OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 03.10.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Oct 2019 IR35 into the private sector Barclays Bank has announced it will stop using off-payroll contractors through limited companies Barclays will be shifting all of its contractors onto the Pay As You Earn (PAYE) system. The motive behind this move is to circumvent the IR35 regulations…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 26.09.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Sept 2019 The Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s (REC) September 2019 Jobs Outlook has shown some interesting results PERMANENT RECRUITMENT SHORT-TERM OUTLOOK 24% of employers of permanent staff stated that they would be increasing their permanent headcount over the next quarter This included 31% of employers in London…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 11.09.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News – Sept 2019 The OHA’s Market The temp market is very busy – Flu Season has kicked off and we have over a 100 dates to fill across the UK – this will continue until the end of the year We currently have 50 live OH Nurse /…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 14.08.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News In July the UK Government launched its consultation on improving health at work alongside proposed changes to improve statutory sick pay. The consultation has a number of questions, key ones being: How should the government help small businesses afford OH services? How can the government make sure OH…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 05.07.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News Amazon will grow its number of UK employees to 29,500 in a move described by Chancellor Philip Hammond as a “clear vote of confidence” in the British economy Britain is the biggest European market for Amazon, with the company adding 2,500 permanent jobs in 2018. The company claims…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 27.06.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) released its Jobs Outlook for the first half of 2019 and it found:- The net balance of employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy improved by 3 percentage points The UK workforce increased by 0.1% in February–April 2019 Self-employment rose…

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog 20.06.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News Centrica announced it is planning to cut around 700 management and back office jobs as it faces “growing challenges”. Trade union GMB hit out at the firm’s boss Iain Conn, claiming his “rotten leadership” has resulted in the loss of people’s livelihoods. The company said staff had been…

OH Staffing Weekly Blog 07.06.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News According to a new government people plan called “The interim NHS people plan” launched in a bid to address the NHS’ workforce, states that it is important to provide better culture and retention but experts warn managers need to ‘start with their own behaviour’ to enact change –…

OH Staffing- Weekly Blog – 16.05.19

OH Staffing – Weekly Blog Recruitment News Hays Recruitment a leader within the recruitment industry has urged recruitment in general to Better Support Mental Health in the Workplace This comes in light of this week being Mental Health Awareness Week and Hays is urging others in the industry to better support the mental health needs…

Health and Well-being at Work 2019

Health and Well-being at Work 2019 For the 9th straight year Occupational Health Staffing are exhibiting at the Health and Well-being at Work exhibition at the NEC in Birmingham The event takes place on March 5th and 6th and is the UK’s leading forum for improving the health, well-being and performance of work-aged people. The event…