Peterborough, Your Future Looks Bright This Summer
Peterborough, Your Future Looks Bright This Summer. It’s been a busy but brilliant start to 2020 for Impact Recruitment, as the new starters within our teams have settled in, we launch new in-house creative ventures, embark on delivering our first client seminar and begin our school’s ambassador project. We love challenging ourselves to new and […]
Is Increasing the National Living Wage Enough?
Does the National Minimum Wage meet the current costs of living? Is Increasing the National Living Wage Enough? The National Living Wage (NLW) and National Minimum Wage (NMW) are the amounts that the government state workers must be paid as a minimum depending on different age brackets and apprentices. Each year in April, these rates […]
What does the EU Settlement Scheme mean for employers?
The EU Settlement Scheme is the process EU citizens living in the UK, can use to apply to continue living here. The scheme is also open to EEA and Swiss nationals and gives the applicant and their families, the immigration status they need to continue to live, work and study in the UK. If you […]
One buy-out, one team, one vision
One buy-out, one team, one vision This year has been one to remember for Impact Recruitment Services, largely driven by its change to the sole ownership of existing Director Paul Hooper, and his determination to deliver a new vision for success. Paul said: “After 17 years of trading, this was the right time for me […]
Pitch Perfect Salaries
Pitch Perfect Salaries As we all continue driving forward against a backdrop of economic and political uncertainty, it’s good to take the time to review matters that are closer to home – the employment market and our workforces. Unemployment has not been lower since December 1974, recorded as 3.8% in April 2019, representing 1.3 million […]
Founding director takes control following share buy out
Founding director takes control following share buy out. Well known to many local businesses as a leading recruitment agency, Impact Recruitment are excited to announce a change in ownership. Founding director Paul Hooper has become the sole shareholder of the company after acquiring his fellow founding partner Neil Kitchener’s shareholding in the business. Impact Recruitment […]
The Bad News in the Good News
The Bad News in the Good News As a leading independent recruitment agency, we continue to closely monitor the effects of an unusually low unemployment rate, particularly here in Northamptonshire where the level is even lower than the national average. The Office of National Statistics (ONS) estimates that the UK unemployment rate is 3.8 per […]
The Impact Recruitment Salary Survey 2019 has arrived!
The Impact Recruitment Salary Survey 2019 has arrived! Impact Recruitment Services, like many other Northamptonshire businesses, is thriving and enjoying a strong period of growth. Most of our clients are growing their workforce and we believe it is our responsibility to provide an informed and reliable recruitment service. This includes pitching salaries at the right […]
Recruitment agencies are a waste of money – agree?
With employment at a 45-year low there are plenty of jobs to choose from, which is great news for employees but not so much for employers struggling to fill their vacancies. So, if you’re in agreement with the view that recruitment agencies are a waste of money maybe now is time to ask yourself if […]
Brexit uncertainty brings unusual recruitment challenges
Brexit uncertainty brings unusual recruitment challenges The uncertainty surrounding Brexit is undoubtedly having an impact on skills shortages, with almost two-thirds of employers believing they will suffer from a lack of workers with required skills, according to a survey of 1,355 employers by online jobs board Totaljobs. Further, according to the Office of National Statistics […]
