Legislation/Regulation

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Public sector, HR 15 May 2025

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Social care, Hospitality/Leisure 12 May 2025

UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 9 May 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

30 April 2025

Businesses need to be patient for OPW rules to change

Small businesses will need to wait a few more years before being relinquished of their off-payroll working obligations.

14 April 2025

Californian master plan calls for new statewide collaborative to align education, training and hiring needs

In the US, the state of California is proposing to launch digital career passports for the labour market.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media 14 April 2025

Zero-hours contracts must be ‘transparent and consistent’ says REC’s Shoesmith

Government must ensure that “transparency and consistency” exist around zero-hours contracts that workers can request.

Public sector, Social care 1 April 2025

Recruitment industry experts reacts to Chancellor’s Spring Statement

The terms of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s Spring Statement found no universal agreement as to potential positives in store for either the UK economy or the UK workforce.

27 March 2025

More cost for agencies if McDonnell’s proposals brought in

Commitments for additional protections for workers promised by shadow chancellor John McDonnell (pictured) earlier this week result in recruiters facing cases being brought by agency workers for unfair dismissal.

13 September 2018

Arrests made following GLAA operation in Coventry

Two men have been arrested on suspicion of modern slavery offences following a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) operation in Coventry.

13 September 2018

Recruiters oppose Labour’s John McDonnell’s umbrella ban

Recruiters have voiced their opposition to a call made by the shadow chancellor for umbrella firms to be banned.

12 September 2018

Three arrested after claims of forced labour on building sites

Three people have been arrested after modern slavery warrants were issued in South Buckinghamshire.

Construction & property 12 September 2018

Modern slavery victims rescued in GLAA operation in Cambridgeshire

Potential modern day slavery victims have been rescued following a multi-agency operation carried out in Cambridgeshire late last week.

10 September 2018

GLAA arrest three suspected of human labour abuses in Derbyshire

The Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) has arrested a man and two women on suspicion of human trafficking offences in Derbyshire.

7 September 2018

Government plans for fruit and veg workers slammed

A government initiative to enable fruit and vegetable growers to recruit non-EU migrants as seasonal workers post-Brexit has been slammed as “too little, too late”.

Retail, Transport & logistics 6 September 2018

ASA upholds complaint against Netcom Training job ad

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against a job advert placed by training company Netcom Training early this year.

IT/Telecoms 5 September 2018

Working on commute could breach NMW rules, recruiters are warned

Any move to include work emails sent during the commute as working time could result in recruiters falling foul of National Minimum Wage (NMW) rules, lawyers have warned.

3 September 2018

Recruiters urged to monitor ethnicity and disability pay gap now

Recruiters have been urged to start getting to grips with monitoring ethnicity and disability at their agencies if they don’t already do so.

31 August 2018

Recruitment director banned for five years following investigation

A former director of a Bristol-based recruitment agency has been banned from acting as a director for five years following an Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EASI) investigation.

30 August 2018

Employment tribunal dismisses agency worker appeal

An employment tribunal has dismissed an appeal challenging a ruling that found a security guard was an agency worker and not a permanent employee, under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) 2010.

Construction & property 29 August 2018

End of 9 to 5 working means recruiters must be more flexible

As more and more workers shun the traditional 9 to 5 working day, recruiters have been urged to take flexible working requests from consultants seriously or run the risk of discrimination claims.

21 August 2018

GLAA investigations convict three in Northern Ireland

Three Lithuanian men have been convicted of gangmaster offences in Northern Ireland.

Agriculture, Industrial/Manufacturing 21 August 2018

Take ‘common sense’ approach with religious views in interviews

Recruiters have been urged to advise clients to take a “common sense” approach if candidates do not wish to make any physical contact with interviewers due to their religious beliefs.

20 August 2018

Two arrests made in connection with forced labour offences in Berkshire

Two people have been arrested as part of an operation targeting modern slavery and forced labour in Aldermaston in Berkshire.

20 August 2018
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