Newsletter - March 2024

Market Research a & Insights

Legal Updates:

• Increase to National Minimum & Living Wages
• Right to request Flexible Working from day one
• Amendment to Paternity Leave Regulations
• Carer’s Leave Regulations come into force
• Enhanced Redundancy Protection for pregnant employees
• Increase in Statutory Payments Rates

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KPMG & REC UK Report on Jobs :

Summary Findings

• Economic confidence rebounds but employer caution continues
• Permanent salary inflation eases to near three-year low
• Real terms pay continues to increase
• Availability of workers continues to expand
• Hiring challenges persist in skills short sectors

Recruiting Advice

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How To Spot A Good Quality Recruitment Partner

Good quality recruitment is transformative

Good quality recruitment can positively transform businesses and the lives of candidates. Bad recruitment can prove costly, disruptive and set plans back months.

So how can you be sure that your recruitment is in the most capable of hands?

The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC)

When considering a new recruitment partner look for the?REC ?mark of quality.

The REC is the largest professional trade organisation for the UK recruitment and staffing industry, driving world-class standards and empowering UK recruitment businesses to build better futures for their clients, candidates and themselves. The REC are champions of our industry, which is fundamental to the strength of the UK economy, and they strive to ensure that every client and candidate is given the best chance of success through good recruitment.

Proud members of the REC

JS Recruitment are proud to be long standing members of the REC. The mark of quality endorses our dedication to service excellence, passion for the recruitment industry and professional approach.

As a member of the REC, we are recognised as being compliant, committed to best practice and ethical conduct. We adhere to a strict Code of Professional Practice and pass a Compliance Test every two years to uphold our membership and keep on top of our game!

Latest News from JS Rec

?JS Recruitment & Elis Join Forces

JS Recruitment and?Elis UK ?have joined forces via?We Are Wakefield ?(WAW) to harness the power of collaboration.

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Elis UK is an international multi-service provider offering laundry and hygiene services. Ambitious growth plans prompted a search for talented staff to join their commercial and operations teams at the production facility in Wakefield.

With over 40 years’ experience, a proven track record in recruiting for these functions and an expansive network of over 40,000 local candidates, JS Recruitment made for the ideal recruitment partner.

Jonny Parkinson – General Manager and Jilly Spiers – Managing Director, along with their respective teams, collaborated to recruit for four key roles.

This involved streamlining processes, adopting new ways of working, successfully leveraging technology, and providing a first-class candidate experience.

Through close consultation, they have built a strong partnership, mutual understanding and an effective recruitment process enabling JS Recruitment to identify candidates who are an excellent match for and aligned to the values at Elis UK.

The impact of the partnership has been to attract top talent to Elis UK and mark the organisation out as an employer of choice in the region. Crucially, roles have been filled efficiently by JS Recruitment with high calibre candidates who are already adding value to the business.

Jilly Spiers said “The team at JS Recruitment feel privileged to act as brand ambassadors for Elis UK and are proud to support them in achieving their business goals. We know that good people can transform businesses and the right jobs transform lives. We’re more driven than ever to create opportunities for our candidates, clients, fellow We Are Wakefield members and boost the local economy.”

International Women’s Day the Wakefield District Way!

The JS Recruitment team celebrated International Women’s Day at an inspiring event hosted by CLAIRE Sutherley DL and We Are Wakefield (WAW) at Wakefield Town Hall.

Attendees were treated to an enlightening panel discussion including Mayor of Wakefield Cllr Josie Pritchard, Council Leader Denise Jeffery , Director of Mint HR Tracy Carpenter and Founder of Progressive Talent CIC Lucy N. .

It was also a great opportunity to catch up with some amazing women from our region.

Supporting Business Growth in the Wakefield District

JS Recruitment is delighted to announce that we are a We Are Wakefield Supporter.

We Are Wakefield ?(WAW) is a not-for-profit organisation and collaborative business community which provides opportunities for local businesses to work together, strengthening the local economy and safeguarding our futures.??

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As a Supporter , JS Recruitment’s investment in WAW will help to add value to the membership and fund free business and personal development sessions to support member businesses.

Jilly Spiers Director said “We love being part of the WAW community; we’ve met some great people and benefitted from some fantastic opportunities provided by the membership. In return, we’re keen to give back and invest by becoming a Supporter Member.”?

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