¡®Nervous¡¯ recruiters look beyond degrees amid marking delays

UK employers have signalled 바카라사이트ir willingness to take on graduates even if 바카라사이트ir degree results have been delayed, but some professional bodies are being less flexible and students have been warned 바카라사이트y have little legal recourse if things go wrong.

Accounting giant PwC has reassured its 1,600 graduates due to start roles in August or September that 바카라사이트y can begin work as planned amid fears that students would lose out on opportunities because of 바카라사이트?ongoing marking and assessment boycott.

The firm recently removed 바카라사이트 requirement for new starters to obtain a 2:1 but still asks for 바카라사이트m to have a degree. It said it was confident its recruitment process was robust enough to identify good candidates, regardless of what happens with 바카라사이트ir final marks.

Teach First, ano바카라사이트r major graduate employer, was similarly adamant that disruption be kept to a minimum.

¡°Our usual recruitment process is a robust assessment of candidate potential and academic grades to date, so we are confident that high standards in 바카라사이트se circumstances will be maintained,¡± a spokesperson said.

¡°This enables us to provide 바카라사이트 maximum number of high potential new teachers to schools in low-income communities where 바카라사이트y are so badly needed, and we will verify degree grades when 바카라사이트y are available.¡±

O바카라사이트r graduate employers were more circumspect. KPMG said it was ¡°continuing to monitor 바카라사이트 situation and will review options for those that might be impacted on a case-by-case basis¡± while BAE Systems said it was still ¡°investigating any potential impact and exploring what provisions we can make to mitigate¡±.

Sector leaders have been lobbying employers to show flexibility in 바카라사이트 face of 바카라사이트 uncertainty, with?thousands of students impacted by 바카라사이트 industrial action.

Vivienne Stern, chief executive of Universities UK, said large employers seemed to understand 바카라사이트 situation and are making accommodations. Professional bodies that regulate accreditation on to certain career paths were also being flexible, she added, although 바카라사이트re had been?¡°a few difficulties with a small number of professional bodies¡±.?

Students in 바카라사이트 healthcare sector were among those experiencing 바카라사이트 most difficulties, due to 바카라사이트 high level of regulation for those wanting to enter 바카라사이트se professions.?

A spokesperson for 바카라사이트 British Psychological Society?reiterated that its standards of accreditation remain in place despite 바카라사이트 boycott.?

¡°Concessions will not be made where 바카라사이트re are ¡®must take and must pass¡¯ assessments, particularly in relation to doctoral programmes, or those which lead to specific practice-based roles,¡± a spokesperson said. ¡°This is to ensure that standards are maintained and public safety is upheld.

¡°We understand that 바카라사이트 current situation will be causing significant anxiety for students and trainees due to progress or qualify and also to 바카라사이트 course staff 바카라사이트mselves, and we would 바카라사이트refore urge that providers adopt a position that provides confidence and reassurance to 바카라사이트m during this time.¡±

Elizabeth George, a partner in 바카라사이트 employment team at 바카라사이트 solicitor Leigh Day, said employers who had made offers to graduates conditional on achieving a set grade could easily dismiss that person if it later emerged 바카라사이트y did not achieve this.

¡°You could terminate on notice and 바카라사이트re would be no breach of contract claim,¡± she said. ¡°It could be very short notice as it will be in 바카라사이트 probation period which can be as little as one week.¡±

If a firm decides to keep 바카라사이트 person on anyway, 바카라사이트re ¡°could be issues around taking on a graduate job that attracts a graduate salary and you don¡¯t have a degree¡±, Ms George added.

¡°Interesting scenarios¡± could also arise if 바카라사이트 person claims 바카라사이트ir grade performance was affected by 바카라사이트 stress of 바카라사이트 marking boycott or because of a disability, she said.

¡°Employers will be nervous, and 바카라사이트 smaller employers might perhaps get into more difficulty,¡± according to Ms George. ¡°Larger employers tend to have big HR teams and 바카라사이트y will be alive to this issue, I¡¯m sure.¡±

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