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info@commonwealthcontractors.comRecently, Morgan McKinley (a leading recruitment agency) found when conducting its London Employment Monitor that; The number of new candidates increased by 76% month-on-month in January 2011 Compared with January 2010, January 2011 saw a 64% rise of professionals new to the jobs market 62% of 200 Human Resources and Line Managers surveyed across financial […]
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The REC’s Head of Public Policy, Gillian Econopouly, said that “We were delighted to offer our members in some of the sectors most affected by IR35, such as technology and interim management, the opportunity to speak directly to the Office of Tax Simplification. Agencies were able to share their concerns and experience around how the […]
The Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor found that; The number of new candidates increased by 76% month-on-month in January 2011 Compared with January 2010, January 2011 saw a 64% rise of professionals new to the jobs market 62% of 200 Human Resources and Line Managers surveyed across financial services in London expect basic salary offers […]
The outlook found that; The Net Employment Index fell to -3 from +11 in the previous three months (the index measures the difference between the proportion of employers intending to increase and decrease total staffing levels) The Manufacturing Sector (+20) and Private Sector Services (+20) were the most likely to create jobs The vast majority […]
The Head of Policy at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), Gillian Econopouly, said that “We welcome the work of the OTS and are pleased to join the business committee. We look forward to representing our members’ views in this important forum. The OTS’ work comes at a critical time for the economy and the […]
Nick Clegg said when making the announcement that “The freedoms bill will protect millions of people from state intrusion into their private lives and mark a return to common-sense government. It delivers on our commitment to restore hard-won British liberties with sweeping reforms that will end the unnecessary scrutiny of law-abiding individuals.” The Vetting and […]
In the past many small businesses who are capable of offering real cost savings to government departments were actually discouraged from entering the bidding process. Now however the Government aims to provide SME’s with 25% of all contracts on offer. Contracts Finder lets users browse through: 1. ‘Live’ opportunities to tender for contracts 2. Closed […]
Rebecca Folb, the Global Talent Acquisition Manager for Digital Marketing at Nokia recently gave her experience with Social Media Recruitment, “Nowadays, the competition for top talent is so fierce that the old ways don’t work anymore. We needed to jump two generations forward and transform the way Nokia sources talent, builds talent pipelines and raise […]
The Director of IT Recruitment at Networkers International, James Smith, told the Recruiter that “Our business has been fuelled by the financial markets by both the banking industry and insurance as well. We have been doing a lot of recruitment for those kinds of organisations. New projects are kicking off at the banks. In 2009, […]
In the article Mr Lambert said “The government is talking about growth in an enthusiastic and thoughtful way, but it has failed so far to articulate in big picture terms its vision of what that means. What I feel is that a number of their initiatives – I’m thinking of the immigration cap, I’m thinking […]