April 2, 2020
Our 2020 Salary Guide identified rising trends from the latter half of 2019 that we expected to see a rise in 2020. With everyday working life impacted across the globe by Coronavirus and lockdown across the UK, we thought it would be interesting to reflect on our 2020 trends and give an insight into how […]
Read moreMarch 7, 2020
The abolition of Swedish Derogation will come into play from April 2020. As it stands, the Swedish Derogation sits under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) as an exception to the framework, in that after 12 weeks of continuous temporary employment, the Temporary Worker must be paid the same rate as a comparable permanent member of […]
Read moreFebruary 2, 2020
The interview & hiring process can be time consuming & expensive. Unfortunately, there’s no guarantee that your business will recruit the best employees available. Many businesses fail before five years of operating and one of the main reasons for this is a lack of competence among employees. This makes hiring the best employees possible that […]
Read moreJanuary 28, 2020
When it comes to the term ‘branding’, we probably all generally think more about the marketing side; such as company logo, brand messaging and how a company might be perceived by consumers. While those tend to be the branding, we often neglect or do not discuss the value of employer branding. We have seen an […]
Read moreJanuary 21, 2020
The April 2020 off-payroll (IR35) changes to the private sector represent an important challenge to the contracting industry. All the information we have included has been supplied by APSCo. What is IR35? The Chancellor announced at Budget on 29th October 2018 that the government will reform the off-payroll working rules (known as IR35) in the […]
Read moreJanuary 14, 2020
If you have been following the Brexit drama lately, you might have heard an advert about a new scheme designed to allow EU, EEA and Swiss workers to stay, live and work here in the UK. This is regardless of whether we leave the EU with a deal or without one and it applies to […]
Read moreJanuary 7, 2020
Much like other industries, remembering to use your Ps and Qs is a pre-requisite for communicating in the recruitment industry, but you will also find Ps and Qs feature in other ways throughout our recruitment world. Over the last year, we have unsurprisingly viewed countless vacancies which all appear to demonstrate a pattern with the […]
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