Opinion

  • ONS Labour market - CV-Library reaction

    Lee Biggins, founder and CEO of CV-Library, in response to the ONS Labour Market Statistics:

  • REC response to the ONS labour market statistics, July 2019

    Today’s labour market figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show the UK unemployment rate remained at 3.8% for March to May 2019, the lowest since October to December 1974. The employment rate also remained close to a record high at 76.0%.

  • Jobs boom loses momentum as pay growth gains speed

    The CIPD responds to the official labour market statistics for the period March – June 2019 published today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS)

  • CWJobs on new IR35 legislation

    By Dominic Harvey, Director at CWJobs

  • IR35 extension legislation published, ARC fears negative fallout

    Responding to the publication today of draft legislation extending the IR35 public sector rules to the private sector, Adrian Marlowe, chair of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), commented

  • Finance Bill leaves businesses with just nine months to prepare for IR35 tax rules

    The Finance Bill, published today, confirms that the government plans to go ahead with the implementation of IR35 in April 2020.

  • The CIPD welcomes consultation on sexual harassment at work and calls for stronger enforcement of existing legislation

    The CIPD has responded to the Government’s consultation on sexual harassment in the workplace

  • National freelancers day: Totaljobs reports 132 per cent increase in demand for freelance roles

    By Alexandra Sydney, Director at Totaljobs

  • Father’s Day: It’s time to talk about shared parental leave

    Stephen Warnham, jobs expert at Totaljobs, comments:

  • Simplistic IR35 offerings muddy the waters

    IR35 news dominates the contracting market but at the end of the day the most important thing for a contractor and a hirer is to have the right contract terms in place to protect fees, expectations and the work delivery, writes Adrian Marlowe, MD of the recruitment law specialist Lawspeed.

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