With the General Election 2015 fast approaching (May 7th), the main parties have published their manifestos – we’ve taken a look at what the future could look like for employment law… Conservatives: Support for real terms increased in the National Minimum wage – rising from £6.40 per hour to reach £8.00 per hour by the
As the UK rapidly enters a candidate’s job market, the war for talent is heating up and companies are increasingly willing to enter into salary negotiations in order to secure top talent. 67% of HR Directors are more willing to negotiate salary rates with top candidates than they were a year ago – signalling to
It has been revealed that 61% UK employees expect to work past the traditional retirement age, with over 20% saying that they are certain they will stay in work as their get older. Although the number is down from last year (where 66% expected to work past the retirement age as opposed to the current
A new survey has revealed that job location is the most important factor affecting why UK workers stay in their current job role. The study found that 57% of respondents put more value on where they work as opposed to how much they earn (52%) and job security (33%). Factors which affect job performance were
A new survey released reveals that workers in Britain only work for around 22 minutes at a time before being distracted. This results in 70 unproductive working days a year! Alongside this, the causes of distraction were also looked at – the top distractions are as follows: Loud Talkers – 57% Ringing Phones – 39%
A number of changes in Employment Law have come into effect this month – mainly focussed around parental leave. Are you up to date on these? Changes which came into force on 5th April: Parental Leave An employee could be entitled to Shared Parental Leave and Statutory Shared Parental Pay if their baby is due
Employers should start planning for the new workplace pension duties which are due to come in and will affect small and medium sized businesses in the coming months. This has come from the fact that medium sized companies (employing 60 or fewer people) were becoming subject to auto enrolment. The first small and micro employers
It’s always difficult going into work after a bad night’s sleep – it’s hard to think clearly, we’re slow to respond to things and we lack creative energy. This usually results in a very unproductive day with slow results. However, there are many people whose problems extend far beyond the loss of a single night’s
Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch have together been declared one of the most thriving ‘cities’ in the UK with a report stating that the towns are among a handful of places driving the economy. The gap between Britain’s best and worst performing urban areas has dramatically widened over the last decade – with the report suggesting
One in 10 new recruits are regarded as a ‘poor hiring decision’, with 70% of HR Directors admitting that they have hired someone who did not meet expectations. Companies are turning their attention more to growth and profitability, so the consequences of a bad hire can be far more costly than expected. Over half (52%)
Young Jobseekers are submitting job applications in text speak and are requiring more assistance to prepare them for working life, a new report has stated. The report discovered that young people are overestimating the cost of getting a job and prefer the safety net of the benefits system. This could be because a lot of
This week, the government announced that National Minimum Wage in the UK is to increase by 20p an hour from £6.50 to £6.70 – the biggest rise in seven years. Over 1.4 million low-paid workers will benefit from this 3% rise as will younger workers and apprentices. The hourly rate for 18 – 20 year
Every worker is entitled to 5.6 weeks’ paid annual leave – 4 weeks are provided under European Law and an additional 1.6 weeks from our own domestic laws. The 1.6 weeks represents the number of bank holidays in England but leave does not necessarily have to be given out on those day. Working out part
With an increasing number of people aged over 50 staying in the workforce, more jobs are being created for younger people. This is aiding the economy and increasing wages for younger employees. Extending working lives is adding £55billion a year to the UK economy – if everyone worked one year longer, it would add an
According to a recent poll of more than a thousand students, a large salary is no longer the priority for graduates looking for their first job. Students were asked to rank the most important considerations when choosing a future employer; only 11% of respondents said the size of the wage packet on offer would be
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs have published a new report showing the results of the UK labour market from February 2015. The report has found that permanent staff placements continued to rise in February; the rate of growth in appointments was marked as the fastest since last October. Growth
