8 October 2021
Almost one-third (31%) of members of the Institute of Directors (IoD) expect the new Health and Social Care Levy to result in them employing fewer people in their businesses, given that it will be funded through higher rates of tax levied on National Insurance contributions (NICs) and dividend payouts.
7 October 2021
The director of a London-based accountancy company that offered jobs via an online recruitment website has been given a suspended sentence for his part in a fraud that saw job applicants apply for positions that did not in fact exist.
6 October 2021
New research by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) has shown that, between March 2020 and July 2021, 22% of firms made changes to employees’ terms and conditions of employment.
5 October 2021
A report based on the views of 1000 employers, who were asked about their resourcing and talent planning practices, shows that 43% take an ad hoc approach to recruitment and are failing to plan for future skill and staff requirements.
27 September 2021
While a net balance of 50% of firms are expecting to expand their workforce in the next year, the latest CBI and Pertemps Network annual survey has found that 76% are reporting access to labour as a threat to the UK’s labour market competitiveness.
17 September 2021
August saw a further rapid increase in hiring activity as improved confidence around the economic outlook led businesses to push ahead with their recruitment plans.
9 September 2021
Ending the Job Retention Scheme will not cure the problem of labour shortages, the CBI’s Director-General, Tony Danker, has warned.
1 September 2021
Following the launch of the points-based immigration system at the end of last year, the Government has set out a series of ambitious reforms aimed at allowing businesses to access skilled talent from abroad quicker and easier.
31 August 2021
In March 2020, the Home Office issued advice for employers carrying out Right to Work checks during the coronavirus pandemic.
25 August 2021
In the three months to July, employers’ confidence in their ability to hire new staff and make investment decisions remained high at +29, just below the previous rolling quarter’s record high, according to data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).
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