UK & Europe

Acorn’s Rail division has become the first Welsh SME in 2020 to receive a Trackside Principal Contractors Licence from Network Rail.

The furlough scheme will be closed to new entrants from the 10 June and that employers will only be asked to pay a modest amount for the remainder of the scheme

Private sector activity fell at the fastest pace since 2003 in the quarter to May, since the CBI Growth Indicator began (-63% from -25% in quarter to April)

In response to the Chancellor’s announcement on changes to the Coronavirus Jobs Retention Scheme, Neil Carberry, CEO of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation comments

There is a specialist ‘Active Recruiters’ group that has been set up on Strava and has been brilliant at giving that extra bit of motivation to get out and exercise and also keeping recruiters connected during this time, plus, who doesn’t…

While employers’ confidence in the UK economy remains at a joint record low, employers are starting to feel a little more confident about their ability to hire new staff

Fintech investment in the UK has exploded by 500% in the last three years, compared to 170% for the USA and 133% for Europe

IPSE (the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed) has written a letter to the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, urging him to extend the Self-Employment Income Support Scheme while the self-employed need it

As the Test Track and Trace system gets underway, the government should extend 14 days of Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) support to all businesses to maintain the economic recovery

Four in five (80 per cent) of those who work in the people profession say it offers them a meaningful career and almost three quarters (73 per cent) believe they have the opportunity to add value to their organisation