Thanks to the Chancellor’s little NI (National Insurance) faux pas, the self-employed workforce have been hitting the headlines in recent weeks. When taking into account the findings of a recent study by leading UK freelance marketplace, PeoplePerHour (PPH), it’s little wonder that the government were seeking to maximise the revenue of this growing sector. According
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The gender pay gap in tech: What are the contributing factors?
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Research has found that in mid-sized UK technology firms, men were found to be paid 17 per cent more than women. But how far do factors such as education and career progression contribute to a tech worker’s salary, or is gender the main influence? Let’s take a look at potential causes to the gender pay gap
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The five phases of successful reference checking
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You may not consider Mad Men’s Don Draper to have any wisdom that applies to recruitment, but trust this one maxim from the advertising saga: ‘People tell you who they are, but we ignore it – because we want them to be who we want them to be.’ When it comes to recruiting, you want
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Offering traditional benefits as an extension of salary: The merits
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Historically, employee benefits have been seen as a ‘compensation’ of sorts, given in addition to a regular salary. In recent years this viewpoint has evolved and the employer focus has shifted when it comes to employee benefits. In the past, employee benefits may have consisted of occupational sick pay, health insurance and workplace pensions, but
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Why stellar staff are the key to SME success
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Although talk of automation is rife throughout the business world, small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) are finding that staff still have an incredibly important part to play in their growth and development. While larger international companies can afford to invest in technology that will enable them to run autonomously and recoup their investments in the
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Want to win? Forget your product and focus on your people!
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Too often, our preparations for the future centre on how disruption will influence our services. One-step-ahead technologies and systems are a powerful part of a future-ready toolkit, but failing to acknowledge the pivotal role of our workforce within this new future presents imminent danger, because it’s not just our products that are changing. The traditional
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Top tips for avoiding pregnancy discrimination claims
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At the end of 2016, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) and the Equality and Human Rights Commission released the results of their research into pregnancy discrimination. They found that one in nine mothers report that they were either dismissed from their jobs, made redundant or made to feel as if they had to
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What employers need to know about zero hours contracts
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The number of people on zero-hours contracts in their main job increased by 101,000 to 905,000 in the last quarter of 2016, compared with the previous year. According to the Officer for National Statistics (ONS), those on zero hours contracts are more likely to be young, women, and those in full or part-time education. The
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Graduate recruitment – is it right for my small business?
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When UK universities were given the opportunity to raise their tuition fees to £9,000 in 2012, many people thought this was the end of price hikes – unfortunately not. In July 2016, government ministers once again announced a 2.8 per cent rise in tuition fees from 2017. However, to the surprise of many, this does not
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Employee advocacy and social media: Encouraging staff to sing your praises
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Getting your brand noticed online is crucial to the success of any small business, and employee advocacy can play a huge role in raising your profile, especially when budgets are tight and you need to be nimble. Essentially, the idea is to get staff to share your content on their social networks, extending the reach
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