Opinion

  • Update on furlough payments for umbrella workers

    Following discussion with HMRC and HMT the department of BEIS has provided further government guidance on furloughing of umbrella workers, which is intended to resolve the question around discretionary payment. This is as follows:

  • CIPD says 4 million redundancies avoided through furlough scheme but it must be extended and made more flexible if it is to continue to protect jobs

    UK HR body says ‘all or nothing’ format of the scheme must be reviewed to help ease furloughed staff back into work and wean businesses off the scheme

  • Take control of your remote working and hiring

    Jolanta Samul-Kowalska, Managing Director, Morgan Philips Poland

  • Employers call for furlough scheme to be more flexible and extended to September

    New CIPD survey of 1,000 employers highlights need for furloughed workers to be able to work reduced hours

  • ONS labour market statistics: REC warns of decline in the jobs market

    ONS labour market statistics, published this morning for the period between December 2019 and February 2020, show a steady jobs market but the situation is very different in reality, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned.

  • Glowing jobs figures offer reminder of strength of UK employment model

    Responding to the latest set of UK labour market data from Office for National Statistics (ONS),covering the three months to February 2020, Gerwyn Davies, the CIPD’s Senior Labour Market Adviser comments:

  • ONS Labour market comment: Findings paint a worrying picture of where the market is heading says CV-Library CEO

    In response to the ONS Labour Market Statistics, see a comment from Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, the UK's leading independent job board:

  • How AI is Finding Better Candidates Quicker Than Ever

    Charles Hipps, CEO and Founder at Oleeo, the talent acquisition technology pioneer, talks to us about machine learning within recruiting, and explains why proactive companies which have already adopted this technology have found it to be game-changing – and the things those yet to adopt it need to consider.

  • REC welcomes business rate discount for employment businesses but warns against continuing to charge apprenticeship levy on furloughed workers

    The government has confirmed that employment businesses are eligible to apply for the business rates retail discount. Recruiters are eligible for the scheme, whether their office is now closed or not.

  • Changes to emergency business loans scheme: REC response

    The Chancellor has announced changes to the emergency loans scheme to help businesses which are struggling amid the Covid-19 crisis. Responding to the changes, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation called for more to be done to ensure companies experiencing cashflow problems can access support more quickly.

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