Legislation/Regulation

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

Trump 2.0 starts reshaping recruitment in the US

The new Trump administration is shaping recruitment trends that will be felt not only in the US but globally.

Legal 24 March 2025

Recruitment industry leaders speak out about amends to Employment Rights Bill

Leaders in the recruitment industry have spoken about the proposed reforms in the Employment Rights Bill.

6 March 2025

Government unveils amendments to Employment Rights Bill

The government yesterday [4 March 2025] put forward amendments to the Employment Rights Bill.

HR 5 March 2025

Recruiters among employers fined by Home Office for illegal work

Recruitment agencies and platforms were among the UK employers that have received fines for illegal work between 1 July to 30 September 2024.

5 March 2025

Government plans to introduce minimum service levels during strikes for public sectors

New laws introduced this week will allow employers in critical public sectors to maintain minimum levels of service during strikes.

Marketing & Sales, Public sector 11 January 2023

Flexible working the default says government

Millions of employees will be able to request flexible working from day one of their employment.

5 December 2022

IWORK advises temps to get their hands on £97m in unclaimed holiday pay

The UK’s 1.6m temporary workers have been urged to claim an estimated £97m worth of unclaimed holiday pay.

HR 29 November 2022

REC writes to Minister of State for Immigration over digital RTW checks

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has revealed that it has written to the Minister of State for Immigration expressing concerns over the new digital right to work (RTW) checking system.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 22 November 2022

Director of nursing staff recruiter disqualified after wrongful Bounce Back Loan

A director of a temporary nursing staff recruiter in Southampton has been disqualified as a director for 11 years.

Public sector, Social care 22 November 2022

Industry leaders call for new government approach

A day after Chancellor Jeremy Hunt sent shock waves across business and the markets, industry leaders are calling for changes in government’s approach and focus for growth interventions.

18 October 2022

New chancellor reverses repeal to IR35 reforms

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has announced he is reversing almost all tax measures announced in the growth plan three weeks ago that have not started parliamentary legislation.

17 October 2022

Choppy waters ahead for EU-derived employment legislation

Paul Chamberlain, head of employment at JMW Solicitors, highlights the employment legislation that will be affected by a new bill.

4 October 2022

5 immigration changes Suella and Liz need to make to help recruiters

Recruiters of overseas workers are understandably confused by some of the mixed messages coming from the government in the past few weeks. Yash Dubal explains.

4 October 2022

Are you ready for digital Right to Work identity screening?

With just days and hours left to go until the ending of temporary adjustments to Right to Work screening, time is running out for those yet to decide what to implement in its place.

29 September 2022

Mini-budget: Recruiters give nitty gritty on changes to IR35 and MSC legislation

As the dust settles from Friday’s announcement [23 September 2022] by Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng that changes were imminent to the controversial IR35 legislation, industry commentators are weighing in on what actually will change.

26 September 2022

Legal ramifications of change to IR35 off-payroll regulations

The repeal of 2017 and 2021 reforms to IR35 legislation April 2023 was announced on 26 September by the UK government as part of The Growth Plan 2022 presented by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in his ‘mini-budget’ statement to Parliament.

Public sector, Construction & property 26 September 2022

Mini-budget: Simplifying IR35 was ‘bombshell’ change for recruitment industry

The simplification of the IR35 Off-Payroll Working Rules certainly proved to be the bombshell item for much of the recruitment sector in today’s ‘mini budget’.

23 September 2022

UNISON goes to court to prevent government changing right to strike regulations

Union UNISON has launched legal action against the government over new regulations allowing agency workers to replace striking staff.

21 September 2022

EXPERT OPINION: The AWR is likely to go

The election of Liz Truss as prime minister is likely to lead to the repeal of the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) says John Hayes, managing partner at Constantine Law.

HR 8 September 2022

Truss promises ‘small business revolution’ and tax review to avoid recession

One of the two final candidates in the race for UK prime minister has promised to order a review on tax rules as part of a “small business revolution”, The Sun has reported today.

22 August 2022
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