NEWS
RECRUITMENT
HIRING SLOWLY IS NOW A SERVICE-LEVEL RISK
Posted: 28th August 2026
Hiring slowly is now a service-level risk
Slow hiring used to feel like an internal problem. Now it is a service problem.
When a business takes too lo...
RECRUITMENT
TEMP-TO-PERM IS THE CONTROL ROUTE WHEN DEMAND IS UNCERTAIN
Posted: 28th August 2026
Temp-to-perm is the control route when demand is uncertain
When demand is uncertain, employers often make one of two mistakes. They either freeze hiri...
PAYROLL
CHEAP LABOUR ROUTES BECOME EXPENSIVE WHEN THE RECORDS ARE WEAK
Posted: 28th August 2026
Cheap labour routes become expensive when the records are weak
A low labour rate can look attractive until someone asks for the evidence behind it.
Wh...
RECRUITMENT
WOULD YOUR WORKFORCE PLAN SURVIVE TWO KEY PEOPLE BEING OFF NEXT WEEK?
Posted: 28th August 2026
Would your workforce plan survive two key people being off next week?
Most workforce plans look fine until something ordinary happens. Someone goes si...
RECRUITMENT
THE HIDDEN COST OF WAITING TOO LONG TO BRING IN TEMPORARY COVER
Posted: 28th August 2026
The hidden cost of waiting too long to bring in temporary cover
When a business decides not to hire, it often thinks it has saved money. In reality, t...
RECRUITMENT
GDP GROWTH HIDES PRODUCTION PRESSURE THAT MANUFACTURERS STILL HAVE TO STAFF THROUGH
Posted: 28th August 2026
GDP growth hides production pressure that manufacturers still have to staff through
ONS GDP data shows the economy grew in June, but production fell o...
LEGISLATION
EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS ACT TIMETABLE MAKES WORKER RECORDS A PRACTICAL HIRING CONTROL
Posted: 28th August 2026
Employment Rights Act timetable makes worker records a practical hiring control
The government’s timeline for Make Work Pay and the Employment Right...
LEGISLATION
HMRC TAX FRAUD WARNING IS A RECRUITMENT-SECTOR SUPPLIER CHECK, NOT JUST A TAX STORY
Posted: 28th August 2026
HMRC tax fraud warning is a recruitment-sector supplier check, not just a tax story
HMRC’s August Employer Bulletin warns that organised crime group...
RECRUITMENT
VACANCIES FALL AGAIN, BUT RELIABLE TEMPORARY COVER STILL HAS TO BE READY
Posted: 28th August 2026
Vacancies fall again, but reliable temporary cover still has to be ready
ONS vacancy data for May to July 2026 shows fewer advertised vacancies, with ...
PAYROLL
PAYE EMPLOYEE NUMBERS SOFTEN WHILE ADMIN SUPPORT MOVES IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION
Posted: 28th August 2026
PAYE employee numbers soften while admin support moves in the opposite direction
ONS/HMRC RTI data shows fewer payrolled employees year on year, but a...
LEGISLATION
MANUFACTURING FINE SHOWS WORKFORCE PLANNING HAS TO INCLUDE TRAINING, SUPERVISION AND SAFE COVER
Posted: 28th August 2026
Manufacturing fine shows workforce planning has to include training, supervision and safe cover
A Worcestershire manufacturing company has been fined ...
RECRUITMENT
SMALL-FIRM VACANCY FALLS SHOW WHY WORKFORCE PLANNING CANNOT WAIT FOR PERFECT CONDITIONS
Posted: 28th August 2026
Small-Firm Vacancy Falls Show Why Workforce Planning Cannot Wait for Perfect Conditions
The latest ONS vacancies data shows UK vacancies falling again...
