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Businesses need to be patient for OPW rules to change

Small businesses will need to wait a few more years before being relinquished of their off-payroll working obligations.

14 April 2025

Californian master plan calls for new statewide collaborative to align education, training and hiring needs

In the US, the state of California is proposing to launch digital career passports for the labour market.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 14 April 2025

Zero-hours contracts must be ‘transparent and consistent’ says REC’s Shoesmith

Government must ensure that “transparency and consistency” exist around zero-hours contracts that workers can request.

Public sector, Social care 1 April 2025

Recruitment industry experts reacts to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

The terms of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement found no universal agreement as to potential positives in store for either the UK economy or the UK workforce.

27 March 2025

Trump 2.0 starts reshaping recruitment in the US

The new Trump administration is shaping recruitment trends that will be felt not only in the US but globally.

Legal 24 March 2025

Recruitment industry leaders speak out about amends to Employment Rights Bill

Leaders in the recruitment industry have spoken about the proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill.

6 March 2025

Government unveils amendments to Employment Rights Bill

The government yesterday [4 March 2025] put forward amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

HR 5 March 2025

Recruiters among employers fined by Home Office for illegal work

Recruitment agencies and platforms were among the UK employers that have received fines for illegal work between 1 July to 30 September 2024.

5 March 2025

Shorter and more flexible apprenticeships help government boost growth

Giving employers more flexibility over maths and English requirements will enable up to 10,000 more apprentices to qualify per year, says the government.

Oil & gas/Energy, Creative/Digital/Media 11 February 2025

Glasgow to close half of its job centres

The government has announced it will close half of Glasgow’s 16 job centres.

Public sector 8 December 2016

Recruitment trade bodies hit back at Resolution plan

Recruitment trade bodies have defended the benefits of agency work following the announcement on Monday by an influential thinktank to launch an investigation into what it claims is the disadvantaged “forgotten face” of the workforce.

6 December 2016

Agency work ‘creates regime of fear and uncertainty’ says TUC’s O’Grady

The Resolution Foundation, an organisation which campaigns on issues around low pay, has today launched an 18-month investigation into agency workers.

5 December 2016

ARC campaigns for Apprenticeship Levy amendment

The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is to campaign for an amendment to the Apprenticeship Levy charge on recruitment agency payrolls, having consulted its members and getting legal advice.

2 December 2016

Taylor Review tour must strike balance between labour reform and flexible job market

The Taylor Review will need to strike a balance between the need for reform of labour rules due to the emergence of the gig economy and retaining the UK’s flexible labour market.

1 December 2016

Taylor Review team tours the UK on gig economy fact-finding mission

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the Royal Society of Arts, along with three other experts, including the CEO of the Gangmasters Licensing Authority, are to embark on an evidence gathering tour of the country to find out how the gig economy is affecting workers' rights.

HR, Legal 30 November 2016

Nearly half of contractors to shun public sector work

Four in 10 contractors will avoid public sector roles following confirmation of new ‘off-payroll’ rules affecting public sector workers set to come into force in April next year.

Public sector 30 November 2016

TribePad wins place on CCS framework

Talent acquisition software specialist TribePad has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) G Cloud 8 framework for its candidate management system.

IT/Telecoms, Public sector 30 November 2016

Act-on Recruitment’s Buntin disqualified for falsifying timesheets

The director of a Bolton-based recruitment consultancy has been disqualified as a company director for 11 years for submitting timesheets he knew to be false.

28 November 2016

Professional Passport launches REMIT for PSC workers

Professional Passport, an independent assessor of provider compliance in the temporary workers market, has launched REMIT, a new service specifically aimed at supporting recruitment companies with contractors operating through limited companies.

28 November 2016

FCSA says HMRC’s online tool is ‘not fit for purpose’

A new online tax tool designed to offer reassurance over the rules regarding IR35 status is likely to cause more problems than it will solve, according to the Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA).

25 November 2016

REC to take no further action over Transline

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has completed its investigation into industrial recruiter Transline supplying workers without a Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) licence...