Friday, June 19th, 2009 - DWP, economics, employer, employment, health, professionalism, recruitment, tutorial

Drugs and Employment

I have wanted to publish this article for ages, but held back for a while. But its a Friday, I am under a bit of pressure, and so I thought – why not!
As a recruiter in a regulated market place – HGV driving – I think we probably get at best a secondary [...]

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Tuesday, September 30th, 2008 - DWP, HMRC, employment, legal, minimum wage, regulation

From Wednesday 1st October, the UK national minimum wage increases from £5.52 to £5.73 per hour for workers aged 22 and over, £4.77 for 18-21-year-olds and £3.53 for those aged 16 and 17.
As is seen by the pursuit and prosecution of high-profile employers like Loch Fyne restaurants, not only are HM Revenue and Customs and [...]

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