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CONTRACTORS CITE IR35 LACK OF CLARITY
A new survey of more than 3,300 contractors has flagged continuing confusion, frustration and lack of preparation for the impending introduction of Off-Payroll legislation to the private sector this April. Read the full article here: https://www.recruiter.co.uk/news/2021/01/contractors-cite-ir35-lack-clarity
Read MoreVideo Games make your team work smarter (honestly)
The benefits of using video games to build collaboration…… Over the years many of us have experienced team building exercises as a way to improve collaboration between teams, departments and colleagues, whether this has been everyone sat in a meeting room, at an outdoor activity or these days over a zoom call. Regardless, the objective…
Read MoreHSBC to move 1200 UK call centre staff to permanent home working
HSBC is to move 1200 of its call centre staff to permanent working from home contracts, Reuters reports. Around 70% of the bank’s 1800 call centre staff based across England, Wales and Scotland have volunteered to never return to the office, Unite, one of Britain’s biggest employment unions, told Reuters. The bank has offered staff…
Read MoreCompanies poised to reverse years of underinvestment in boost for Sunak
Companies poised to reverse years of underinvestment in boost for Sunak Economists improve forecasts for UK and US recoveries, but slow vaccine rollout is set to drag EU back Businesses are preparing to ramp up capital spending after years of underinvestment, boosting hopes of a rapid economic bounce-back from the pandemic. The UK’s leading group…
Read MoreBritain is sitting on a mountain of debt – but there is a way to climb down
The UK’s public finances – a source of perennial debate amongst politicians, think tanks, economists and investors – are in focus like never before. Covid-19 has ushered in a period of unprecedented public spending, funded in the main by large amounts of debt. Government borrowing – money it needs to borrow to pay for spending…
Read MoreTreasury minister trumpets City of London resilience post-Brexit
City minister John Glen has trumpeted the City of London’s ability to adapt post-Brexit, saying there has only been a “modest” amount of jobs lost since the 2016 referendum. Glen said a great number of “journalists and academics” had been proved wrong about the expected mass movement of jobs from the City to other European…
Read MoreNew to the contracting market
My name is Meg and I am a Senior Recruiter at TalentHawk. This is one of my first blogs so it would be great to hear your feedback if you are reading this! I joined the team back in the summer after my last employer closed down during the pandemic, and although this was a…
Read MoreNatWest expects just 13% of staff to return to the office full-time
NatWest expects just 13% of staff to work from the office full-time, as it lays out expectations for a post-pandemic working environment. As reported by Reuters, the bank has outlined a three-tier working plan in which some staff will – typically data centre operatives and branch staff – will be expected to commute into work…
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