Shortage of cyber security skills leaves businesses vulnerable
A lack of available talent with the right cyber security skills presents a significant danger to British businesses, according to a City-based specialist recruiter. Responding to a recent report by EY, which found that organisations remain generally unprepared for cyber attacks, Cornucopia IT Resourcing is warning that the unless the deficit in the number of […]
Read More →Charity urges employers to adopt a more inclusive recruitment policy
The charity Mencap is calling on firms to take on more workers with learning disabilities. And to help spread that message it has launched a lobbying pack to enable employees to challenge their employer to adopt a more diverse recruitment policy. The pack, downloadable from Mencap’s website, details the benefits of employing people with a […]
Read More →Midlands job vacancies outstrip those in London, figures show
London is lagging behind the Midlands and North West in generating new jobs, according to new figures from specialist recruiter, Robert Walters. Compared to the third quarter of 2013, job totals across London rose by 4% over the past year, considerably less than the 13% rise recorded in the Midlands. Within the same period, businesses […]
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Read More →Can CV lies damage a business?
For a recruiter, the CV howler is an occupational hazard. So it will come as little surprise to hear that 71% of hiring managers have spotted a lie on a CV, according to figures from Careerbuilder.co.uk. What is perhaps more worrying is that a third of the employers surveyed believe CV embellishments have been on […]
Read More →Four tips for job candidates managing their social media accounts
Steve Thompson outlines why jobseekers should exercise caution when posting online. Companies are now turning to social media as part of their recruitment process. One bad impression created by a social networking account can cross even the most promising candidate off the hiring list, so it pays for jobseekers to be careful. Social media has […]
Read More →Holiday pay calculations should include overtime, tribunal rules
Employees’ holiday pay should take into account overtime payments, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled. Currently only basic pay is used to calculate holiday pay, but the tribunal’s decision in Bear Scotland v Fulton and two other conjoined cases means workers who receive additional payments such as overtime and commission could claim for extra […]
Read More →Increase in UK Living Wage announced
The UK Living Wage has been set at £7.85 per hour, a rise of 2.6% on the 2013 rate. The increase is set to improve the take home pay of 35,000 low-paid workers across the country who are employed by more than 1,000 Living Wage accredited organisations. The rate is 21% higher than the national minimum […]
Read More →Business Entity Tests scrapped by HMRC
HMRC is to drop Business Entity Tests (BETs), which contractors can take to self-assess their risk of being investigated under IR35 legislation. A review by the independent IR35 Forum found that the BETs, introduced in 2012, were used very little and were not fulfilling their intended purpose, and recommended their withdrawal. HMRC accepted the recommendation […]
Read More →Research reveals most common lies told on CVs
Seventy-one per cent of hiring managers have caught a lie on a CV, according to a new survey by CareerBuilder.co.uk. And more than a third of these employers have seen instances of CV embellishment increase post-recession. However, the study revealed how recruiters would not necessarily turn down an application if they discovered a candidate was […]
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