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The ONS published its latest labour market statistics on 16 January, including PAYE Real Time Information (RTI) data. As expected, December proved to be a quieter month for recruitment.
Tania Bowers
Global Public Policy Director, APSCo Global
2025 Review – The End of the Beginning…. For the Employment Rights Act
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The Employment Rights Bill has now passed Parliament and received Royal Assent on Thursday 18 December 2025, meaning it has formally become law as the Employment Rights Act. Note, the new legislation...
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The Commons passed its amendments yesterday (8th December 2025) and the Bill returns to the Lords for debate on the 10th December. It would be constitutionally unusual for the Lords to keep holding...
Tough times for the Chancellor... and mixed messages on tackling business admin burden.
The Bill will not gain Royal Assent before 22nd July. The Government aims to finish the House of Lords Report stage by summer recess with the final stages of the Bill, amendments debated between the...
It has been a tough first quarter for the recruitment and outsourcing sectors, dealing with their own additional costs driven by the NICs increase which took effect this month, and their clients’...