Employers hiring intentions have fallen post-Brexit, according to the Labour Market Outlook by the CIPD and Adecco Group UK & Ireland. The data is based on the fortnights preceding and following the EU referendum. It found that the number of employers expecting to increase staffing levels over the next three months dropped by four per
Accountancy firm KPMG has changed its graduate recruitment process to suit people born between 1980 and 2000 – the so-called millennial generation. Instead of conducting three separate assessments over several weeks, it will now combine the process into one day. The firm says the change will mean applicants will find out if they have got
Leading entrepreneur Emma Jones MBE, has been appointed as Small Business Crown Representative. In her new position, working with government departments and the Crown Commercial Service, Emma will help smaller businesses in the UK bid for and win important government contracts. This supports the government’s manifesto commitment to spend £1 in every £3 with SMEs
Ben Gummer has been announced as the new minister in charge of UK government procurement. Gummer has taken over from Matt Hancock as minister for the Cabinet Office and paymaster general, a role covering procurement, public sector efficiency and reform, digital transformation and industrial relations strategy. Gummer, who was elected MP for Ipswich in 2010, was previously
