Gagging orders have been in the news throughout 2013 as the Coalition government has sought to limit their use by councils and the NHS, who wish to prevent ‘whistle-blowing’ by former employees. The term “Gagging orders” is somewhat sensationalist but as an employer what can you do if you wish to protect your business and […]
The government has announced that the National Minimum Wage (NMW) for adults is to increase by 12 pence an hour to £6.31, for workers aged 21 and over, in October 2013. At the same time, the NMW for 18 to 20 year olds will go up 5p an hour to £5.03 and the apprentice minimum […]
“If it ain’t broke don’t fix it”. That was the view of an agency director at a recent seminar examining the government’s current Consultation into the agency regulatory framework. It is a view echoed by numerous others across the recruitment industry as there seems to be no urgent need or reason to make big changes […]
Last year the Government proposed amendments to the Finance Bill, including extending the IR35 tax rules to ‘office holders’, a move which could have a major impact within the recruitment industry. As the legal partner to the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), Lawspeed researched the basis for this proposed change. It quickly became apparent that […]
A leaked memo from the head of HR at internet giant Yahoo! has drawn gasps of surprise and a deluge of criticism from entrepreneurs and business leaders from all over the globe. The cause of all the fuss and furore? Yahoo! is banning all staff from remote or teleworking from June this year. The memo […]
Adrian Marlowe, chairman of ARC, delivered a fascinating presentation at the Recruitment Agency Expo in London earlier this week. Challenges in 2013 – a brave new world? examined how 2013 could be the year that pitches big business against the ‘little guy’ and how government proposals for self-regulation of the industry could herald a defining […]
On Monday 4 March, representatives from the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) will meet for the first of their stakeholder meetings with senior government policy advisors at the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) in London. Adrian Marlowe, Ben Grover, ARC members and members of the ARC committee will meet with Caroline Daly, Senior […]
ARC chairman, Adrian Marlowe, will be at the Recruitment Agency Expo at Olympia, London on Tuesday 26 February and is looking forward to meeting business owners from across the recruitment industry to discuss the big issues of the moment. Adrian will be at the ARC stand – number 150 – from 11am next Tuesday and […]
Questions were asked in the House of Lords recently in order to clarify whether the Swedish derogation model can be operated by recruitment businesses based in the Channel Islands. Lord Laird raised the matter, making particular reference to companies based offshore who employ teachers working in the United Kingdom on Swedish Derogation contracts.* However before […]
More than 150 Barnet Council workers are set to receive compensation, worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, after a decision by an Employment Tribunal on Tuesday (5 February). Just weeks after a much reported tribunal case on the introduction of a Swedish Derogation contract (Bray & Others v Monarch Personnel Refuelling (UK) Limited) this second […]
