Demand for IT security contractors on the rise
IT security professionals are the most sought-after contractors within the UK jobs market according to new research from Sonovate, the recruitment finance provider. Overall growth for contract security roles has reached a year-on-year high of 19%, and this level of demand is set to grow by 30% over the course of 2016, the company says. […]
Read More →Brexit could lead to brain drain of young people
More than 2 million young people could leave the UK if the country leaves the EU, according to the results of a new survey by OfficeBroker.com. It found that 15.4% of 18 to 34 year-olds would consider emigration if the UK votes to leave the EU in June’s referendum. The figure was higher in the […]
Read More →Knowledge is power in the IT skills market
It’s hardly surprising that demand for IT security professionals is soaring. Last year alone saw some of the biggest hacks into household names, including children’s technology manufacturer VTech, which left thousands of photos of adults and kids vulnerable, and a huge breach at the US government’s Office of Personnel Management that led to the theft […]
Read More →Budget has left part of the workforce ‘forgotten’, according to the CIPD
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has claimed that last week’s budget neglects a “forgotten workforce”, despite the Chancellor claiming it was a budget for the next generation. CIPD chief economist Mark Beatson said: “The Chancellor is right to want to build a solid future for the next generation but the solution to the UK’s productivity problem […]
Read More →T&S legislation will hit home hard
Cuts to tax relief on travel and subsistence (T&S) expenses for contractors will go ahead soon. Julia Kermode looks at the impact. There’s no getting away from it. Despite tenacious campaigning, the cuts to tax relief on Travel & Subsistence expenses for contractors are set to go ahead in just a few weeks, and the […]
Read More →Landmark ruling could see businesses prosecuted
Businesses could be found vicariously liable if an employee commits a negligent act while at work, after a landmark judgement in the Supreme Court. The Court found that supermarket chain Morrisons was found vicariously liable for the actions of an employee who seriously assaulted a customer. The employee Amjid Khan kicked and punched a customer […]
Read More →Time to take a hard line on drugs at work?
While employers were busying themselves with the implications of the Chancellor’s planned national minimum wage rise, announced just before this week’s budget, perhaps they should have been concerning themselves with something less salubrious. A survey by employment law specialists Crossland found that more than a third of employees either knew or suspected that their workmates […]
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Read More →Express Rail Services hits the fast lane with contract win
Express Rail Services, the specialist rail recruitment agency acquired by Berry Recruitment Group, has won a major contract to supply temporary workers and permanent recruitment services to the Go-Ahead Group. Manager Justin Ayling (left) said the Go-Ahead contract could be worth millions of pounds a year. Express Rail Services will be providing staff for […]
Read More →Mixed reaction to budget from recruitment industry
The Government promised to increase its investment in infrastructure, a continued crackdown on the use of umbrella or personal service companies, and to increase the personal tax threshold to £11,500 in yesterday’s budget. The Chancellor George Osborne claimed this was “a budget for working people” and announced that from April 2017, the tax threshold will rise to £11,500 […]
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