Legislation/Regulation

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

Spirit AeroSystems investment creates and safeguards jobs

National economic development agency Scottish Enterprise’s award of a £1m training aid grant to Prestwick-based aerostructure supplier Spirit AeroSystems is set to support the creation of 16 new jobs and safeguard 52.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 11 October 2016

Court of Appeal confirms holiday pay ruling

The Court of Appeal has confirmed a ruling concerning holiday pay this past Friday that is set to have far reaching consequences for recruitment agencies and the consultants they employ, employment lawyers have warned.
HR, Legal 10 October 2016

Trafficking gangmasters sentenced in Craigavon

Two men and a woman who admitted involvement in a human trafficking operation in Northern Ireland were sentenced at Craigavon Crown Court on Friday.
Industrial/Manufacturing 10 October 2016

‘Not in my name’: Recruiters slam ‘disastrous’ post-Brexit plans for workers

The government’s latest proposals to restrict the free movement of labour in a post-Brexit Britain “are a recipe for division and disaster” and not what leaving the vote to leave was supposed to be about, according to recruitment industry experts.
6 October 2016

Helping prisoners dance to a new rhythm

For those who spend time at Her Majesty’s pleasure, the punishment is likely to continue long after they walk back out through the prison gates.
Education 4 October 2016

Flexing those working terms

A review is underway to modernise the UK’s employment and tax policies, including whether even the various means of describing workers are still valid. Colin Cottell investigates
Education 4 October 2016

SAP's big bang theory to attract talent

To compete with the sexy tech firms, SAP decided to overhaul its employer brand in a quest to find out what great looks like. Sue Weekes discovered how SAP went about it
4 October 2016

Taking responsibility

Create a CSR programme that makes a difference
HR 4 October 2016

Trade associations welcome government’s latest temporary workers review

Trade associations have welcomed government’s commitment to a review into whether employment law needs to change to reflect the increasing numbers of people registering as self-employed, on zero-hours contracts or in temporary work.
3 October 2016

Blog: REC’s Hadley reports from the Labour Party conference

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s Tom Hadley reports from this week’s Labour Party conference in Liverpool on what recruiters need to know from Jeremy Corbyn’s first conference as re-elected Labour leader.

30 September 2016

MI6 seeks 1,000 new recruits

The UK’s secret intelligence service MI6 is to recruit 1,000 additional intelligence staff by 2020.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 22 September 2016

Sports Direct will use independent body in its second review into working practices

Sports Direct says it will turn to an independent party rather than its own lawyers to conduct a second review of working practices.
20 September 2016

Rullion welcomes Hinkley Point go-ahead as boost for South-West

Multi-sector recruiter Rullion Group, a strategic resourcing partner to energy giant EDF, has welcomed the UK government’s decision to green light a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
Engineering 19 September 2016

Hinkley Point go-ahead will spur UK job growth

Recruiters have welcomed the an anticipated jobs boost posed by UK government’s decision to green light a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point in Somerset.
Construction & property, Engineering 15 September 2016

Airswift works with Canada’s PCSI

Airswift, a global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, has formed a strategic alliance with Canadian professional solutions provider Professional Contractor Solutions Incorporated (PCSI).
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 14 September 2016

FCSA hits back at criticisms and anti-umbrella rhetoric

The FCSA, a trade association for umbrella employers and accountancy providers, has continued its war of words with unions over anti-umbrella company rhetoric.
13 September 2016
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