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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe research also found that nearly 50% of firms has spent less than five hours managing the VAT increase to 20% and 29% of small business owners chose to absorb the additional 2.5% cost increase rather than pass it on to their customers. The Managing Director of Intuit UK, Pernille Bruun-Jensen, said that “It’s reassuring […]
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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 […]
Speaking further to the announcement the Recruitment and Employment Confederations Director of Policy and Professional Services, Tom Hadley, said that “The Health Committee is right to highlight the need for robust checks. The revalidation process must provides clear guidance and empower Responsible Officers to take action when quality of care is compromised. Professional recruiters already […]
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, […]
Following the announcement of the proposals the chair of the Migration Advisory Committee, David Metcalf, said that \”Skilled foreign workers make a valuable contribution to the British economy but, in the context of limits on migration, it is essential that the immigration system is designed to select those migrants we need the most. We have […]
At the moment Bulgaria is experiencing a severe shortage of highly skilled workers. Citizens of countries such as Ukraine, Serbia, Russia, Turkey, Croatia, and Moldavia may soon find it easier to work in Bulgaria, and in other Countries in the EU. What is the EU Blue Card? The EU Blue Card will allow highly skilled […]
The Chief Executive of the Association of MBAs (Amba), Sharon Bamford, has warned that Non EEA Students are being put off studying Masters of Business Administration (MBA) qualifications at Scottish Universities due to the confusion that surrounds the Coalition Governments Immigration Cap legislation and proposals to tighten Tier 4 of the Points Based System. There […]