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Contractor wins pay out after victory over HMRC

By   /  September 27, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

A contractor engaged in a battle over IR35 with HMRC has successfully claimed thousands of pounds in a landmark court victory. Contractor Susan Winchester brought her case to court when her employment status had been unliterally changed by the government agency from ‘self-employed’ to ‘worker’, but then did not receive adequate holiday pay. The landmark […]

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Berry makes another acquisition

By   /  September 27, 2018  /  New Industry Business  /  No Comments

Southampton-based business CPN Construction Services has recently been acquired by Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) for an undisclosed fee. It is Berry’s seventh acquisition in the last five years as the company continues to expand. The new owner operates from nearly 40 locations across the country and already has a successful Berry Recruitment branch in the […]

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Three-quarters of UK’s EU workers face uncertainty

By   /  September 27, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Most EU workers in the UK would be ineligible for a work visa under new Migration Advisory Committee proposals, finds IPPR. New analysis by IPPR has found that the new recommendations by the Migration Advisory Committee to end low-skilled work from the EU and reform the high-skilled work route would have a major impact on […]

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Mind the (pay) gap

By   /  September 27, 2018  /  Industry Insider  /  No Comments

What does it mean if a pay gap is found within your organisation? Businesses with more than 250 employees had been set a date of 5 April 2018 to mandatorily report on the gender pay gap within their organisation. That date has now passed, which means businesses should be aware as to the scale of […]

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1 in 3 graduates fear they are losing out

By   /  September 27, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Almost one in three (27%) graduates are worried they will lose out on roles to other applicants who can afford to accept a poorly paid internship, according to graduate jobs board Milkround. As the new season begins for the next round of graduate schemes, new graduates looking to enter the workforce may be missing out […]

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Via @greg_savage on Twitter

By   /  September 13, 2018  /  Your Voice  /  No Comments

People don’t leave companies. They leave leaders! http://ow.ly/B8Fh30lNqjQ  

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Apply due diligence around contractor insurance, APSCo advises

By   /  September 13, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Recruiters must implement procedures to ensure that contractors have the correct insurance cover in place to mitigate reputational risk and demonstrate compliance. That is the advice of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), whose recommendation is outlined in the trade association’s latest white paper, Contractor Insurance: The hidden risk in the recruitment supply chain, […]

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Pay it forward: Helping new recruiters get their foot in the door

By   /  September 13, 2018  /  Industry Insider  /  No Comments

In the face of a competitive job market, where the idea of a ‘job for life’ is fast becoming a thing of the past, professional development is more important than ever. Today’s jobseekers – particularly those entering the workforce for the first time – face stiff competition in the fight to catch a hiring manager’s […]

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Slight dent in confidence as staff shortages emerge

By   /  September 13, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

Emerging staff shortages stand to dent businesses’ potential for growth as job vacancies rise, according to figures released this week. This week’s labour market statistics published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show a record number of available vacancies – 833,000 for June to August 2018 – 44,000 more than the previous year and […]

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Government’s double blow for the self-employed

By   /  September 13, 2018  /  Main News Section, News, Weekly Bulletin  /  No Comments

The government appears poised to launch a double whammy to the self-employed by axing its flagship New Enterprise Allowance (NEA) scheme. News of the plans came just 24 hours after the government announced it was U-turning on a pledge to abolish Class 2 NICs, IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has said. […]

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