Workers ‘wary’ of colleagues using jargon
Entrepreneurs who use jargon are most likely to be cut out of collaborations and opportunities to work as part of a team, research suggests. Almost 80% of UK professionals researched dislike working with those who draw upon a vocabulary of clichéd terms including “blue sky thinking”, which was ranked as the most annoying phrase to […]
Read More →Changes to automatic enrolment rules announced
Alternative definitions of pay reference periods for assessing jobholder status and determining when a scheme qualifies for auto-enrolment have been published as part of changes to the pensions auto-enrolment rules announced by the government. Employers will also have longer to provide information to individuals on their opt-in and joining rights, as the deadline extends from […]
Read More →APSCo to launch education recruitment standard
A best practice standard for education recruitment companies is to be launched by the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) in January 2014. Called Compliance +, the standard is designed to set a benchmark for providing high quality appropriate staff to the education sector and safeguarding children. It comes after the government announced plans to […]
Read More →Getting the right workplace culture
How can recruiters move away from negative perceptions and become the kind of employer talented people flock to? By Anna Scott Recruitment agencies are often thought of as having a bit of an image problem. When lists are published that rank the levels of trust members of the public have in different professionals, consultants tend […]
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Read More →Consultation planned on late payments to SMEs
The government is to launch a consultation on tackling late payments to small and medium-sized businesses. The consultation, plans for which were outlined this week by the Prime Minister David Cameron, will seek to understand a number of issues, including how greater oversight and responsibility for payment policies at senior management and board level. It […]
Read More →Helping the youngest members of the workforce
On the face of it, the latest job figures from the Office for National Statistics should give reason for job seekers, recruiters, employers and politicians to celebrate. The number of people out of work in the three months to August this year was down by 18,000 to 2.49 million, and the employment rate for those […]
Read More →Companies look to flexible working to tackle absence
The number of employers making changes to working patterns to try and reduce long-term absence has increased by one fifth in the last year, research has revealed. Absence is back up to the levels observed in 2011 and 2010, with employees taking an average of 7.6 days a year, according to the annual Chartered Institute of […]
Read More →Vacancies in the City up following summer lull
Job opportunities in the financial services sector in London increased by 8% between August and September, according to the Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor. In September 7,371 vacancies were recorded, up from 6,804 in August. This follows a slight dip during the previous month. Professionals looking for new positions numbered 7,082 in September from 5,816 in August […]
Read More →Analytics software launched for recruiters
Real-time cloud-based analytics that can be accessed on mobile devices will be available for staffing firms, following a partnership between recruiting software company Bullhorn, and start-up cube19. A provider of visual analytics and performance science, cube19 has joined the Bullhorn Marketplace, which gives recruiters access to an extensive range of applications and services. These applications can help streamline every […]
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