Filed under: Recruitment — Alan @ 3:35 am
New taxes may prevent over half of all small businesses from hiring more employees according to research from a new ICM Research survey and the Federation of Small Businesses.
The survey, which was conducted in January, showed small businesses have the want to grow in numbers but will need the correct conditions in order to get in the position where hiring new employees can be a consideration.
The survey also revealed that 64% of southeast businesses reported that taxes have negatively impacted their growth which is a view that was reiterated in the North with 60% agreeing to the impact of taxes and 59% agreeing in the London area. The overall average for the UK is around 58%.
The FSB is taking action by asking the government to stall national insurance contributions due to concern that the surge in employment that occurred during the holidays may soon end.
National chairman of the FSB, John Wright, stated that the employment figures from January saw many people able to return to work but due to the damage from the recession the figures after this period are expected to be much lower.
The FSB is urging the government to consider offering a rebate on national insurance for small businesses that have less than 50 staff members if they agree to take on new employees over the course of this year and next.
Wright continued to say that the UK economy needs some type of boost that will open up new jobs for people especially those who are under the age of 25 in order to start to recover from the fallout. The UK economy has seen a major increase in the use of job search engines, particularly those under the age of 25 that are currently out of employment.
Filed under: Employees, Recruitment — admin @ 2:13 pm
Recruitment experts, MaxAd, have launched a nationwide service saving employers up to 90% of their recruitment costs – and many hours of frustrating hassle.
Generally, companies seeking to fill a vacancy have until now faced an unenviable choice. They could pay a recruitment agency an eye-watering average fee of £6,000 or they could try posting an ad on some of the UK’s bewildering array of 500 different online job boards, only to be inundated with CVs, many unsuitable, to wade through.
According to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development, 86 per cent of British businesses report that it is hard to recruit the right people for the job, while also seeking to reduce recruitment costs,
That’s where MaxAd come in. Their pioneering approach combines the benefits of recruiting via the internet with specialist agency knowledge so employers get the right people at the right price.
“We’ve revolutionised recruitment by offering employers an easy, effective one-stop shop for just £795 plus VAT,” said MaxAd founder Matthew Fernandez, who has 12 years’ experience in the recruitment industry.
“We write their ad, tailored for content, candidate appeal and maximum internet impact, then we upload it to the right online job boards selected by our software analytics. When applications come in we sift them then send a short-list to the client, who handles interviews, and we offer extra help such as advice on negotiating salary. MaxAd is fit for purpose for today’s employers, saving them time, money and hassle. We’ve filled roles from product manager to sales execs, marketing managers to technical staff. We’ve even been asked to find a pest consultant for a UK company expanding into Germany.”
Website: www.MaxAd.co.uk
