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AWR Summit Highlights Divided Opinions

An AWR summit, named AWR: The Aftermath was held in London last week. Chaired by Recruiter editor, DeeDee Doke, the majority of the attendees were members of the corporate AWR LinkedIn group. Martin, one of our accountants attended the summit. … Continue reading

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REC Confirm Strong Temporary Job Market In JobsOutlook

Following a report into the impact of the Agency Workers Regulations, the REC have also reported that hiring intentions for temporary positions remains strong in their latest JobsOutlook. This is at a time whilst many employers are becoming increasingly cautious, … Continue reading

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AWR Still Having A Low Impact On Contractors

With many recruiters anticipating a fall in contractor jobs it was interesting to note that the REC have again revealed that despite the burden of the Agency Workers Regulations, the demand for contractors remains strong. Whilst they admitted that there … Continue reading

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Recruiters Anticipating Fall In Contractor Jobs

As reported earlier this week, the Agency Workers Regulations came into play following the first 12 week period last month. Whilst it was initially thought to have not had much of an impact, a number of leading recruitment groups believe … Continue reading

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Recruiters Facing AWR Issues With Employers

The Agency Workers Regulations, which came into force on October 1st, recently saw the first 12 week period pass; which means that for many temporary and contract workers the regulations now come into play. Despite this point coming in the … Continue reading

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Contractors Optimistic For 2012 Jobs

As we approach the end of what has been a busy year for contractors there is growing optimism for 2012. In a year which has seen proposals for a reform of the IR35 legislation as well as the introduction of … Continue reading

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Union And Recruiters Dispute Use Of Swedish Derogation

It was revealed last week that the initial impact of the Agency Workers Regulations has been less than expected, and the high end contractors who were expecting to be worst affected have experienced few problems so far. However, with the … Continue reading

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Impact Of AWR On Higher End Contractors

With the Agency Workers Regulations due to be reviewed next year the Recruitment and Employment Confederation recently met with the Interim Management Association (IMA) to discuss the impact of the AWR on higher end contractors and temporary workers. Following discussions … Continue reading

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REC To Discuss Flexibility In The Modern Workplace

The REC are one of a number of groups who will be discussing ‘Flexibility in the Modern Workplace’ at a seminar next week. This follows on from a similar flexible working discussion back in August this year. The event is … Continue reading

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Reduced Employment Regulations Will Help SMEs

With the government focused on reducing red tape for SME’s the issue of employment legislations has finally been raised. Their Red Tape Challenge has sought to identify the various regulations that impact on small UK businesses, with employment laws one of the … Continue reading

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