Closing the Pay Gap
The Equality Act isn’t expected to close the pay gap between employees differing in either gender, race, disability, religion, age…
Recent Spike in Unemployment – But Is It All Doom And Gloom?
Recruitment Genius do a survey on the rise in unemployment and discover who's been effected by the recent spike.
Prisoners Enter The Job Market
Plans unveiled for prisoners to potentially work 40 hour weeks for a proper wage. Discover the effects this would have…
Loss Of Child Benefit Could Lead To Salary Negotiation
The Government’s announcement to cut Child Benefit for those in the higher tax bracket created quite a storm. Whilst the…
New Agency Rules: Do we need Creative Contracts?
The government agreed to drop its resistance to the EU’s agency workers directive proposition, so long as it gave agency…
The Danger of Flexible Hours For Women’s Careers
There are fears that extensions to maternity leave could harm women’s career prospects.
Google Set To Create New Employment Possibilities
Google, a world leader and international giant in the online search market, has revealed that it is preparing to amalgamate…
Online Recruitment vs Traditional Recruitment Agencies
A survey conducted by online recruitment specialist Recruitment Genius identified that, for 61 per cent of the respondents, the internet…
Employers Show Lack Of Awareness Over Government Schemes
It has been revealed that many employers remain unaware of government incentives that could allow them to find new members…
Slashing Tribunal Costs
The CIPD has expressed its concern that mediation between organisations and their employees to resolve disputes will have to take…
Work-Life Balance, Without the Balance
There used to be a common phrase: ‘work-life balance’, used to describe the need to support employees so that they…
The Return of Timesheets and Clocking On?
The Working Time Directive features a 48-hour week on average, including overtime, that cannot be exceeded, although it does offer…