It is thought that some 500,000 temporary employment contracts could be terminated due to the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) coming into force in October.
Work by Allen & Overy reveals that 33% of medium to large UK businesses might avoid increased costs by terminating agency worker contracts before the 1st October when the 12-week qualifying period for equal pay and benefits starts.
Global recruitment company Manpower recently published the results to its Talent Shortage Survey. Interestingly it was Engineers that remain the most sort after individuals in the employment market.
The top 3 types of employee in short supply were engineers, skilled trade professionals and sales representatives.
In this current job short market, these are the areas to get into!
The top 10 shortages of talent are:
1. Engineers
2. Skilled trades
3. Sales representatives
4. Management/executives
5. Accounting and finance staff
6. Chefs/cooks
7. Restaurant and hotel staff
8. Machinists/machine operators
9. Technicians
10. Receptionists
Prince Charles is taking his Duchy Originals brand to America and India in an effort to promote organic foods globally and aid farming communities across the world. The organic food market is growing at a rate of 20% year and Duchy aims to achieve a rate of 30% a year. It will result in annual turnover quadrupling to £200m.
