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The UK’s top employers for school leavers were revealed last night, when the results of a nationwide survey were announced at an awards ceremony in London’s City Hall – and gained words of support from London's new mayor, Sadiq Khan.

With exam period drawing to a close, you’d be forgiven for thinking students across the country are drawing a collective sigh a relief. However, the reality is that many will now be fretting about securing a graduate job in an increasingly competitive market.

No one can question whether the umbrella market is going through a period of uncertainty following the new restriction of tax relief on travel and subsistence expenses, says the legal and compliance consultancy Lawspeed, which specialises in advising the recruitment sector and supply agencies.

Recruitment advertising company JVP Group, are honoured to have been chosen as a finalist in the Best Newcomer category in the Global Recruiter UK Industry Awards 2016.

The Freelancer and Contractor Services Association (FCSA), the UK’s leading trade association for professional employment services working to support the flexible workforce, has agreed a partnership with JustAccounts, a leading cloud accounting software specialist for contractor accountants.

It was a bleak Memorial Day for recruitment classified aggregator SimplyHired.

With as much as 25% of a recruitment business owner’s working week spent attending unnecessary meetings and as much again spent performing non-fee generating activities to keep their agency running smoothly, recruitment agency owners need to understand the art of delegation or else lose ground to their competition.

The state of our business reflects the state of our mind. When we feel positive and our head and heart are aligned, we attract positive results. Every time we pursue negative thoughts, they get reflected back, usually in the form of problems.

In a recent case of salary sacrifice HMRC’s guidance was held to be incorrect.

Agencies may be forced to source from smaller candidate pools

Researchers in Australia have found that workers aged over 40 perform to the best of their abilities if they drop to a three-day working week.

New report finds that 68% of UK workers believe technology improves work-life balance

Whether you are a spiritual healer, an energy healer, a therapist, a coach, a carer or have any role where you help people to make the best of their lives you will probably find yourself in the lower range of earners.

How technology and good marketing practice are key to future success

As we are approaching the two month mark after the 6th April 2016 agencies are reporting that they are still unsure as to what actions they need to take to avoid getting caught by the new tax rules relating to travel and subsistence expenses.