The Government will provide an additional £126m in England for high quality work placements and training for 16-24 year-olds in the 2021/22 academic year. Employers who provide trainees with work experience will continue to be funded at a rate of £1,000 per trainee. The Government will extend and increase the payments made to employers in...
Webinar: Tuesday 23rd February 2021 at 11:00 – 11:30am; in association with Driving for Better Business In this free 20-minute Masterclass webinar from ARRM (followed by a members’ questions session), Chris Green, leader of Keoghs’ crime and regulatory team across the Midlands, updates on corporate responsibility for: Managing fatigue in essential fleets working at capacity...
The Pension Schemes Act will, Government says, bolster protections for savers. Minister for Pensions, Guy Opperman, said: “This Act makes our pensions safer, better and greener, as we look to build back better from the pandemic. The Act will strengthen protections for pension savers by extending the powers of the Pensions Regulator, introducing the power...
Whether you are a business recruiting or making the difficult decision to reduce the workforce, information and support is available to you and your employees on the .gov website. If your business has been affected by Coronavirus (COVID-19) you can find out about the business support that has been set up to help you. If your...
New government drive to increase workplace testing in sectors open during lockdown, to detect coronavirus (COVID-19) in people who are not showing symptoms. Government departments tasked with ensuring targeted, rapid testing is set up in all key workplaces to ensure vital public and economic services can continue Criteria for joining the workplace testing programme is...
The Kickstart Scheme provides funding to create new job placements for 16 to 24-year olds on Universal Credit who are at risk of long term unemployment. Employers can apply for funding which covers 100% of the National Minimum Wage (or the National Living Wage depending on the age of the participant) for 25 hours per...
A new report has found that few employers are aware of the signs of domestic abuse, and an even smaller number have a clear policy in place to support survivors. The Business Minister, Paul Scully, on 14 January issued a ‘rallying call’ to employers across the country to take some simple steps to help victims...
The Government has published guidance for employers and workers on rights and responsibilities related to employees who may not be able to go into work because: they’re self-isolating they’re clinically extremely vulnerable The guidance consolidates and sets out the legal position in these circumstances and reminds employers that it is an offence for an employer...
The Chancellor has just announced that the Job Support Scheme will be expanded to support businesses across the UK required to close their premises due to coronavirus restrictions. Under the expansion, firms whose premises are legally required to shut for some period over winter as part of local or national restrictions will receive grants to...
Key findings (released 07/10/2020): Permanent placements and temp billings both rise sharply Vacancies expand for first time since February, albeit marginally Redundancies drive a further rapid rise in candidate numbers A further recovery in hiring activity was seen during September, according to the latest KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, with both permanent...