Health and social care experts work to guarantee status of EU staff
A new coalition of health and social care experts are on a mission to guarantee the status of EU staff as Britain prepares for its withdrawal from the EU. A group of 29 health and social care organisations, the Cavendish Coalition, has been created to ensure sustainable workforce supply and thereby standards of care are […]
Read More →Now is the time to rethink attitudes towards further education
In the last decade, there has been a boom in university attendance and an influx of graduates into the workforce. But with this rise there has been a fall in the numbers of young people receiving vocational training or learning skills on the job. Now, while the UK may have more graduates in the workforce […]
Read More →Nearly 100,000 job applicants lie on their CV
Almost 100,000 job applicants have lied about qualifications in the past three years and are getting away with it, as employers fail to check credentials before offering a contract. According to a new survey by AXELOS, almost half (48%) of UK-based HR professionals do not always check that applicant’s qualifications are valid. Many organisations only […]
Read More →Focus on what’s important in the recruitment process
In what’s supposedly a candidate’s market, it’s perhaps surprising to hear that candidates spend around £146 going to a job interview, according to new research from totaljobs. Jobseekers are spending cash on new outfits, transport and haircuts in a bid to stand out, yet once at the interview find they are underprepared. More than a […]
Read More →Jobseekers spending £1.44 bn a year to find their dream job
Jobseekers are spending up to a staggering £1.44 billion a year on their job hunt, each spending on average up to £852 a year on interviews, which includes new clothes, courses and training, transport and haircuts. This is according to new research from totaljobs as part of its #MillionPoundJamie campaign, which has found that, on […]
Read More →Independent review to examine ‘gig’ economy
An independent review of flexible working, from the ‘gig’ economy to contracting, has been launched by the Social Market Foundation (SMF). The SMF will look closely at whether a tax system that still only recognises workers as either ‘employed’ or ‘self-employed’ is fit for purpose amid concerns that employment legislation has failed to keep up […]
Read More →A welcome break on the digital tax drive
News of further exclusions and potential delays in the UK government’s digital tax drive offers a welcome break for many contractors, according to a leading specialist. Some 1.3 million small firms will now no longer be required to update HMRC quarterly or keep their records digitally, adding to the 1.6 million already excluded from the […]
Read More →Demand for engineers rises
Demand for professionals in the engineering sector grew year-on-year to July, according to the latest Professional Recruitment Trends report from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo). The insight, based on analytics provided by Burning Glass, indicated that while a significant proportion of the demand stems from London and the South East, a number of […]
Read More →The gig economy is gearing up: so let’s protect workers
It’s arguably one of the most seismic shifts in the way we work for a generation. Experts suggest that the proportion of workers who are self-employed, freelance or on flexible contracts could be as much as half of the workforce by the end of the decade. The days of having a job for life feel […]
Read More →New recruitment initiative to tackle social workers shortage
A brand new initiative has launched to encourage former social workers to return to the sector. ‘Come Back to Social Work’ is a partnership between the Department of Health (DH), Department of Education (DfE), Local Government Association (LGA) and Jobsgopublic. While the scheme is the brainchild of the LGA, it has been made possible through […]
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