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READERS’ VIEWS: 8-12 MAY 2017
... to the leaking of the Labour manifesto. I thought it was interesting that the manifesto included a pledge to “stop employers recruiting only from overseas”. In Labour’s manifesto for the 2015 general election (under Ed Miliband), the wording was: ...
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Recession, what recession? Reed Employment Index confounds UK ‘double dip’
... grew 7% year-on-year and the index now stands at 134.April’s figures were distorted by the Easter holidays, which meant the index ... A third of sectors including engineering (233), IT (172) and accountancy qualified (154), had index readings well above ...
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Car washes, caterers and care homes could come under new GLA remit
... on extending the reach of the GLA that would allow it to investigate worker exploitation across all industry sectors. ... Recruiter which sectors other than the sectors the GLA’s remit currently covers he sees labour exploitation occurring in, said: “I ...
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United we stand
... Pen got through to the second round of the general election, it was a sharp wake-up call about the grave consequences of voter abstention. And in the UK local elections Labour’s party political broadcasts focused on persuading young voters to vote. So ...
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New strategy needed to tackle the UK’s low-pay problem, claims report
... workers remained stuck in low pay for over a decade. It goes on to reveal that policies such as the National Minimum Wage aren’t a ... because the rate remains below the low-pay threshold and it has had limited ‘ripple’ effects further up the wage distribution. ... was published today. Subjects: Your recruitment business ...
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PM promises £1,500 for small firms taking on apprentices
... in communities and with youth unemployment at a record high, it’s probably never been more important.” Opus Energy launches an ... within Opus Energy.” Subjects: Your recruitment business Emerging talent Sectors: ...
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London is top for talent, but can’t rest on its laurels, says Deloitte report
Mon, 11 Nov 2013London is the world’s top city for highly skilled knowledge-based jobs, according to a report by ... talent’ confirms London’s status as a global talent hub. It also predicts a net increase in jobs of least 300,000 by 2020, with life ...
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PM launches scheme to tackle engineering shortfall
... designed to add 100,000 engineering technicians to the UK’s skills-short technical industries by 2018. Yesterday, David Cameron ... of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE) tells Recruiter it is part of a goal to “double the talent pipeline into engineering”. ...
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Executive search resurgence
... Consultants (AESC). Following the decline of 2009, AESC’s 2010 Annual Report on the Retained Executive Search Industry reveals that the ... of the October 2008 financial crisis. Nevertheless, it is not so surprising given the strong underlying forces that were driving ...
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UK business urged to take apprentice grants
... while Crossrail is to take on 400 apprentices and B&Q says it aims to double the its apprenticeship intake to 300 this September. ... downturn. Last year saw a 7% increase in apprentices; that’s 240,000 young people freshly into the jobs market, with the determination to ...