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How Recruitment Fraud is affecting the UK Job Market

Hireserve

Prevention Strategies: A collaboration between the government, business, recruitment agencies and job seekers to help combat fraud in the recruitment process. Job seekers should exercise caution when responding to job ads and be wary of offers that seem too good to be true or ask for an unusual level of personal details.

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Wellington Recruiters Finally at Peace with AOG Contract

The Whiteboard

When Wellington’s recruiters had the All of Government recruitment services contract foisted upon them back in 2012, they were told in tender documents that one of the chief aims of the exercise was to cut $30 million from the Government’s annual agency recruitment spend. Grief, for that princely sum lost, set in.

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New Independent Contractor Rule Contains Hidden Landmines

The Staffing Stream

While the current test primarily focuses on two “core factors” — the extent of control exercised by the business over key aspects of the work and the worker’s opportunity for profit or loss — the proposed rule seeks to reinstate a rigid, multi-factor analysis.

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How to Avoid Reputational Risk in Your Supply Chain

The Staffing Stream

This situation has come about through a combination of bad actors, lack of transparency and badly designed government legislation, but as usual it’s agencies who find themselves trapped in the middle. The government published some helpful guidelines for labor supply chain due diligence last May.

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Insights from Big Data and Analytics: Shaping the Future of Healthcare

Zartis

Educating Patients: Bots can share helpful info about healthy eating and exercise. Ethical Considerations: Ethical guidelines and frameworks govern the responsible use of healthcare data, balancing the potential benefits of data-driven insights with patient privacy and autonomy concerns.

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Unpaid Leave In The UK: Everything You Need To Know

Purple CV

However, there are specific rules and regulations that govern how much unpaid leave an employee can take and what their rights are during this period. If you are unsure, consult the government resources linked below and review your employment contract or employee handbook.

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Think Big About Employee Career Development by Starting Small

Linkedin Talent Blog

I grew up in China during the era of the one-child family policy dictated by the government. As a result, I was overeating and lacking the exercise I needed. I tried to do some form of exercise on most days. I still ate everything I loved, just not as much. Over time, minor tweaks can unlock major transformations.