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The EU referendums impact on July’s recruitment activity

Candidate availability continues to fall The EU referendum results are likely to have triggered the declining recruitment activity Employees remain in current jobs, amid economic stress and job security concerns Candidate availability remains tight The number of staff available continued to fall in July. During times of economic stress, people tend to stick with the job they have rather than look for new employment. Plus, amid fears of another recession…

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Brexit concerns hit recruitment activity in June

Permanent placements fall for first time since September 2012. Brexit concerns hit recruitment activity in June Pay growth slows further Candidate availability continues to deteriorate. Drop in permanent placements… The number of people placed in permanent positions fell in June. Although slight, it was the first decline in 45 months. Anecdotal evidence suggested that uncertainty in the lead-up to the EU referendum (data were collected between 13-24 June) had…

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Nationally skills shortages bite as permanent placements rise at slowest rate in eight months…

Key points from the May survey: Weaker rise in permanent placements amid EU referendum uncertainty Pay growth softens but remains marked. Slower growth of staff appointments… Permanent staff placements continued to rise in May, but the rate of expansion eased to an eight-month low. Temporary/contract staff billings growth also eased, following April’s 13-month high. …despite robust demand for staff Vacancies rose at a marked pace in May, with the…

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May’s Employment Market News

  Permanent placements growth at seven-month low, but temp billings rise at faster rate Permanent placements increase at slowest pace since September 2015 Temp billings growth at 13-month high National Living Wage drives sharpest rise in temp pay since mid-2007 Permanent placements growth eases… Recruitment consultancies indicated a further rise in the number of people placed in permanent jobs during April. However, the rate of growth eased to a…

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Legal update..Extension of Shared Parental Leave and Pay to grandparents

In October 2015, in acknowledging the role played by grandparents in the support and provision of childcare to working families, the Chancellor announced that shared parental leave and pay will be extended to working grandparents. The fine detail of the proposal is still being worked out but the consultation on how Shared Parental Leave and Pay will be extended to working grandparents is expected to be published in May…

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Legal News – Damages for breach of restrictive covenant

In Morris-Garner v One Step, the defendants were the founding director of a company and her partner.  The company had been founded in 2002, but in 2006, in secret, the defendants incorporated another company. They then resigned from their positions with the original company and agreed to non-compete and non-solicit restrictive covenants.  The new company began trading in 2007, an​d in 2012 the original company sued for breach of…

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Hidden Talent

Many small businesses who struggle to recruit the skills they need could source from an often overlooked source of talented employees…those with a disability.. In numbers 6 Million. The number of people of working age in the UK who are disabled or have a health condition, according to the government’s Disability Confident campaign. 83% The proportion of disabled people who acquire their disability while at work (disability confident) 520,000…

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Quick stats

Pensions uncertainty Almost half of business owners without a workplace pension scheme are still unclear about their responsibilities, with a quarter not confident their business can cope. and FSB pole has found… 26% The proportion of small firms that say they would recommend their bank to others – up from 23% in 2014. £255bn The amount owed by British small firms in late payment according to insurance firm Zurich.

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Market News in brief April 16

Contrasting trends in permanent and temporary appointments The number of people placed in permanent jobs continued to increase during March. That said, the rate of growth eased to a six-month low. Temporary/contract staff billings on the other hand rose at the sharpest pace in four months. Slowest rise in vacancies since June 2013 March data pointed to softer growth of demand for staff. The latest increase in overall vacancy…

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