The Recruitment Leadership Podcast

Season Two Preview

Season Two of the Recruitment Leadership is coming!

In this season, we're exploring the not so glamorous but oh-so-necessary world of finance for recruitment businesses.

For three episodes, Alison Humphries is joined by the Commercial Sales Director of one of the UK's fastest growing Fin Tech Businesses - Nick Russell.

Nick works for Sonnovate, who specifically provide financing and technology to help recruitment businesses achieve their goals for growth.

Nick's wealth of knowledge and experience make him the perfect counsel for discussing the different scenarios, situations and options that recruitment businesses have when it comes to financing.

Alison's conversation with Nick spans three individual episodes:

Episode One is aimed at new and smaller businesses who may be asking their first entry into the temporary and permanent marketplace.

Episode Two is talking to all sizes of businesses about changes in the recruitment market and the financing. Covering some of the recent legislative changes such as IR35.

Episode Three is considering a scenario based on those who might be looking at a business "event" on the horizon; whether a trade sale, MBO or other types of investment, including the financing aspects and implications of different types of events may have on your business.

 

Tune back in on the 16th of May, when Season Two will officially be launching. We hope you join us then!

 

"Thanks, but we already know that candidate..." Candidate Introduction Disputes in Recruitment

 

This episode of the Recruitment Leadership podcast explores a crucial issue many recruitment businesses face when pursuing a referral fee: candidate introduction disputes.

 

Join Alison Humphries and Simon Whitehead, Managing Partner of HRC Law, as they explore three different scenarios of client kickback on candidate CVs.

 

 

Episode Agenda:

 

02:15 - Scene Setting.

 

03:00 - How do recruitment business owners deal with these scenarios?

 

09:34 - Is it reasonable for a recruiter to ask for evidence of the client already knowing the candidate?

 

12:05 - If a client hangs onto a CV from a previous source, how does that sit with GDPR - especially if the candidate doesn't know?

 

14:40 - Summary of key points.

"Risky Business" - How to Protect Your Recruitment Organisation From Risk

Episode Agenda:

02:03 What are the main types of risk that recruitment businesses face - including those arising from Terms of Business?

06:12 Now the GLAA has a wider remit, is this something recruiters should be worries about?

09:11 Since GDPR, the Information Commissioners Office seems to be keeping a closer eye on recruitment agencies. Has there been any further clarification, for example, on how businesses can use the "legitimate interest" justification for data processing?

11:59 What kind of things tend to cause issues with Subject Access Requests?

13:44 Employment Tribunals: why has there been such a substantial increase?

16:01 How can recruitment businesses protect themselves from disputes that may arise after company social events?

19:12 How can recruitment business owners protect themselves from claims regarding equal pay or discrimination from within their own businesses?

IR35 Temperature Check - What Recruiters Need to Know Now, with Simon Whitehead

Episode Agenda

• 02:20 - What challenges and differences can you see between what happened in public and what may happen in private
• 07:05 - Tax and Employment status: what exactly do recruitment business owners need to check and document with my workers and clients before someone is put out on a job?  Including tools and definitions
• 12:38 - The new rules are only intended to be applied to large companies: how is that going to be defined? Where do responsibilities lie?

Key takeaways

1) Consultation process in summer 2019

2) If you haven't already, listen to first Podcast on Good Work Plan/Taylor Report

3) Definition of a "large company" is going to sit with the end-user client

4) Keep reviewing IR35 as we are yet to get Finance Bill, which is likely to come in early 2020 

Practical implications of the Good Work Plan, with Simon Whitehead

Episode agenda: 1:30 - Introduction to our guest, Simon Whitehead of HRC Law. 2:40 - First Reaction to the 'Good Work Plan', the Government response to the Taylor Report. 4:08 - Removal of Swedish Derogation. 6:38 - Government's intended direction with this plan. 8:04 - In light of this proposal, is there anything extra recruiters need to do other than inform agency workers about their rights? 14:10 - What are the practicalities with the 'right to request a permanent contract'?