12 April 2022
Businesses that are considering hiring former members of the UK armed forces can now save thousands of pounds through National Insurance (NI) relief available during the recruits’ first year of civilian employment.
28 March 2022
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has announced the launch of a Commission to examine the key barriers to the recruitment, retention and progression of individuals from underrepresented groups.
14 March 2022
New research by Acas has found that 41% of British employers expect the numbers of staff at their organisation to increase over the next year. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses whether they expect staff numbers to increase, decrease or stay the same in the next 12 months compared to the previous year.
10 March 2022
Two new initiatives to level up employment opportunities for women have been launched by Minister for Women, Baroness Stedman-Scott.
8 March 2022
Following a successful trial, the heads of leading firms such as Lotus Cars and business services provider Sodexo will chair new Employment Advisory Boards which are being rolled out across the prison estate.
4 February 2022
The Government has issued a 332-page White Paper entitled Levelling Up the United Kingdom which can be found at www.gov.uk/government/publications/levelling-up-the-united-kingdom.
2 February 2022
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has released data supporting a claim by former Conservative Cabinet Minister, David Davis, that April’s planned rise in National Insurance contributions (NICs) would add to the pressure on household finances.
27 January 2022
According to the latest Report on Jobs survey by the REC (Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and KPMG, the end of 2021 saw continued tight labour market conditions with both permanent and temporary staff appointments continuing to rise at historically sharp rates.
12 January 2022
The Minister for Safe and Legal Migration has written to the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) accepting its interim recommendation to add care workers and home carers to the Health and Care Worker visa and Shortage Occupation List (SOL).
4 January 2022
According to the latest UK Report on Jobs survey produced by REC (the Recruitment and Employment Confederation) and KPMG, there was a further sharp increase in hiring activity midway through the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2021.