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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

Recruiters face more checks under proposed new fraud bill

Recruiters face having to comply with additional rigorous background checks under new rules that could see company bosses prosecuted for failing to stop their staff committing fraud, an employment lawyer has warned.

Legal 12 September 2016

Business minister calls on HMRC to investigate Hermes

Business minister Margot James has called on HM Revenue & Customs to look into the arrangements of delivery firm Hermes after a report alleged some of its drivers receive below the minimum wage.

12 September 2016

OTS presses for tax regime review for flexible workers

The Office of Tax Simplification (OTS) has recommended that a review be carried out on the tax regime for flexible workers.

7 September 2016

Shellfish gangmasters get suspended sentences following GLA investigation

An uncle and nephew have received suspended prison sentences for illegal shellfish gathering following a joint investigation by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority and North Wales Police.

Industrial/Manufacturing 7 September 2016

Eden Brown Synergy wins NHS framework place

Public sector recruiter Eden Brown Synergy has been awarded a place on the NHS’s new National Clinical Staffing Framework.

Life sciences, Public sector 7 September 2016

Sports Direct calls on agencies to suspend ‘six strike’ policy in new report

Sports Direct is calling on its agencies to suspend a "six strike system" under which staff could be fired for accruing ‘strikes’ for spending too long in the toilet, excessive chatting or taking a day off sick.

Legal 6 September 2016

Modern slavery 'common' in construction industry worldwide

The global construction industry is facing a “strong risk” of modern slavery, according to a new report from business information solutions provider LexisNexis BIS.

Construction & property 5 September 2016

KFC opens degree apprenticeship programme

Fast food chain KFC and De Montfort University Leicester have joined forces to launch a degree apprenticeship programme.

5 September 2016

HCL partners with Skillstream to launch ClarityROSTER

Healthcare recruiter HCL Workforce Solutions, in partnership with technology firm Skillstream, has launched e-rostering software ClarityROSTER.

IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 5 September 2016

Referendum on post-Brexit deal would damage labour market

Putting a post-Brexit deal to a referendum could have damaging implications for recruiters, risking the UK’s access to the single market and causing the UK labour market to stagnate, an employment lawyer has warned.

24 August 2016

NHS awards contracts to recruiters

Healthcare recruiters Synergy Medical, Connect2Staff, Retinue Health, National Locums and MSI Recruitment have all been awarded contracts with the NHS.

IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 24 August 2016

PageGroup telethon is good (work) experience

Consultants at international recruiter PageGroup have helped a charity secure 70 work placements for less advantaged students from Tower Hamlets in a single afternoon telethon.

Education 23 August 2016

11 Most Influential In-house Recruiters: Leading the resourcing challenge

Driving and effecting change is a key theme for deciding who are the top in-house resourcing influencers this year. Scott Beagrie introduces 2016’s list

23 August 2016

Bring on the experts

How can a predominantly UK-focused, technology recruitment business cope with Brexit –or any constitutional change of such magnitude for that matter? The answer? Through the traits that alway define the best recruiters: agility and resourcefulness.

HR 23 August 2016

Scottish Enterprise supports firms with workplace innovation service

Scotland’s main economic development agency Scottish Enterprise has launched the Scottish Enterprise workplace innovation service.

HR, IT/Telecoms 22 August 2016

Employers urged to support EU workers to remain in UK

Employment lawyers have urged employers to support staff in their applications...

Legal, HR 18 August 2016