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Economy to grow faster than expected into 2017 as UK sustains post-Brexit performance

Date: 02 Nov, 2016

Economy to grow faster than expected into 2017 as UK sustains post-Brexit performance (Source – The Telegraph) The UK economy will grow faster next year than official predictions suggest; a pair of leading industry bodies have predicted. The Confederation of British...

Manufacturers expect a jump in exports

Date: 02 Nov, 2016

CBI says small manufacturers expect a jump in exports (Source CBI Surveys & The Telegraph Small manufacturers are increasingly hopeful about the prospects for exporting internationally, although the fall in sterling has increased their costs while making their products cheaper,...

UK Skills Shortage

Date: 02 Nov, 2016

An increasing number of UK employers are worried that they will not be able recruit enough high-skilled employees, according to an annual CBI survey. (Source BBC news & CBI Surveys) A CBI survey of 500 employers found 69% were concerned...

Statutory redundancy pay and the limit on the amount employment tribunals can award for unfair dismissal increase from 6 April 2016

Date: 22 Mar, 2016

The maximum amount of statutory redundancy pay and the limit on the amount employment tribunals can award for unfair dismissal increase from 6 April 2016, under new legislation published recently. Personnel Today have reported; “Employers that dismiss employees for redundancy must pay...

Avoiding counter offers the employer perspective

Date: 03 Jan, 2016

Avoiding counter offers This article talks through how we would advise to best manage the recruitment process from start to finish trying to avoid a counter offer. So you have gone through several rounds of recruitment and you have found...