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Having watched UK recruitment PLC sucking on the VMS pipe for the past decade, it’s an interesting wash-up
HM Revenue & Customs has shown impeccable timing by issuing its consultation on offshore intermediaries around the same time as we publish our ‘Managing agency workers 2013’ supplement! It looks as though Recruiter’s request for clarity on PAYE and NIC considerations has been taken seriously. (We smile.)
In considering a future talent pipeline that is made up only of graduates, employers and young people alike are missing out on opportunities to create not only ready-made talent, but to learn and develop skills to be used immediately in a business environment
Analytics are high on the priority list in talent resourcing and recruiting circles in 2013, but too many organisations are “doing analytics for analytics’ sake”, according to Jean Martin, executive director of the human resources practice of CEB’s (formerly Corporate Executive Board) Corporate Leadership Council.
Plans to meet talent deficits within the Civil Service by buying in key skills could fail unless interims are allowed the flexibility to be paid off the government payroll, according to interim providers.
Mobile phone maker Motorola is to design, engineer and assemble its new Moto X smartphone in the US, creating 2,000 jobs.
Substantial job creation is expected in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland after two multinationals, pharmaceutical firm Almac and IT company EMC, announced plans to expand their activities.
Auto maker Ford has added a four-year Higher Apprenticeship programme, which includes a degree level qualification, to its September 2013 apprenticeship recruitment.
An announcement today from British Gas owner Centrica further confirms the likelihood of more shale gas projects in the UK – but in a skills-short market, workers with the right experience are already in demand across the globe.
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