ABOUT US WORK FOR US BLOG CONTACT US LOGIN BLOG Your Industrial Newsletter Is Out May 21, 2018 Legislation & Regulation Your latest Industrial newsletter is out now It's been a busy month for the Industrial sector; with minimum wage updates, Brexit, plastic law changes and GDPR - how have these changes affected your business? Matt Dann, Director, rounds up the last month for you... "May sees the start of the Industrial busy season with Easter well and truly behind us. The two Industry hot topics: GDPR and how will the impact of Brexit on labour during the traditional sector seasonal peaks. In fact, we have already started supplying workers into local companies who are packing product ready for Christmas! Another area that I think will be a hot topic over the next few months is the single-use plastic debate. Is this already a big discussion for your business or are you ahead of the curve?'' Read your news in full by clicking here What else has been happening in the Industrial sector? Net migration of EU nationals to Britain falls. Data suggests Brexit uncertainty is outweighing UK’s reputation as ‘jobs factory of Europe’, could this affect your supply chain? Nicola White, the ONS head of migration statistics, said: “The figures also show that non-EU net migration is now larger than EU net migration, mainly due to the large decrease in EU net migration over the last year. However, migration of both non-EU and EU citizens are still adding to the UK population.'' Recycling Must Remain a Priority in Single-Use Plastic Debate. How will the plastic law changes affect your production? Motivation for recycling must be bolstered as consumers turn their back on single-use plastics, according to a supplier of recycled plastic pallets. Recent high profile news articles on plastics polluting the oceans and conflicting reports about the success rates of recycling could result in a confusing message, warned Jim Hardisty, Managing Director of Goplasticpallets.com. Making the Apprenticeship Levy work for you. Employers have seen the Apprenticeship Levy as a cost for a year now, and many have yet to realise any benefit from it, have you thought about how it could benefit your business? At the Talent in Logistics Conference 2018, Managing Director of Bis Henderson Academy, David Lynch, will outline the value the Levy can bring to businesses and discuss how it can be used to boost skills. Read your news in full by clicking here Make sure that you don't miss out on any of the latest industrial news Share Blogs Latest Blog Welcome Iain Brown Head of People Services Nicola Aram November 17, 2021 Our Top 5 Tips for Job Seekers in the Current Labour Shortage Paul Jackman October 26, 2021 Tags Legislation & Regulation SITEMAP Home Refer a Friend About Work for Us Blog LOCATIONS Nottingham SOCIAL: Privacy Policy 2018 Thorn Baker Ltd - Recruitment Agency UK Website by Volcanic