The EU Agency Workers Directive (”the Directive”) has been a controversial topic rattling around the EU for several years, and is back on the agenda this month, as EU Ministers have considered the extension of legal rights for temporary workers. The Directive, originally proposed in 2002, has been the subject of extensive delays and wranglings [...]

INTERVIEWS are the gateway to a successful future and, in today’s competitive world, the stakes are high.
Today we have access to all kinds of careers advice, but most of it is “one size fits all” which can mean that no one learns how to really stand out.
This is a problem; very few people are given [...]

A QUARTER of all directors in Wales (24%) avoid hiring women of child-bearing age, new research shows.
Research from TakeLegalAdvice.com – the law firm search and comparison site – examines the way in which government regulation is received in UK boardrooms. The report reveals a worrying picture of senior management struggling to keep up with a [...]

Gordon Brown wants recruiters to play an important role in improving the skills of British workers, as he announced sweeping welfare reforms at the recent CBI conference. Brown said the recruitment industry and the private sector can play a big part in getting people off benefits and into work and he told the jobless they [...]

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Hard Rock Café & New Directions Corporate
New directions Corporate would like to thank all their guests and Hard Rock for their attendance and hospitality making the night a most memorable fun evening.

New Directions are delighted to once again be included in the Wales Fast Growth 50 Awards list.
This will be the 4th time in the last 5 years that they have received this honour.
“Wales Fast Growth 50” recognises the 50 fastest growing companies in Wales.

On behalf of -
Who are Comms Direct?
A winner of the Western Mail Welsh Company of the Year 2007, and Most Promising Welsh Business - Comms Direct is one of Europe’s largest mobile phone sales company, with offices in both Cardiff & Swansea.
What do Comms Direct do?
Specialise in Third Generation (3G) mobile communications (direct sales,) [...]

Adults most likely to fall through the cracks when it comes to finding meaningful work in their later years are those in the workforce’s middle class — those who have neither a sophisticated network of professional contacts nor are sufficiently destitute to be a target for re-skilling programmes.
“I think that group faces significant problems”, said [...]

This is the first year, since the National Minimum Wage was introduced, in April 1999 that the Low Pay Commission has recommended an increase in line with inflation rather than above it.
The Chairman of the Low pay Commission stated that their “cautious approach this year should not be taken as a signal that the [...]

From the 1 October 2007, all workers will be entitled to a minimum of 4.8 weeks paid holiday (which equates to 24 days for full time workers). The minimum can include the 8 bank and public holidays.
The following changes will apply to those employers that do not provide 24 days’ holiday, as of 1 [...]