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Happy New Year
We wish all our clients a very happy and prosperous New Year!...Read More.
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Recruitment boom!
It's the time of year when huge numbers of people resolve to change jobs - creating fantastic opportunities for employers.
Our offices have already seen a big surge in applicants registering for work, and we're frantically busy interviewing and checking out references.
If you are considering expa...Read More.
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Delay in giving full employment rights to thousands of temps
There has been a lot of discussion recently about giving temporary and agency workers full employment rights after only six weeks on a job.
At an EU summit last month, Business Minister John Hutton delayed the implementation of the Agency Workers Directive.
The controversial legislation, which was...Read More.
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Increase in Employment Tribunals
With employment law being such a minefield, it's no wonder that many employers worry about Employment Tribunal cases.
They have good cause for concern, as the latest figures show that there has been an increase in the number of Employment Tribunal cases accepted.
In 2005/6 there were 115,039 ca...Read More.
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Crackdown on rogue employers who don't pay decent wages
Unfortunately there are still a number of unscrupulous employers who get away with paying very low wages to vulnerable people.
But the Government has now published the Employment Bill which is aimed at toughening penalties for rogue employers who pay below the minimum wage.
The Bill's new approa...Read More.
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New Faces
Paul Bunyan
For the past couple of months Paul Bunyan has been enthusiastically sourcing temporary staff from our Sunderland office.
Paul specialises in industrial recruitment, and says he couldn't be happier in his new role. He's the man to talk to if you want to take on contract fork l...Read More.
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Leeanna McGuiggin
It's welcome back to Leeanna McGuiggin, who has returned to our Newcastle office after a fabulous 10-month trip Down Under.
The 20-year-old was the envy of her colleagues when she set off last Christmas to travel round Australia with her boyfriend Ian.
"It's nice to see some friendly familiar fac...Read More.
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Delay in new parental leave laws
You may well have heard that new rules are in the pipeline to extend time allowed off work for new mothers and fathers.
The rule said that statutory maternity pay would increase from 39 weeks to a year, and it would allow fathers to take up to 26 weeks' leave (some of which will be paid) if the mot...Read More.
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Migrant workers 'vital' says report
A new report says ongoing skill shortages drove a further increase in staff salaries - and migrant workers are vital to the UK economy.
The latest Report on Jobs published by the REC and KPMG, provides the most comprehensive guide to the UK labour market, drawing on original survey data provided by...Read More.
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And finally..why you and your boss are worlds apart
When you make a mistake, you're an idiot.
When your boss makes a mistake, he's only human after all.
When you take a long time, you're too slow.
When your boss takes a long time, he's being thorough.
When you do something to please the top dogs, you're being a creep.
When your boss does the...Read More.
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