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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

Moving the story on

Could this be the biggest story of the 21st century to date?

21 July 2016

Reassure non-UK EU healthcare workers, say recruiters

Government has been urged to reassure non-UK European Union healthcare workers they are welcome in the country, as evidence emerges some candidates are being put off coming to the UK following last month’s Brexit vote.

Public sector 20 July 2016

Airswift to host UK pavilion at WETEX in Dubai

Airswift, global workforce solutions provider for the energy, process and infrastructure sectors, has partnered with the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority (DEWA) and UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) to host the UK pavilion at WETEX 2016.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 20 July 2016

Rise in chief Brexit officer roles predicted

Multi-sector recruiter Search Consultancy says it expects an increase in the number of “chief Brexit officers” being hired to help big business prepare for the aftermath of the referendum.

Executive search, HR 19 July 2016

Deadline day to respond to proposed ban on non-compete clauses

Today is the final day recruiters can respond to a government consultation proposing the banning of post-termination restrictions in contracts.

19 July 2016

Transitioning from refugee to worker

A not-for-profit social enterprise company is venturing into an area that most employers and recruitment agencies fear to tread. Transitions London, founded in 2010, aims to help arguably the most marginalised group in the UK labour market: refugees. The figures tell their own story, with the unemployment rate for refugees at around 70%, according to a Department of Work and Pensions research paper in 2002, far higher than for the general population.

Education 19 July 2016

Brexit: Now is the time for recruiters to lead

Brexit. The defining decision of our lifetime – the British people have spoken. No one can underestimate how important that decision is. It fundamentally changes our lives as a nation. As the politicians try to plan the way ahead, we have important roles as recruiters to fulfil.

HR 19 July 2016

Entrepreneur Jones becomes government’s SME Rep

The Crown Commercial Service, an executive agency of the Cabinet Office, has appointed entrepreneur and author Emma Jones MBE as small business crown representative.

18 July 2016

Vanquish launches Work & Accrue

Workplace management software and hardware developer Vanquish Integrated People Solutions has introduced a new formula to its time management software to help organisations calculate the amount of annual leave and holiday pay that workers on zero-hours contracts are entitled to.

IT/Telecoms 18 July 2016