The UK job market experienced a traditional dip in job hunting activity in the last quarter of 2014, with candidates dedicating less time to their job search than in Q3 2014. This was to be expected, and went hand in hand with the country slowing down for the typically quiet festive period. However, in comparison with figures from the same time in 2013, CV-Library can report a substantial incre...
Labour pledges tax breaks for Living Wage employers
As we know this year is election year and all the parties are stepping up and tackling certain issues and topics.
...David Cameron: Unemployed young 'should do community work'
David Cameron has come out and said that Young people out of work, education or training for six months will have to do unpaid community work to get benefits if the Conservatives win the election.
...RHA welcomes driver shortage talks with the Treasury
The Road Haulage Association is pleased that its relentless lobbying on behalf of members for the government to address the issue of funding for employers to train UK residents to drive in the haulage industry has finally resulted in an invitation for a high powered meeting at HM Treasury early next month.
...Is your business ready for GDPR?
In May 2018, new General Data Protection Regulations are coming into force that will change the way businesses have to look after personal data.
These regulations impact on every business that processes the personal data of EU citizens, and the UK government has confirmed we’ll be using the same guidelines after Brexit. Fail to comply with ...
Channel 4 Dispatches Programme - Low Pay Britain
On Monday 19 January 2015 Channel 4 Dispatches aired a programme which revealed the reality of employment for many in modern Britain and the big British brands benefitting from complex schemes which allow them to save hundreds of millions of pounds on their wage bill.
...Fit for Work service has three month cap
Employees have three months to return to work under the new Fit for Work (FfW) service or they will be discharged from the programme, the government has announced.
...Employers reacting to increasingly older workforces
Employers are starting to adapt their working practices to accommodate older staff with flexible working and different time patterns becoming more common.
...Employers underpay minimum wage to 100k young people
More than 100,000 young adults are not being paid the national minimum wage (NMW), an increase of 52% since 2010.
...Employers give thumbs up to shared parental leave
The vast majority of employers welcome shared parental leave and many have either put a new policy in place or are well on the road to doing so.
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