team at Macdonald Lewis Associates […]
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Air Energi Group Limited and Swift Worldwide Resources Limited have merged to form Airswift Holdings Limited, a firm specialising in global workforce solutions for the energy, process and infrastructure industries. Airswift will offer a suite of workforce solutions on a worldwide basis, including recruitment for contract staff and permanent hires, resource consultancy, global mobility and […]
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Many, many employers in the UK – not least the NHS – rely heavily on skilled migrant workers to help them achieve their goals. So it was a tough pill to swallow last week when the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended introducing an Immigration Skills Charge for employers and tightening the routes for hiring priority […]
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The world of work is changing, and organisations, large and small, are facing disruption. It’s clear that ways of working that have enabled success in the past will not necessarily deliver the same results in the future. BrightHR has worked with Lynda Gratton, professor of Management Practice at London Business School; specialist research and consulting […]
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Job applicants may no longer have to disclose minor criminal convictions to potential employers, after the High Court deemed the rule was incompatible with the Human Rights Act. Currently, anyone who has more than one conviction – regardless of the minor nature of the offences, how long ago they were committed and the person’s circumstances […]
Read More →Unemployment reaches 10-year low
Unemployment in the UK has reached its lowest level since early 2006, while long-term unemployment has reached a six-year low, according to the latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) labour market figures. The figures show that for the three months to November 2015, the number of people out of work fell by 99,000 to 1.68 […]
Read More →New recommendations to tighten visa routes for non-EU workers
The Government should increase the minimum salary threshold for non-EU workers applying to move to the UK via the Tier 2 visa route, the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) has recommended in a new report. The committee has also recommended introducing an Immigration Skills Charge for employers and tightening the Intra-Company Transfer route to “prioritise highly […]
Read More →Professional bodies gather evidence on impact of T&S changes
The CBI, CIPD, REC and FCSA are warning businesses about potential increases in wage costs caused by the removal of Travel & Subsistence tax relief for contractors and freelancers. The four professional bodies are also appealing for firms to take part in a survey to help them gather evidence on the overall impact the changes […]
Read More →Berry acquires Amanda Smith Recruitment
Berry Recruitment Group has acquired 100% of the shares in London-based staffing business, Amanda Smith Recruitment Ltd. The business has been acquired as part of St Albans-based Berry Recruitment Group’s strategic growth plan expanding its existing 30-strong branch network throughout the UK. Following the acquisition Amanda Smith will remain with the business, alongside the business’s […]
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