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Are UK IT Professionals Untrustworthy or Underqualified?

In response to the higher education white paper - Success as a knowledge economy: teaching excellence, social mobility and student choice - Stephen Isherwood, Chief Executive at the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) said:

Test your skills and reflexes in a free ‘goal-line’ game, designed for Euro 2016

Commenting on today’s ONS Labour Market Statistics, Mark Beatson, Chief Economist at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, says:

The number of potential ‘unicorn’ companies emerging in the North West of England continues to grow, and experts predict that the government’s Northern Powerhouse plans could make the region an even more attractive proposition for digital entrepreneurs.

Nearly 175,000 of the UK’s small businesses have kept on at least half of their apprentices in the longer-term.

Today the TUC issues a report claiming the Government won’t reach its employment target for disabled people until 2030, already 10 years behind schedule.

Whenever we interact with people we make assumptions based on what we believe is or isn’t true. We tend to believe that if you and I speak the same language we will both attach the same meaning to the words we use. However according to Carmel Wynne of Toastmasters International – this simply isn’t true. It is possible to understand every word a person says and not get the intended message.

Lawspeed announces the “Taxing Times?” seminar which takes place in London on Thursday 16th June, with the aim to un-confuse tax for recruitment agencies and umbrella companies.

Domestic homecare business Bright & Beautiful was named Overall Top Franchise at Workingmums.co.uk’s first Top Franchise Awards this week.

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

John Salt, Group Sales Director, totaljobs

A HR Consultant has expressed concerns over the new National Living Wage and its effect on small businesses.

You don’t need to be one of Recruitment’s ‘big boys’ to fight the war for talent on a level playing field, says Simplicity.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and the Recruitment Society are announcing a new agreement which will allow members of each organisation to benefit from attending events run by the other.