• Majority of Brits worried about losing their job during the coronavirus pandemic

    According to an exclusive new study from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, the majority (53.2%) of Brits are worried about losing their job during the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Brits missing workplace small talk; and older workers are feeling it the most

    A staggering 80.9% of Brits admit that they’re missing making small talk with colleagues while they’re away from the workplace.

  • Getting started in workforce planning for now and the next normal

    For business leaders, decision-making during this time feels like a roll of the dice and the idea of workforce planning is seen as an impossible dream. But, could it be part of the answer for businesses to emerge healthier and more balanced into the future right now?

  • Commenting on the Chancellor's extension to furlough scheme

    Commenting on the Chancellor’s decision to extend the furlough scheme, Jo Keddie, Partner and Head of Employment at Winckworth Sherwood:

  • Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme extension: REC response

    In response to the Chancellor’s announcement today on the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme, Neil Carberry, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said:

  • 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

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  • 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.

  • How temporary work could offer a lifeline for recruiters during Coronavirus

    With the increasing spread of Coronavirus, the world has all but ground to a halt

  • City & Guilds Group: Businesses need to do much more to safeguard mental wellbeing of workers during the global pandemic

    City & Guilds Group spokespeople are available to discuss the workplace and wellbeing challenges in today’s business environment

  • Chancellors announcement on self-employed support: REC comment

    Chief Executive of the Recruitment & Employment Confederation Neil Carberry said:

  • Self-employed package will be widely welcomed, but hard-pressed workers need financial support now

    Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development said:

  • Response to self-employed income support scheme

    Richard Harris – Chief Legal Officer at global recruitment consultancy (31 countries) Robert Walters Plc:

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