Budget: 'Tax on jobs' out for one in three employers

A third of all employers will no longer pay employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) as a result of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget today. In his fourth Budget, Osborne announced the creation of a new allowance that means that 450,000 of the UK’s small businesses will be taken out of paying employer’s NICs all together.

FINANCIALS: Empresaria profit on APAC and cost control

Staffing group Empresaria saw an operating profit of £4.4m in 2012, up from £2.8m the previous year, despite a fall in group revenues, with the company saying it was boosted by tight cost control and a particularly strong Asia-Pacific region.

Unemployment rate level, jobless total rises slightly

The UK’s unemployment rate remained at 7.8% in the three months to January 2013, the lowest since 2009 until last month, yet the number of people out of work rose fractionally by 7,000, to reach 2.52m.

m2r signs Saudi education and training contract

Wakefield-based international recruitment company m2r has signed an exclusive agreement to supply teachers and trainers to two Saudi cities.

Innovate CV and Sterling Infosystems partner

Talent acquisition software and services provider Innovate CV has partnered with background checks provider Sterling Infosystems.

F10 Group joins forces with Cranfield for careers event

Milton Keynes-based recruiter The F10 Group has been invited by the Cranfield School of Management to provide careers support to MA and MBA students.

Claverley Group gets Hotlizard job sites

Publishing organisation The Claverley Group has appointed online recruitment solutions firm Hotlizard as the provider of job boards for its various newspaper websites.