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Employers should promote workplace engagement among temporary agency staff by applying the same approach as they do with permanent employees, says a new report published by the Involvement and Participation Association (IPA)
Tune in to temps: how employers and recruiters can support agency worker voice in the workplace makes recommendations for both employers and recruiters for how to promote employee voice and staff engagement among agency workers which, when done successfully, can deliver business benefits such as higher productivity, creativity and innovation while reducing sickness absenteeism and levels of conflict in the workplace......................................................................................................................Read More
Granting agency workers the right to request a direct contract of employment after a year working with an employer is one of the standout recommendations affecting the world of agency work in the Taylor Review.
The starting point for our review has been the strength of our labour market and of the key features of our system of employment regulation, what we refer to as the British way. Record levels of employment, low levels of unemployment, high levels of voluntary flexibility, wages now growing fastest amongst the lowest paid.....................................................................................................................Read More
Self-employed people increased by 14,000 to 4.80 million (15% of all people in work), comparing the estimates for type of employment for March to May 2017 with those for a year earlier as per the ONS Statistical bulletin.
Estimates from the Labour Force Survey show that, between December 2016 to February 2017 and March to May 2017, the number of people in work increased, the number of unemployed people fell, and the number of people aged from 16 to 64 not working and not seeking or available to work (economically inactive) also fell.....................................................................................................................Read More
Over a million self-employed Brits never manage to take time out for lunch according to new study by Metro Bank.
Metro Bank, the revolution in British banking, has found that a staggering six million workers in the UK (one in 10) never take a lunchbreak. Among those who do manage to take a breather, a whopping 57% take half an hour or less and a fifth (17%) take 20 minutes or less. ....................................................................................................................Read More
Temp billings continue to rise markedly as per the latest Markit/REC ‘Report on Jobs’.
Permanent placements continued to rise sharply in June, despite the rate of expansion easing slightly since May’s 25-month peak. Growth in temp billings also softened in June, but remained steep overall. ....................................................................................................................Read More
The minimum wage revolutionised the lower end of the UK’s labour market, protecting employees from exploitation. But the self-employed – now one in seven of the workforce – are not entitled to the minimum wage, as per Resolution Foundation
The minimum wage revolutionised the lower end of the UK’s labour market, protecting employees from exploitation. But the self-employed – now one in seven of the workforce – are not entitled to the minimum wage...................................................................................................................Read More
Almost two thirds (65%) of private sector employers think flexible working will increase over the next 5 years, according to Aviva.
Over one in five (21%) UK private sector employees – equivalent to 5.5m nationally¹ – are too afraid to discuss flexible working with their boss because they think they will say no, Aviva’s Working Lives report shows..................................................................................................................Read More
UK micro-business owners and freelancers would be more interested in receiving sick pay than any other statutory benefit, according to new research carried out in collaboration between cloud accounting software firm FreeAgent and The Freelancer & Contract
A poll of nearly 900 UK micro-business owners conducted by FreeAgent and FCSA – the UK’s largest independent trade association, whose members provide professional support services to freelancers and contractors – found that sick pay provision is the benefit that self-employed workers..................................................................................................................Read More
Thirty-six per cent of employees in UK are tempted to leave their current role by the end of June, reveals Robert Half.
Thirty-six per cent of employees are tempted to leave their current role by the end of June, reveals Robert Half UK. Research from It’s time we all work happy: The secrets of the happiest companies and employees finds employees in London and the East of England ..................................................................................................................Read More