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• Umbrella regulation – a step closer

  07-03-2025 13:00 via onrec.com
  Published byLawspeed Ltd07 Mar 2025|News archiveUmbrella regulation – a step closerMuch is happening right now that will affect recruitment supply in the future. We have commented on the zero hours proposal, see here. Today it’s the turn of plans for umbrella market regulation.The government has now published its initial proposals for regulation of the umbrella market. This includes publication of new legislation to redefine what is an ‘employment business’ to include umb
  
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• Global GenAI Gender Gap Report: Women Make Up Only 31% of Generative AI Course Enrolments in the UK

  07-03-2025 10:59 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Mar 2025|News archiveGlobal GenAI Gender Gap Report: Women Make Up Only 31% of Generative AI Course Enrolments in the UKCoursera, a leading online learning platform, today released Closing the Gender Gap in GenAI Skills, a new playbook designed to increase women’s learning and participation in Generative AI (GenAI). While UK enrollments in GenAI courses on Coursera soared by 227% over the past year, just 31% of these learners are women. This closely mirro
  
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• Employment Rights Bill risks failure if reforms rushed

  07-03-2025 10:51 via onrec.com
  Published byREC07 Mar 2025|OpinionEmployment Rights Bill risks failure if reforms rushedResponding to the laying of amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) Chief Executive Neil Carberry said:“Government says it is pro-business and targeting growth. Yet there are still clauses in the Bill that could put opportunities at risk for workers and further raise the costs for employers when taking a chance on people. On the positive side, there i
  
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• Employment Rights Bill: Government strengthening of workers’ rights welcomed. An important first step, Unite

  07-03-2025 10:50 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Mar 2025|News archiveEmployment Rights Bill: Government strengthening of workers’ rights welcomed. An important first step, UniteUnite has welcomed the government plans to strengthen elements of its Employment Rights Bill ahead of the legislation’s report stage.The government has listened to Unite and other unions. Workers are an important part of any growth strategy and the government's acknowledgement of that has been essential. 
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• More detail on Employment Rights Bill is welcomed, but government must prioritise a clear implementation plan, says the CIPD

  07-03-2025 10:47 via onrec.com
  Published byCIPD07 Mar 2025|OpinionMore detail on Employment Rights Bill is welcomed, but government must prioritise a clear implementation plan, says the CIPDFurther clarity on reforms will help employers plan for the changes, but complexity remains and support for employers will be vital to ensuring the bill achieves its aimsIn response to the government’s tabled amendments to the Employment Rights Bill, Ben Willmott, head of public policy at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and pe
  
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• One in five small firms still ‘analogue’: BT calls on businesses to go digital by end of 2025 as historic copper network nears retirement

  07-03-2025 10:46 via onrec.com
  Stuart Gentle Publisher at Onrec07 Mar 2025|News archiveOne in five small firms still ‘analogue’: BT calls on businesses to go digital by end of 2025 as historic copper network nears retirement UK companies still connected to analogue copper landlines are at increasing risk of outages, the latest figures suggestBT is urging businesses still using analogue landlines to switch to digital by the end of next year, as the UK’s historic copper telephone network approaches the end of
  
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