Changes to flexible working: what to expect
Earlier this year the Government opened up requests for flexible working to all employees with 26 weeks’ continuous employment. Whereas previously the entitlement was confined to those with dependants, any employee can now make the request for any reason. Jacqueline Kendal takes a look at what’s happened in the last four months. How has it […]
Read More →Restrictions on overseas-only job ads move a step closer
A ban on employment agencies and employment businesses advertising jobs exclusively in other European Economic Area (EEA) countries is likely to come into force by the end of the year, the Government has announced. The regulation, which is subject to parliamentary approval, would require job adverts to be placed in English in Great Britain either […]
Read More →Recruiters ‘must take notice of five top trends affecting global market’
Recruiters should adapt to and capitalise on the five key trends affecting the global recruitment market, according to the chief executive of APSCo. Ann Swain was speaking at the recent NPA Conference in Bali, where she gave a presentation to delegates from the global network of independent recruiters, covering the challenges facing firms in an […]
Read More →Interim managers ‘open to return to permanent roles’
Many candidates who choose to work via interim management roles would be prepared to return to corporate life, according to research by Executives Online. The recruitment firm says the results of the survey dispel a myth that once a candidate chooses to take the interim path they never go back to a permanent role. Andrew […]
Read More →22% of discrimination cases successful at employment tribunals
Less than a quarter of discrimination claims heard at employment tribunals are successful, compared to a 62% success rate for all other types of employment tribunal claims. The figures, which were provided to employment law firm GQ Employment Law by the Tribunals Service and cover the quarter until June 30, showed that out of a […]
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21% of employers looking to hire permanent drivers and distribution workers #JobsOutlook http://bit.ly/1vLHFap
Read More →Data security: don’t keep your head in the cloud
Anyone who has previously heralded the ‘cloud’ as the great IT advancement of our time must surely be wondering where it’s all gone wrong. For it now seems that not a month goes by without yet more cloud-related ‘security breach’ stories; in particular, Apple’s much-publicised iCloud hack (where X-rated images of celebrities were leaked online); […]
Read More →Rise in HR outsourcing is good news
Typically when recession hits, organisations batten down the hatches and bring all of their services in house. That way, they can control costs and make sure their investment is directed in the right way. So it’s surely a positive trend – and an indication that recovery is really happening – that the average value of […]
Read More →Automated recruitment: computer says no
Simon Lindrea examines the drawbacks of excluding humans from the candidate screening process. According to the JobsOutlook Survey from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), employers are twice as confident about the economy as they were this time last year and are widely planning on taking on more staff in the coming months. As the […]
Read More →Study shows rise in value of HR outsourcing contracts
The average value of HR outsourcing contracts rose by 24% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2014, according to research from arvato UK. The third arvato UK Quarterly Outsourcing Index shows the average value increased from just over £8 million in Q3 2013 to £10 million in Q3 2014. arvato says this year-on-year growth reflects […]
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