Well the coalition government have been in power now for over 100 days and they have announced plans for the end of the default retirement age, there has also been good news regarding unemployment figures.

This newsletter is designed to keep you updated with industry news, business round-up and local jobs. If you have any feedback please feel free to email me or call Phil on 01159596930.

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Phil Tilt
Encore Personnel

Latest Industry News

Hammer End in sight for the default retirement age of 65

After months of speculation, the government has now announced a consultation exercise on phasing out the default retirement age of 65 from 6 April 2011 with its eventual removal from 1 October 2011.

Read More Source: Morgan Cole
Pound Sign Concerning the rights of agency workers

The Association of Recruitment Consultancies welcomes David Cameron's comments concerning the rights of agency workers.

Read More Source: Recruitment International
ChangAn Logo Encore introduces web portal for clients

There is increasing pressure for companies within the food manufacturing industry to monitor compliance of both permanent and temporary staff to make sure that they are both legal and qualified to work. With this problem in mind Encore Food have invested in a web based client portal.

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Chart Recruitment specialist reports a record for orders of temporary workers

The industrial division of the Leicester branch, one of 16 divisions in the company, recorded 519 workers booked to work.

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Job Centre Plus UK unemployment falls to 2.46 million

The number of people unemployed in the UK fell by 49,000 to 2.46 million in the three months to June, figures show.

Read More Source: The BBC
Ill Person In Bed Migrants stepping into UK skills gap

Companies are finding it increasingly difficult to recruit home-grown talent, with any improvement in the economy unlikely to filter through to the jobs market, research out today suggests.

Read More Source: The Independent
Cogs Business lobby shuns retirement age change

Government plans to scrap the default retirement age will hamper the efforts of businesses to beat the recession and risk causing rifts among staff, employers claimed.

Read More Source: The Guardian
Person on Computer Employment rise down to foreign workers

The largest rise in employment for more than 21 years was mainly down to the influx of foreign workers, campaigners said today.

Read More Source: The Independent
Lorry SME growth key to revival

Small and medium-sized enterprises could be the fastest route to recovery, creating jobs that require and teach a wide range of skills and boosting indirect employment, according to a report by the University of Cambridge's Institute for Manufacturing (IfM).

Read More Source: The Manufacturer
Man With Child Workers could lose right to request time to train

A worker's right to request time off for training could be scrapped under a government review that aims to reduce the burden on businesses.

Read More Source: The People Management