• 19 May 2021
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In reaction to today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics report, Lee Biggins, CEO and Founder of CV-Library, the UK's leading independent job board said:

• 26 Apr 2021
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Article by Nicolas Speeckaert, provider of AI predictive talent acquisition software

• 22 Apr 2021
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Following the recent ONS data on working from home, Andy Ingham, Senior Vice President Sales, EMEA & APAC at Bullhorn says:

• 20 Apr 2021
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By Nick Nooren, Head of Proteus Marketplace developed by Xergy:

• 06 Apr 2021
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In recent weeks, many agencies and umbrella companies have been concerned about reports in the press and circulating through social media that contractors who provide services through an umbrella company are having employer NICs and other employer costs unlawfully deducted from their pay packet. Adrian Marlowe explains the position.

• 30 Mar 2021
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By James McGill, Vice President, Customer Success at HireVue

• 25 Mar 2021
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Gerwyn Davies, senior labour market adviser for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development comments on today’s ONS figures:

• 02 Mar 2021
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Employers’ confidence in their ability to hire new staff rose to net: +7 in November 2020-January 2021, an increase of two percentage points on the previous rolling quarter, according to new REC data.

• 24 Feb 2021
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The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has responded to the news that gender pay gap reporting enforcement will be delayed until Monday 4 October 2021

• 23 Feb 2021
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Comments from Patrick Brodie, Employment Partner at law firm RPC:

• 23 Feb 2021
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In response to this morning’s ONS labour market statistics, Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC), said:

• 23 Feb 2021
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CIPD responds to latest labour market statistics

• 23 Feb 2021
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With the unemployment rate standing at 5.1%, today’s ONS unemployment figures show that the UK is a very different country to the one it was less than 12-months ago.

• 23 Feb 2021
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The latest ONS figures show the UK unemployment rate in the three months from October to December 2020 was an estimated 5.1%, 1.3% higher than a year earlier and 0.4% than the previous quarter. The redundancy rate during the same period was estimated at 12.3 people per thousand employees, slightly improved on the record high reported in January 2021.

• 18 Feb 2021
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Professional recruitment and staffing firms increase UK productivity by £7.7 billion each year by using their expertise to get people into the right jobs, new research from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) reveals.

• 10 Feb 2021
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Danni Rush, Chief Customer Officer at Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days

• 08 Feb 2021
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In response to the latest ONS labour Market statistics. Jon Boys, labour market economist for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:

• 08 Feb 2021
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The government has announced that it is dropping the 30-job minimum threshold for employers wishing to take part in the Kickstart scheme. Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

• 29 Jan 2021
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In the final quarter of 2020, employers were feeling more confident about hiring and an increasing proportion expected to bring in new permanent staff in the coming months – despite the health restrictions brought on by rising numbers of COVID-19 cases and worsening economic circumstances.

• 21 Jan 2021
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Giving firms stronger role in shaping local FE provision is a key improvement to skills system but many employers will need support if they are to step-up