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With the National Living Wage coming into affect today, Alison Dodd, CEO of Moorepay comments:

The Finance Bill, published on Thursday 24 March, legislates that temporary workers will no longer be able to claim travel and subsistence expenses if they are under the supervision, direction or control (SDC) of any person.

Richard Shea, Managing Director EMEA Search at Futurestep:

Mariano Mamertino, economist at the global job site, Indeed, says:

Tom Castley, Vice President of Xactly EMEA:

Ian Dowd, Director at NGA Human Resources, believes that, while legislation needs to support efforts to eradicate the gender pay gap, fighting gender inequality ultimately starts at home for UK businesses:

The Budget announcement gave little respite to an already regulation-beleaguered industry, according to contracting specialist Nova, but clearer rules would enable responsible intermediaries to demonstrate compliance and benefit.

With the National Living Wage coming into force in April 2016, many small and medium businesses are worried about how to cope with the increased wage bill. Elaine Pritchard, HR Policy Consultant at Moorepay, discusses how SMEs can prepare for the new legislation.

Responding to today’s budget statement, Samantha Hurley, Head of External Affairs at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), comments:

Jim Duffy, CEO of Entrepreneurial Spark said:

Increase in annual earnings growth to 2.1% unlikely to be driven by skill shortages

Tom Castley, VP EMEA, Xactly

Mariano Mamertino, economist at the global job site, Indeed, comments:

Doug Monro, co-founder of Adzuna, comments:

Comment by Andrew Lavelle, co-founder at TalentTech start-up TalentPool