There is a new watchdog to protect the rights of UK workers – the Single Enforcement Body

They will take over responsibility for tackling modern slavery, enforcing the minimum wage and protecting agency workers.

The move will see the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority, the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate and HMRC's National Minimum Wage Enforcement combined into a single body.

The government's Gov.uk website states: "This 'one-stop shop' approach will help improve enforcement through better co-ordination and pooling intelligence.

"The new watchdog will also enhance workers' rights by providing a single, recognisable port of call for workers so they know their rights and can blow the whistle on bad behaviour."

#labourmarket #SingleEnforcementBody #compliance #employmentlaw

Interesting report:

The relative success of pandemic-era working from home could result in as many as 6m white-collar jobs being moved overseas, Tony Blair's think-tank has warned this morning.

The last year has loosened the geographical ties of work, argues a new report from the think-tank, that makes it possible "anywhere jobs" could be done overseas.

A report by the former prime minister's think tank said that the remote working "mass experiment" had made white-collar roles vulnerable to being shipped overseas.

About 5.9 million jobs — 18 per cent of the UK's workforce — could be move offshore, the report found.

Economists, accountants, graphic designers and software experts face unemployment on a scale similar to the loss of manufacturing jobs in the Eighties and Nineties "but on an accelerated timeframe", it said.

#overseasjobs #recrutiment #blairthinktank #remoteworking

SAS: Who Dares Wins

(Search And Select)

Search: Now is the time to start searching for a new position within Recruitment, a number of agencies are hiring; you can be selective in your next move. With many companies offering a work/life balance, stronger rewards, better development and a culture to match your own expectations.

Select: Work with the right Rec2Rec for you.
One that understands not only your Recruitment success and achievements, but also the motivators behind leaving and what cultural environment is going to best suit your needs.

There maybe many reasons why you could contemplate looking for a new Recruitment role:

✳ Remuneration
✳ Working environment
✳ Work/Life balance
✳ Management
✳ Boredom - the need to be challenged
✳ Career development
✳ Once in a lifetime opportunity
✳ Company struggles
✳ The wrong market sector

Make that choice today - the grass might not be greener but explore, put yourself first for once!

Who Dares Wins 

Peter Evans
Associate Director - Wisdom Recruitment Services
☎ 01403 243722 ☎

#recruitment #recruitmentlife #r2r #whodareswins

Is it a case of out with the old and in with the new ?

ARE BUSINESS CARDS DEAD?

As we know in business, the importance of branding and consistency across our marketing channels is massive; do business cards still have a part to play

Business networks have been established and maintained through LinkedIn, Zoom and Google Hangouts, Clubhouse and even Networking events have gone digital, and remain digital in full or part despite restrictions being lifted.

Apparently; 88% of business cards handed out get thrown away in less than a week.

Our Associate Director ran a poll with some suprising results:

#marketing #branding #businesscards #digitalera

Celebrating the very best in workplace engagement

Earning a place on a list as one of the UK's Best Companies to Work For is an accolade like no other. It recognises your commitment to your employees and demonstrates that you see workplace engagement as a vital part of your organisation's success.

Being named as a Best Company is something that organisations the length and breadth of the nation strive for – but only the very best achieve. It's a unique opportunity to tell a positive PR story, in turn helping you attract and retain the best talent, set you apart from the competition and win new business.

Every year, 'Best Companies'celebrate those who've made it and host a showcase event to congratulate such outstanding achievement. For 2021 they hosted their first ever virtual event, Best Companies Live, where they not only unveiled who made each list, but enjoyed discussions around some of the most important topics around engagement and the future of the workplace. 

Congratulations to those who made it onto the Recruitment Best Companies:

This list represents the 40 Recruitment sector organisations with the highest Best Companies Index scores.

1 - LHi Group

2 - Oscar

3 - Premier Group Recruitment

4 - Energize Group

5 - Trinnovo Group

Top 5

6 - Roc Search

7 - Randstad UK

8 - Oyster Partnership

9 - Eton Bridge Partners

10 - Square One Resources

Top 10

11 - Hunter Gatherer Group

12 - SF Recruitment

13 - Gleeson Recruitment Group

14 - gap personnel

15 - La Fosse Associates

16 - Neuven Solutions

17 - Charlton Morris

18 - Austin Fraser & Austin Vita

19 - Eames Consulting Group

20 - Quanta Consultancy Services

21 - Cook Investment Group

22 - deverellsmith

23 - New Street Consulting Group

24 - Wilton & Bain

25 - Pertemps Recruitment Partnership

Top 25

26- Prime People Plc

27 - Searchability

28 - Empiric Solutions

29 - Boss Professional Services

30 - Meridian Business Support

31 - Optimus Search

32 - Bluestones Investment Group

33 - InterEx Group

34 - Severn Angels Healthcare

35 - MSI Group

36 - Prospero Group

37 - MCG Group

38 - Franklin Fitch

39 - Crimson

40 - TFS Healthcare