The number of people placed into permanent jobs saw the greatest increase in two-and-a-half years last month, according to the monthly Report on Jobs survey by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC).
A look at our own FREE JOB BOARD appears to confirm this trend, as do some discussions we have had with associates in recent [...]

If so, it’s about to get even more complicated!! Next month, there are a number of key changes taking place including the following:
Whistleblowing – important changes
After 6 April 2010, Employment Tribunals will have the power to pass on whistleblowing allegations (made under the Public Interest Disclosure Act) to a prescribed regulator. Claimants will be able [...]

We deal with a number of requests about how to go about changing employees’ terms and conditions of employment, usually to try and safeguard jobs and/or make the company more competitive. Normally, it is a very difficult process and you require their consent before making any changes. This can be obtained either at the [...]

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Yesterday, Christine Pratt, CEO of The National Bullying Helpline,  claimed several people in Gordon Brown’s office had contacted her anti-bullying charity.  According to Ms Pratt, “three or four” calls had been made to the National Bullying Helpline in recent years and BBC political correspondent Norman Smith said it was understood one of the individuals involved [...]

On average, Staff Absence costs UK businesses more than £12 Billion per year and it looks like the Police Services across Scotland are feeling the ill-effects of repeated staff absence themselves.
With a staff absence rate of 4.3% for Police Officers and 5.1% for Police Staff, Scottish Police Services absence rates fall just below the UK [...]

An Age Discrimination case caught my attention this week. A 54 year old from Bristol is thought to have taken legal action against more than 60 firms in a 3-year period over ‘discriminatory’ advertisements, which he says alienate older applicants. He uses a free online government tribunal service to lodge formal claims against various companies [...]

Ryanair, the budget airline announced yesterday it is to build a second maintenance hangar at Prestwick Airport, creating up to 200 new jobs. The £8m investment, supported by £1.5m from the Scottish government, will see both facilities service Ryanair’s fleet of more than 200 aircraft. This is a welcome boost for the Scottish economy, particularly [...]