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

KPMG and the OU launch apprenticeship service for firms

Professional services firm KPMG and The Open University (OU) have linked up to launch an apprenticeship service that enables employers to identify and fulfil future training requirements.
Education, IT/Telecoms 17 August 2016

Recruitment industry welcomes proposed tax avoidance sanctions

Government’s latest plans to clamp down on tax avoidance are a win/win for both contractors and compliant umbrella firms as they will improve industry standards and ensure contractors are less likely to encounter a non-compliant provider, recruitment industry associations say.
17 August 2016

Retinue Solutions manages Together Housing Group contract

Managed service specialist Retinue Solutions, part of nGAGE Specialist Recruitment, has agreed a three-year contract with Northern England social landlord Together Housing Group.
Construction & property, HR 17 August 2016

London boroughs award employability contracts

The London boroughs have commissioned six new initiatives to tackle poverty across the capital by helping long-term unemployed and disadvantaged residents into work.
IT/Telecoms, HR 17 August 2016

REC considers whether to investigate agencies involved with Sports Direct

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has told Recruiter it is considering whether to carry out its own investigation into the conduct of its members The Best Connection (TBC) and Transline in connection with working practices at retailer Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire.

16 August 2016

Sports Direct workers to receive back pay for non-payment of NMW

Thousands of workers at Sports Direct’s Shirebrook warehouse in Derbyshire are set to receive back pay totalling an estimated £1m for non-payment of the minimum wage, the Unite union announced today.
Industrial/Manufacturing 15 August 2016

Bogus Scottish firm cons jobseekers into parting with cash for background checks

A fake Scottish firm targeting unemployed people and persuading them to hand over cash for bogus background checks is apparently part of an international scam, reports Scottish daily newspaper The National.
15 August 2016

Singapore hits back against illegal work syndicate

Singapore’s Ministry of Manpower (MOM) has recently conducted an enforcement operation against a syndicate suspected of recruiting foreign workers for illegal employment.
3 August 2016

Enforcement officers need better training to crack down on modern slavery

Government has been urged to put more resources into the recruitment and training of enforcement officers to crack down on modern day slavery.
Industrial/Manufacturing 1 August 2016

Gladstone is feline part of the mew team

The UK government has hired its third feline recruit, with the arrival in Whitehall of Gladstone, who joins the Treasury team.
1 August 2016

Lincolnshire project to create 4,000 jobs

Around 4,000 jobs are to be created thanks to a £13.3m road improvement scheme in North Lincolnshire being given the green light.
Construction & property, Engineering 1 August 2016

Immigration demand faces being downplayed in Brexit negotiations

The demand for greater control over immigration will play second fiddle to the financial clout of the financial services sector in negotiations between the UK and the EU on the UK’s post-Brexit future, HR and recruitment professionals have heard.
Commercial & office support, HR 29 July 2016

REC lobbies government over gig workers

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation is lobbying government to clarify the legal and tax status of gig workers and ensure they get the same protections as other self-employed workers.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 28 July 2016

Restaurant and staffing agency will give US Senate workers $1m back pay

Hundreds of workers who prepare and serve meals for the US congress and staff in US Senate cafeterias will receive more than $1m (£760k) in back wages.
Public sector 27 July 2016

TRS Personnel loses GLA licence after chopping workers’ pay

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has stripped a Shropshire gangmaster of his GLA licence after inspectors found his company was systematically ‘skimming’ workers’ pay, resulting in employees receiving less than the National Minimum Wage (NMW).
Industrial/Manufacturing, Agriculture 25 July 2016

In-house recruiters must learn from Uber self-employment case

Employment lawyers have warned recruitment departments to review terms & conditions of working arrangements in contracts to ensure any intention to create a self-employed relationship is reflected in working practices offered to new hires.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 25 July 2016
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