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info@commonwealthcontractors.comThe Chief Executive of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation, Kevin Green, said that “The UK now has a two-speed labour market. The private sector continues to hire in increasing numbers while the public sector is shedding jobs. We anticipate that unemployment will increase over the spring, summer and autumn before very slowly starting to decline […]
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Following the General Election the Coalition Government set up the OTS to, among other things, overhaul the highly unpopular IR35 legislation, which requires contractors to prove that they are no de facto employees of their clients. However, it is understood the OTS will highlight in the interim report the difficulty of finding a workable alternative […]
The Head of Randstad UK, Brian Wilkinson, said that \”It is a concern that such a high proportion of organisations are so unprepared. We urge all users of agency workers to conduct a thorough assessment of their human capital resources and the impact of the Regulations. Doing this properly will enable organisations to optimise the […]
Isabelle Ratinaud, Monster UK & Ireland spokesperson said that \”Many sectors that were said to be struggling, such as construction, have shown a strong recovery this month, while others – particularly those relating to manufacturing – have performed well, partly due to growing trade in the export sector. The figures are positive for job-seekers, who […]
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and the Trade Union Congress have both spoken out following Ian Duncan Smith’s recent comments at the Conservative Party Conference where he said that there was not a lack of jobs, but a failure to match people to jobs properly, and this failure had fuelled Immigration to […]
According to the Work Foundation the Isle of Dogs Enterprise Zone (now known as Canary Wharf) had only 7,000 people employed in the area at the expiry of the zone compared with 90,000 today. The key to success it says is investment in infrastructures and not the enterprise zones themselves. William Chase, the founder of […]
Professor David Metcalf, the Chair of the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) said that \’Placing limits on migration requires that we are far more selective and ensure only highly skilled migrant workers can come to work in the UK. For instance, only the top 5% of chef jobs will be open to Tier 2 workers under […]
The Government has once again come under pressure over its plans to change Tier 4 of the Points Based System which is designed for International Students. 16 Professors from Universities around the country have put their names to a letter to the Observer in which they express “profound concern at the damage that would be […]
Mr Palmer is seeking punitive damages for; Breach of contract Expenses International Infliction of emotional stress Outrage Negligence & wanton misconduct Legal misrepresentation and fraud Since filing the complaint Mr Palmer has said that he has been subject to; constant harassment, threats, retaliation, numerous threatening phone calls, monitoring of emails, racial taunts and slurs (including […]
The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has said that changes to the Tier 4 visa rules will “significantly reduce the number of legitimate international students” coming to the UK and this will “cause real damage to the education sector and the wider British economy” as a whole.