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Six months on from the vote to leave the European Union, a new report has highlighted that UK technology professionals see plenty of grounds for optimism as the sector prepares to head into 2017.

The value of the recruitment industry to the UK economy is £35.1 billion per year, according to the ninth annual report on the recruitment industry’s performance from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

The Christmas season is almost upon – and if you run a business you need to think about your telecoms over the festive season, and not leave the planning (like the shopping!) until the last minute.

The past 12 months has brought forth a number of challenges for business owners and managers across the North West and throughout the UK.

71 Per Cent of Employees Lack Confidence in Their Firm’s Leadership, According to CEB

A quarter (24%) of UK employees have had high workloads this year

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Employers all over the UK can benefit from improved business performance and competitive advantage by ensuring that at least 30% of their tech staff are female, according to a newly-formed technology industry working group.

As 2016 draws to a close, HR managers around the country are starting to prepare for the year ahead and as it seems, 2017 promises to be another exciting year for Human Resources.

In response to the new gender pay gap online tool launched by the Government and the Office for National Statistics, Ben Willmott, Head of Public Policy for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:

Companies could boost their productivity by between 1 and 3.5 per cent[1], adding as much as £70 billion to the UK economy, by focusing on how workspaces might be used to generate revenue, instead of regarding them simply as a cost to be managed

Research from XpertHR about the Christmas and New Year working arrangements of 252 UK organisations has found that whilst the majority of companies are celebrating Christmas by hosting company-wide parties (50.8%) or departmental Christmas lunches (47.2%), there will be fewer Christmas gifts, bonuses awarded or additional time off for employees this year.

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