New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the gap in employment between working-age people with and without disabilities is closing. In 2013, 43.4% of working-age disabled people were employed, compared with 77.6% of non-disabled people representing a gap of 34.2%. By 2019 however the gap fell to 28.6% with 53.2% of
Employers’ confidence in the UK economy has dropped to the lowest level since mid-2016, according to new data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). In the run-up to the general election, confidence levels have fallen to a net figure of -34 in the REC’s latest report. The findings underline the need for this. Employers
How do I fit in an interview? Try a telephone interview first? You don’t normally do this? Well why not? It will work!!! How many times do you see yourself in this dilemma? Times have changed for sure. There appears to be some arrogance from Employers that candidates should make/find time to go to interviews…
How many times do you let an opportunity or a potential recruit slip by because you or your management team cannot make a decision? Change the way you think today, make a feel good decision and enjoy the rewards… How do you stop being indecisive and start to make feel good decisions? Step 1. Clear
We are entering a new age of business leadership and management, and it is therefore imperative that we build a cadre of future leaders equipped to deal with the changing world of work. The UK currently has an estimated £2.4 million untrained ‘accidental managers’, and with poor management costing employers around £84 billion a year
Choose a recruitment business who is a member of the REC (The Recruitment & Employment Confederation) as MIDAS is. The REC represents more than 3,500 recruitment businesses in the UK, and more than 10,500 individual recruiters through its Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP). Recruitment businesses vary in size and scope, from multinational companies through to
No, Statutory Maternity Leave is only applicable to employees operating under a contract of employment and does not apply to temporary workers engaged on a contract for services It is common practice to refer to any time off that a woman takes after the birth of her child as “maternity leave”. However, in a legal
New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows that UK employers remain in limbo due to uncertainty even after the UK’s date for leaving the EU was postponed in April. Employers’ intentions to hire both permanent and temporary staff also remained fairly stable compared with the previous rolling quarter’s data. “The jobs market
Will Reverse charge VAT affect Recruitment? The Reverse Charge legislation for the construction sector has been slowly making its way through Parliament since 2017 and will come into force on 1 October 2019. The Reverse Charge will alter the responsibility in the construction sector for how businesses pay and report VAT on services. The REC
