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Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, said that \”The rollout of Wi-Fi technology across platforms and public areas of our tube stations will finally allow Londoners to use mobile devices to pick up their emails, access social media sites while they traverse our subterranean network. We are inviting companies to bid for this before next […]
Speaking further to the latest statistics the CEO of e-skills UK, Karen Price, said that \”While this is good news for IT professionals seeking employment in the sector, the drop in the number of ready candidates with the required set of skills may start to become a problem for recruiters.\” Last month recruitment market indicators […]
The Managing Director at Greythorn, Paul Winchester, said that “The IT and telecoms infrastructure required to host the Olympics will leave a significant high-tech footprint on the UK labour market. Before the Olympics begin, emergency service lines need to be secured, WiFi coverage needs to be expanded and measures must be taken to prevent cyber […]
The 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 […]
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 […]
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has said that it is good news that the Government has recognised the need to retain graduate talent through the switching provision. Under new rules the Post Study Worker subcategory of Tier 1 will end in April 2012 however Non EEA students who graduate with a recognised degree will […]
Sir James Dyson, the inventor of the Dyson vacuum cleaner, has told the BBC that the decision by the Coalition Government to tighten up the rules surrounding science and engineering graduates under Tier 4 visa is “sheer madness”. Last week Theresa May announced plans to change Tier 4 of the points based system in order […]
The Head of Policy at the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) said that \”With a further 15 per cent cut already planned to their budget, it seems highly unlikely that the HM Revenue & Customs will be able to provide the added scrutiny that would be required if IR35 were simply left in its current […]
A spokesperson for the Chartered Institute of Taxation (CIOT) said that “We urge further reflection before the final legislation is introduced. The proposals are moving to taxing the form (involvement of a third party) rather than the substance (reward or loan in connection with the employment) of the arrangement. There are many hard edges which […]