Recruitment Matters - May 2020

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THE VIEW AND THE INTELLIGENCE

Prepare for recovery p2 BI G TALKI NG POI NT

How to support employee mental health p4

Recruitment Ma ers

LEGAL U PDATE

IR35 on hold: what are the next steps? p6 Issue 85 May 2020

ARTI FI CI AL I NTE LLI GE NCE

Ways to avoid unconscious bias p8

Global pandemic

REC welcomes Chancellor’s Covid-19 package W

hen the economic impact of Covid-19 became clear in mid-March, the REC moved quickly along with other business organisa ons to secure largescale ac on from the Treasury to protect jobs. Within days, the Chancellor announced a £350bn package of support for businesses. This includes a job reten on scheme to support staff salaries, the deferral of VAT and other taxes as well as the postponement of the IR35 tax changes, plus grants and interest-free loans to help businesses to overcome cashflow challenges. In his speech the Chancellor praised the collabora on and “construc ve discussions” of business groups.

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The package was, according to Neil Carberry, CEO of the REC, “the big ac on the REC and many other business organisa ons have been working hard to achieve… cashflow support, VAT deferment and wage payments are the exact radical measures that were needed. The REC has successfully lobbied government to introduce digital right-to-work checks so that members can place key workers in jobs where they are needed quickly. We con nue to ask for Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) to be expanded,” he said. SSP support is currently offered to employers with fewer than 250 employees. Many recruitment businesses have a small internal team, but o en look a er hundreds of agency staff, leaving them out of its scope.

The Chancellor’s £350bn package for businesses included cashflow support, VAT deferment and wage payments

Making great work happen

“I’m pleased to say that Government wants to con nue this collabora on with us and other sector bodies, so we will go on working together throughout this crisis,” Carberry said. “Recruitment professionals have a pivotal role in helping people to get jobs where they are most needed at this me, such as in healthcare, logis cs and the food sector. We will get through this and, when we do, recruitment will be central to the recovery.” All details are correct at me of prin ng, but events move fast, so check the REC’s Covid-19 hub.

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