Solutions Recruitment has its first successful placement.  A local Accountancy practice has hired an apprentice Accountant via Solutions Recruitment and The New College.

The National Minimum Wage (NMW) is the minimum amount you can expect to be paid whilst working in the United Kingdom, it is reviewed annually by The Low Pay Comission.  From the 1st October 2011 The NMW is increasing.

 

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  The total officially out of work rose to 2.57 million in the three months to August, while unemployment among the under-25s hit a record 991,000.

Delivering his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne has suggested that  while unemployment is a jobs problem, it is also down to the fact that the UK is experiencing a lack of skills.  He said: “The problem is, of course, primarily a lack of jobs, but it is made worse by a lack of skills - too...

Hopes that tens of thousands of jobs will be created by proposed rail link High Speed Two (HS2) have been raised as the transport secretary has approved plans for the project.

The government will consult next year on major changes to the Conduct Regulations that regulate recruitment agencies, according to employment relations minister Ed Davey.  Speaking at a press briefing this morning, Davey said: “The Conduct Regulations have not been properly reviewed since they came in and we...

The Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) will come into force from 1st October 2011.  These new regulations revolve around equal pay and benefits to all temporary staff when on an assignment with you.

Solutions Recruitment launches its apprenticeship partnership with The New College in Swindon.

 

It is widely acknowledged that with tuition fees on the increase students are now looking for alternatives to university.  An apprenticeship can be a...

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Hopes that tens of thousands of jobs will be created by proposed rail link High Speed Two (HS2) have been raised as the transport secretary has approved plans for the project.

Delivering his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne has suggested that  while unemployment is a jobs problem, it is also down to the fact that the UK is experiencing a lack of skills.  He said: “The problem is, of course, primarily a lack of jobs, but it is made worse by a lack of skills - too...

The government will consult next year on major changes to the Conduct Regulations that regulate recruitment agencies, according to employment relations minister Ed Davey.  Speaking at a press briefing this morning, Davey said: “The Conduct Regulations have not been properly reviewed since they came in and we...