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Commenting in response to today’s Budget announcement, Ben Willmott, head of public policy at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development said:

As the coronavirus pandemic spreads, it seems likely that many UK employees will soon be encouraged to work from home.

Jonathan Richards, CEO and Founder of Breathe

Comment from Mark Dexter, CEO of KDR Recruitment on IR35

Jamie Mackenzie, Director at Sodexo Engage, comments on the government’s pledge of an allowance for parents with unwell newborn children, expected to be announced tomorrow by Chancellor Rishi Sunak as part of the UK budget:

Simon Winfield, Managing Director at Hays UK & Ireland, says:

By Psychotherapist Noel McDermott

The government has announced details of the immigration system that is to come into force on 1 January.

Responding to today’s post-Brexit immigration policy announcements, the CIPD’s Senior Labour Market Adviser, Gerwyn Davies, comments:

Comment from Lee Biggins, Founder & CEO of CV-Library, in response to the ONS Labour Market Statistics

Responding to the latest set of UK labour market data from Office for National Statistics (ONS), covering the three months to December 2019, Gerwyn Davies, Senior Labour Market Adviser for the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, comments:

Harnessing AI and fostering greater diversity in talent selection will be key to securing top performers over the next 10 years, according to leading pioneer of innovative recruitment technology, Oleeo.

Jobseekers are increasingly driven by social purpose when assessing potential employers and companies must react to attract talent, says recruiting experts, Hays

Lee Biggins, CEO and founder, CV-Library comments:

Annual Trends Research Also Shows That Nearly Half Think Talent Shortage is Worse Now Than Five Years Ago