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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe research revealed that: 35% of respondents said they face discrimination when applying for a job or promotion 17% said that the reason for discrimination was due to age The most commonly shared characteristics were: Age (68%) Gender (62%) Social Background (53%) According to the Chief Executive of the Employers Forum on Age (EFA), Denise […]
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Speaking at the launch of the scheme the Prime Minister said that “We won’t build the future we want to see in this country if we go back to the bad old days of big government spending, big borrowing and big debt. The recovery we need is a private sector-led recovery, a recovery with ‘Made […]
Speaking on the summit, Kevin Green, the Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation said that “We are now only seven months away from the introduction of one of the most significant pieces of regulation ever to affect the recruitment industry. Our members’ recent feed-back still shows that clear guidance is still needed and […]
The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Kevin Green, said that “There have been positive signs of improving employer confidence and increased hiring activity in many sectors. However, today’s figures confirm that the private sector is some way off being able to absorb public sector job cuts. The continuing rise in the number […]
The Managing Director of IT recruiter Jenrick recently said that “Our clients have been motivated to engage IT contract expertise to re-boot projects that have been in the doldrums. With all the signs that the UK is in the throes of recovery, clients find they have a need to regain their competitive edge and ‘steal […]
The National Tax Director at Smith & Williamson, Richard Mannion, said that “This approach marks a change and hardening attitude. Currently, the tax authorities typically scrutinise an organisation’s tax affairs and record keeping if they believe it has filed an inaccurate tax return and is therefore paying too little tax. But this new programme means […]
Roger Tweedy, the Director of Research at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, said that “It is encouraging to see confidence levels continuing to rise despite economic uncertainties in the run-up to the forthcoming Budget and external factors such as unrest in the Middle East which is forcing up fuel prices. The latest feedback confirms that […]
In last month’s statement HCL said that “Kathleen Veronica Bleasdale has resigned from the board of directors of the company with immediate effect. This does not affect her status as an employee of the company. Healthmark UK has formally withdrawn its notice requisitioning a general meeting of the company, details of which were announced on […]
The Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), Kevin Green, said that “Businesses around the country are anxiously awaiting this year\’s Budget, which must do all it can to create an environment where companies find it easy to grow and create jobs. While we have seen some good progress in the last year […]
Suspending IR35 The first option, suspending IR35 altogether, has so far been widely criticised by many within the contracting community as it is believed that there would be a huge surge in the number of incorporations (by contractors currently using umbrella structures) and a significant loss of revenue to the exchequer. The OTS has suggested […]