The much valued benefit of flexible working is now being used to attract employees, with over two thirds (64%) of employers saying it helps staff engagement and motivation, while 23% said it helped to keep staff who would otherwise leave, according to a recent survey from Hays, the leading...

In one of the first recorded cases in the Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) we now have an initial view of the Employment Tribunal’s approach to ‘flipping’ agency workers onto a Regulation 10 compliant contract. To recap: Regulation 10 AWR Under the AWR, agency workers are entitled to equal...

The government has confirmed that its use of the Managed Service Companies (MSC) legislation to recover tax and National Insurance has escalated significantly in the past year. Lawspeed submitted two Freedom of Information requests to HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and discovered that the number of enquiries alive at...

Recent research by total jobs has revealed that the vast majority of public sector workers (90%) would recommend a career in public service to graduates and school leavers, indicating that the future of public sector recruitment looks positive despite budget cuts. The survey of 2,500 public sector workers cited...

Small and medium sized employers looking to offer Apprenticeships in England have been given a boost as the National Apprenticeship Service announces moves to help even more employers recruit an apprentice. New funding and service levels announced Employers lend their voices to new nationwide radio advertising campaign to promote...