Following the recent labour market comeback, employer’s confidence has reached a nine year high as plans are made for a mass recruitment in this year’s third quarter1. The bounce back is likely due to the 1.3 million foreign nationals who made up 16%2 of the UK workforce leaving ‘Brexit Britain’; and therefore, leaving behind thousands…
When someone mentions apprenticeships, most people’s minds wander to learning a physical trade, such as becoming a plumber, scaffolder or electrician. Once upon a time, this would have been absolutely correct, but apprenticeships have changed significantly. The Merriam Webster online dictionary describes apprenticeships as: “An arrangement in which someone learns an art, trade, or job…
As the UK enters the final stages of the Government’s roadmap out of the pandemic, working life is beginning to return to normal. Employees working from home are now being encouraged to come back into their place of work and will therefore no longer be supported by the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS). For some,…
From April 2021, off-payroll working (IR35) legislation is changing, impacting payroll processes for large private employers, recruiters and contractors. What is IR35? IR35 is a piece of tax legislation introduced by HMRC in 2000. The aim of the legislation was to ensure the correct amount of tax and national insurance is paid. The intention was to assess the duties of contractors, to ascertain who should…
Bean bags, free lunches, gym memberships and rooms full of puppies – just a few of the incentives some businesses have adopted in recent years to give them recruitment edge. Whilst all these sound great, the incentive which may be the most alluring of them all is unlimited holidays.