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
Many of us have celebrated Mother’s Day throughout the years, but seldom, if ever, have we stopped and given thought to how it started. This morning I decided to look into the history and I am glad I did … Anne Marie Jarvis is the reason behind it … Happy Mother’s day Take a read
Don’t forget the clocks go forward tonight! Time seldom changes for us, but you can decide now is the time to change things for yourself…
Happy Woman’s Day to you… What do you do to look after YOU?! Try a bit of #Clarins – it does work!
Do you know where to go to find a construction apprenticeship? It is really delightful to see that some of our local construction clients are investing in our future by taking on apprentices. Many apprenticeships lead into permanent roles after successful completion of apprenticeship programmes. Many who have started as an Apprentice have gone on to be the true dedicated
CV Tips Tips on how to get noticed by your CV… 1. Spend quality time checking that your cv clearly shows in the job duties that you have 1, experience of the job itself and 2, the essential requirements of the vacancy in terms of experience, personal attributes and education 4. Have you a clear profile
