Retail industry calls for swift recruitment processes and market intelligence
Doug Rode surveys the retail industry in the UK. Throughout recent times, many retail organisations have felt the brunt of the economic crisis and have been required to adapt to organisational change and enter new markets with ambiguity. 2013 was a year of uncertainty for retail organisations, with many long-standing stores, such as Blockbuster, going […]
Read More →Mixed reaction to Chancellor’s Autumn Statement
Businesses, unions and trade associations have been giving their reaction to the Government’s Autumn Statement, which Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne delivered in Parliament last week. Samantha Hurley, head of external affairs and compliance at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) said the news that the UK is the fastest growing economy within […]
Read More →November boom for manufacturing jobs
November saw the highest number of manufacturing jobs advertised this year, according to figures released by recruitment software provider, Recruitive. Despite a decline in the overall number of jobs advertised in November, Recruitive says manufacturing jobs bucked the trend and rose by almost 17%. These figures support the findings of the Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index […]
Read More →Half of workers have been bullied at work, says report
Half of workers have felt bullied in their workplace, according to a survey by CareerBuilder.co.uk The most common ways respondents said they had been bullied included being ignored, whereby comments have been dismissed or not acknowledged (41%), and being falsely accused of mistakes they didn’t make (39%). Constantly being criticised by the boss or co-workers […]
Read More →Health and Safety Executive releases annual data on workplace dangers
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has released its annual statistics report for Great Britain that highlights the dangers in the nation’s workplaces, including illnesses contracted, injuries sustained, the working days that are lost and the economic cost to the UK. According to the figures, more than 1.2 million people were suffering with some form […]
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A good afternoon at #rcnvs today with a very interactive audience. Love seeing recruitment / HR people passionate about their craft.
Read More →Will shared parental leave change attitudes?
A report from the TUC this week could have been pulled out of the 1970s or 1980s. The organisation found that the sacking, bullying and sidelining of pregnant women was still commonplace at work, despite a host of legislation put in place over the past few decades to protect them. It points to the fact […]
Read More →Workers fall foul of false self-employment
Martyn Makinson considers the new government regulations designed to prevent false self-employment. Britain has been dubbed the self-employment capital of western Europe with 4.5 million classed as self-employed, accounting for more than 15% of the labour force. Many people working in construction are genuinely self-employed, however, UKCG (UK Contractors’ Group) recognises that some are in […]
Read More →New proposals to tackle late payment
Large and listed companies could have to publish detailed information about their payment practices and performance, under new proposals unveiled by Business Minister Matthew Hancock. The proposed changes are aimed at making it easier for small businesses to compare the average payment time of these firms; the proportion of invoices paid beyond terms; and the […]
Read More →REC to investigate after agency is featured on Watchdog
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) says it will take action following an edition of Watchdog in which an agency told candidates they could only be provided with recruitment services if they took paid training courses via its own business. Last week, the BBC One programme aired footage featuring east London-based Age Enterprise (trading as […]
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