Following the recent GCSE results cycle, employment businesses and agencies may find themselves approached by young people aged between 16 and 17 for work opportunities. Employers have specific legal obligations…

Holiday entitlement and accrual calculations In order to address the uncertainty on holiday accrual and entitlement, which arose as a result of the Harpur Trust v Brazel case, the law will be…

Updated sexual harassment provisions under the Equality Act 2010: The Worker Protection (Amendment of Equality Act 2010) Bill received Royal Assent on 26th October 2023 and is due to come…

Salary growth sustained, but at slower rate as demand for staff declines. The KPMG and REC, UK Report on Jobs survey, compiled by S&P Global, indicated a decline in permanent…

The recent announcement of pay rises in the education and healthcare sectors may raise questions about the entitlements of temporary agency workers. The announcements follow on from the Chancellor’s acceptance…

The 2024 Employment Appeal Tribunal case of Rentokil Initial UK Ltd v Miller (Rentokil) highlights the efforts employers are required to make to meet the threshold required by the Tribunals…

The Code of Practice on Dismissal and Re-engagement was published on July 18, 2024, under section 203 of the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992. It ensures employers…

The Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 was granted Royal Assent on 2 May 2023, amending the Employment Rights Act 1996. On 22 April 2024, The Department for Business and…

On 10th May 2024, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill will have its third reading in the House of Lords. The Bill proposes that any business that develops, deploys, or uses…

From the 4th April 2024 changes have been made to the supplementary employment rules for Skilled Workers. Skilled Workers are allowed to undertake supplementary work provided they continue working for…

ACAS publishes guidance on flexible working. On the 6th April 2024 the new ACAS Code of Practice for flexible working was published providing guidance and advice for employers and employees…

New family friendly legislation which came into effect in Great Britain on 6th April 2024, under the Protection from Redundancy (Pregnancy and Family Leave) Act 2023 and updates to the…

What payments are considered statutory payments? Family friendly statutory payments include Statutory Maternity Pay, Statutory Paternity Pay, Statutory Adoption Pay, Statutory Shared Parental Pay and Statutory Parental Bereavement Pay. Statutory…

On 1st April 2024, the rates of National Minimum Wage (NMW) were increased. In addition to this NMW was extended to domestic live in workers for the first time, whilst…

Did you know that 1 in 4 of the working population has some form of disability. With labour and skills shortages dominating the jobs market, being 'Disability Confident' in recruitment…

All organisations should engage in regular monitoring of their own recruitment processes. Monitoring can highlight deficiencies in the whole process and can provide a defence if a discrimination claim is…

There are occasions in which it is lawful for recruiters and prospective employers to prioritise candidates with a particular protected characteristic when the protected characteristic is a requirement of the…

The most common form of discrimination in employment is disability discrimination. Disability is defined as the ‘physical or mental impairment which has a substantial and long-term adverse effect on the…

Without effective management of unconscious bias, most recruiters will continue to be unaware that they even possess deep-rooted unconscious biases against candidates and there is a danger of this leading…

The Flexible Working (Amendment) Regulations 2023 are due to come into force on 6th April 2024. The regulations amend the Flexible Working Regulations 2014 so that the right to make…

A Professional CV is an investment and is essential for any job application. Your CV is your opportunity to demonstrate why you are the best fit for the job. We…

Policymakers and employers should focus on inclusive job design to tackle recruitment issues. Responding to today’s ONS labour market figures, Jon Boys, Senior Labour Market Economist for the CIPD, the…

CIPD Trust secures £70,000 to support women leaving prison. The funding will finance mentoring programmes with local employment partners to help women leaving prison develop their employability skills. The CIPD…

The Government introduces draft legislation on the calculation of holiday entitlement. On 8th November 2023, the Secretary of state for Business and Trade introduced the Draft Employment Rights (Amendment, Revocation…

The Profession Map is the international standard for the people profession. It helps us to make better decisions, act with confidence, drive change in our organisations and progress in our…

The latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) and Lightcast Labour Market Tracker finds cautious employers moving more slowly to staff up for Christmas than usual. There is a spike in…

HR professionals are key to implementing new ways of working and should be at the heart of driving change, says a new CIPD report People Profession 2023: International survey report…

There are more than 7 million people of working age with a disability or long-term health condition in the UK. Around half of them are in work but many more…

On 19th September 2023, the Workers (Predictable Terms and Conditions) Bill received Royal Assent and will come into force in September 2024. ACAS has launched a consultation on a draft…

On 31st August 2023, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) published guidance for employers on handling their workers’ health data, in accordance with their obligations under the UK GDPR and…

When organisations offer hybrid working arrangements, HR must ensure that measures to support, equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) are considered at every stage in the employment lifecycle. Hybrid work has…

Why aren’t candidates applying for your job? The job market is extremely tough right now and it is definitely a candidate market. The talent pool is limited with the best…

Searching for a job is extremely stressful but making the final decision which role to accept can be a life changing decision not just for yourself but for your family,…

The job market is extremely challenging with skill shortages. It’s a candidate market and if you want to ensure that the time and money invested by you and your colleagues…

Yes, it is the best use of your time and money. The question to ask is can you afford NOT to have the role filled. Do you feel you have…

An employee/worker must satisfy the following conditions before she can qualify for Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP): • She must have been continuously employed for at least 26 weeks as at…

Both employees and temporary workers may be entitled to Statutory Paternity Pay SPP (despite temporary workers not being eligible for paternity leave). Employees/workers need to: • Have (or expect to…

The protection of UK workers is here as the Government announce a new enforcement body to protect workers’ rights and clamp down on workplace abuse. It has been officially announced…

Check out the REC reaction the Queen's Speech yesterday. We agree with Neil. It is pleasing to see that unemployment is likely to peak lower than expected and that the…

There are a number of checks when recruiting an interim worker: 1. The agency must ensure that both the client and the work seeker are aware of any legal or…

When a Limited Company is opting out of the Conduct Regulations - there are rules which apply. The Conduct Regulations apply to all supplies of temporary workers, except in the…

Employment agencies and businesses must comply with the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003 (the Conduct Regulations) when supplying a workseeker to clients (except where introducing or…

Umbrella admin fees are typically £25 per timesheet. Some recruitment agencies who offer an umbrella service will uplift the workers rate to compensate for this charge. MIDAS do uplift their…

There are considerations when providing information to the client when supplying a work-seeker 1. Having collected the information to present to the client the agency must consider the following: (a)…

137,000 new job adverts posted in the first week of March, giving a total of 1.33 million active job adverts in the UK Weekly number of new postings has remained…

Getting recruitment right boosts UK productivity by £7.7bn each year – this must be used to drive the recovery says the The REC Professional recruitment and staffing firms increase UK…

Did you know that where the umbrella company deducts PAYE tax and national insurance, the agency does not have to consider the off-payroll rules for IR35. HMRC have recently updated…

MIDAS would like to announce the start of our Christmas Raffle in aid of Rock FM’s Cash for Kids. I think we would all agree it has been a tough…

For anyone who hasn't read our recent update please take a couple of minutes to read about whats happening at MIDAS here: https://bit.ly/35LbUa2 We are determined to take the current…

Starting a new job can be exciting but also stressful, especially during a pandemic. Have a look at our top tips for starting a new job during COVID-19 to get…

We are pleased to promote a further webinar. This months topic is "Securing Workplace Mental Health during the 2nd Lockdown - What are the Key Issues to be aware of?"…

At MIDAS we provide an honest, professional service to our candidates, matching people with companies and offering genuine advice.  

Does working from home affect a contractors IR35 position? Read the full article here - https://bit.ly/37Bafp9  

Whatever your plans today, make it count. Have a good Monday everyone.

In the current market there are a lot of applicants for each role, here are some top tips to help you write your CV to ensure you get the interview…

At MIDAS we are proud to provide an honest, transparent and genuine service to our clients and candidates, ensuring we find the right candidate for the role.

At MIDAS we follow the REC Code of Professional Practice.  We have respect for work relationships.

Further to the success of our last webinars MIDAS would like to invite you to Understand Your Mental Health with Ross McWilliam, The Man Who Changed A Million Lives. We…

The Chancellor Rishi Sunak announced some additional support for businesses. Neil Carberry, Chief Executive of the REC, responded: “The Chancellor's changes to the Jobs Support Scheme will see more firms use…

There is no question that the business landscape is looking very different since Covid-19 arrived on the world stage like a very unwelcome visitor at an office party! Who would…

A corporate entity will be medium or large-sized if it meets at least two of the following criteria for two consecutive financial years: Turnover of more than £10.2 million Balance…

The written statement sets out the terms the worker will be engaged under by the employment business. The written statement must be in a single document and must include all…

Under the Conduct Regulations, an agency is obliged to carry out several checks being supplying a temporary worker to their clients which are: To obtain sufficient information from you about…

On 6 April 2021, IR35 rules in the private sector will change. The changes mean that where individuals provide their services through an intermediary, the end user client will become…

Record number of new job adverts posted in mid-September Nearly 129,000 new job postings last week, the highest number since lockdown Total job postings in the UK up to 1.21…

An interim manager will provide a quick solution to a problem which you need addressing now… The problem has generally been caused either a by short term absence, to manage…

From a survey of Executive CVs reviewed at CV Surgery during the month of April, it has become quite clear that many senior executives applying for Executive, Director or Board…

The CV Review is ideal for all professionals looking for reassurance and confidence that their CV will receive top marks on presentation, punctuation and most importantly relevance to the role…

Ensure you highlight your key skills, experience and qualifications relevant to the role you are applying for and double check your CV is presented with no errors of grammar, spelling…

Key Information Document regulation comes into effect from today 6th April 2020. Regulation 13A of the ‘Conduct Regulations’ (Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003) introduces a requirement…

Temporary Homeworking came into effect on 23 March 2020 when the government announced a "lockdown" for all UK residents, excluding those for whom travel for work is essential (essentially key…

The Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme gives employers the option to offer furlough to employees whilst we fight the Coronavirus. ‘Furloughed workers’ - payments to employers to cover 80% of employee…

Due to the Coronavirus there have been temporary checks to ID introduced for a temporary period. The DBS standard and enhanced ID checking guidance will be changed. The change will…

The Coronavirus Bill is emergency legislation which will give the government powers to bring in a raft of measures to tackle the coronavirus outbreak The two key budget announcements covered by…

IR35 On 17 March 2020 the Government announced that it would delay (but not cancel) the IR35 changes in the private sector until April 2021. The delay is to reflect the…

The government has outlined its plan to future-proof the UK’s world-leading labour market. Here’s what you need to know. Currently there are four pieces of legislation that have been agreed by…

Permanent placements drop for seventh month in a row Weakest increase in vacancies for over seven and a half years Availability of staff continues to drop amid uncertain outlook Summary…

New data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that employers’ hiring intentions have remained positive despite the recent uncertainty. The REC’s latest report, which covers June-August 2019, shows…

How many times do you let an opportunity or a potential recruit slip by because you or your management team cannot make a decision? Change the way you think today,…

With effect from 1 October 2019 the fees for DBS checks are reduced to the following:   Type of DBS check Current Fee Fee from 1 October 2019 Basic £25.00…

The changes will apply to payments made on and after 6 April 2020.   The draft legislation is subject to an 8 week technical consultation until 5 September 2019. The…

Itemised payslips From 6 April 2019, all workers (not just employees) have been entitled to receive a payslip. This must document any variation in pay across the time worked. You…

We are entering a new age of business leadership and management, and it is therefore imperative that we build a cadre of future leaders equipped to deal with the changing…

Extending the Brexit deadline is limited comfort for employers New data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) shows that UK employers remain in limbo due to uncertainty even after…

Choose a recruitment business who is a member of the REC (The Recruitment & Employment Confederation) as MIDAS is. The REC represents more than 3,500 recruitment businesses in the UK,…

No, Statutory Maternity Leave is only applicable to employees operating under a contract of employment and does not apply to temporary workers engaged on a contract for services It is…

Reports from the latest KPMG and REC survey indicate that there has been a reluctance amongst workers to seek new roles due to uncertainty relating to Brexit, as well as…

Will Reverse charge VAT affect Recruitment? The Reverse Charge legislation for the construction sector has been slowly making its way through Parliament since 2017 and will come into force on…

Counselling sessions, wellness programmes, trips to the gym, as well as just taking time to talk are just some of the ways recruiters are tackling stress at their agencies. Recruitment…

Most candidates do not appreciate the importance of this question "Why have you applied for this job?". It is the most important question of the interview. Giving a general answer…

With data showing the fastest decline in permanent staff appointments since summer 2016, politicians need to call time on political game-playing over Brexit. This is according to the Recruitment &…

  Many of us have celebrated Mother’s Day throughout the years, but seldom, if ever, have we stopped and given thought to how it started. This morning I decided to…

  Linkedin For Recruitment In an interview that dealt with online comments made about her on-stage chemistry with Bradley Cooper at their performance of ‘Shallow’ at the Oscars, Lady Gaga…

How do I write a CV? The experience may seem a little daunting at first but if you follow my simple steps you will soon be on your path to…

#womensday To all the ladies "happy women's day". https://youtu.be/j4i3t1hAnzU A very inspiring vdeo from #clarins and worth a share. Let's be selfish today and think of us ladies! Why not…

In October 2018 the Chancellor announced that HMRC were pushing ahead with their extension of the off-payroll rules in the private sector from 6 April 2020. Assess who amongst their…