Industry Insider
GDPR: What recruiters need to know for May 2018
Graham Hansen, Associate in HRC Law’s Commercial team, knows next year’s data protection changes will impact all sectors. Some industries, however, may have more to consider when it comes to ensuring they’re compliant for next year. Here he explains more and gives recruiters three areas to focus on now to ready themselves. GDPR? The General […]
Read More →Struggling to recruit? How to beat dwindling candidate availability
Recently, the BBC along with many other publications reported that employers were finding it hard to recruit new staff following the UK labour market tightening. According to several surveys by employment agencies, there has been a quick increase in the pay rates of both permanent and temporary staff despite a dramatic fall in the number […]
Read More →One size cannot fit all
I recently had the privilege of chairing a forum on modern employment. I met a range of authoritative speakers who shared and aired their views about the changing nature of employment, the potential shape of Matthew Taylor’s new ‘dependent contractor’ and how an updated modern employment law framework is needed for today’s twenty-first century workplace. […]
Read More →The apprenticeship levy: An opportunity to improve disabled talent pipelines
While the recruitment sector has, in the past, strongly voiced its reservations around the Apprenticeship Levy, a recent round table hosted by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) concluded that its introduction offers us a prime opportunity to improve disabled talent pipelines. We must begin by understanding what ‘disability’ means; that is, a physical or […]
Read More →Should multiple-choice tests be used in recruitment?
Employers using multiple-choice psychometric testing in recruitment should act with caution following the recent case of Government Legal Services (GLS) v Brookes. The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) upheld the decision of an Employment Tribunal (ET) that a job applicant with Asperger’s syndrome was discriminated against by being required to sit a multiple-choice test as part […]
Read More →Wage stagnation: How can recruiters ensure staff don’t feel underappreciated?
Last week, the BBC released an article which showed how wage stagnation and higher costs of living are affecting particular industries’ staff. By May 2017, the average weekly pay was 0.5% lower than the same time a year earlier after inflation was taken into account; however, there have been significant ‘winners’ and ‘losers’ in terms of changes […]
Read More →3 tips for leveraging your employer brand to recruit
Think about the buzzwords you hear thrown around the recruitment and HR world, and employer brand is sure to come up. You probably most frequently hear it used in reference to company culture, perks and benefits. But what does it actually mean and why does it matter? Glassdoor defines employer branding as “the art of […]
Read More →Keeping above the law this summer with seasonal employment
For both agencies and employers in the leisure, hospitality and tourism sectors, the approach of summer brings with it the need for a temporary increase in the workforce to cope with the busy period. Meeting seasonal demand can be both a practical challenge and a risk. Using a recruitment agency to supply seasonal workers is […]
Read More →The most important lessons I’ve learnt as a recruiter
People are the key to a successful and profitable business: they are what make the brand, are the ones delivering excellent customer service and making sure that customers (your clients) get exactly what they pay for. Recruitment is therefore arguably the most important element to a successful business. But sourcing the right people is a […]
Read More →Worker well-being in the recruitment sector
Striking the balance between pressure and challenge can be a fine art and nothing truer could be said of the recruitment industry. Although not unique to the industry, the high-pressure, performance-centric environment, coupled with the burden of financial reward and demanding hours, can accelerate the rate of staff turnover and cements recruitment’s reputation as one […]
Read More →
Your Voice
-
Oct 11Via @IOR_JoinUs on Twitter Facebook accused of discriminating against women with male-targeted job adverts http://flamepost.com/u/lHi Read More
-
Sep 27Via @agencycentral on Twitter Need an introduction to recruitment agency regulations? The laws and regulations recruiters absolutely need to know about. http://bit.ly/2N1ndyh Read More
-
Sep 13Via @greg_savage on Twitter People don't leave companies. They leave leaders! http://ow.ly/B8Fh30lNqjQ Read More
-
Jul 19Via @recmembers on Twitter Google for Jobs launched today in the UK – in case you missed it, here’s REC marketing manager Michael Oliver's blog on how agencies can take advantage > https://t.co/1dHnR9P4Dl Read More
RSS News
Archive
Most Popular
Low Pay Commission to examine minimum wage boost
IT contractors report confidence in the temporary jobs market- Cherry Professional launches new HR division
Apprenticeships back in the spotlight
Letting blockchain do the dirty work
IPSE welcomes clampdown on late payment
Day-rate interims can be more cost-effective
More Square Mile workers to benefit from London Living Wage
