Time for recruiters to change the employment landscape
To the relief of the business world, the government has announced it will not ban the use of zero-hours contracts. Launching a twelve-week consultation on the use of the controversial contracts – rarely out of the news this year – business secretary Vince Cable said that despite reported abuse of workers’ rights they have an […]
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Read More →Recruiting through social media: pros and cons
“Ignore social media at your peril.” We have all heard that message, but how can recruiters really understand the best and worst of social networking? Nick Taylor explains Checking someone’s Facebook profile might be a useful way to see if ‘I’m creative and enjoy illustration’ translates to ‘I spend Saturday nights as a graffiti artist, […]
Read More →Labour market on the up at the end of the year
The jobs market is strengthening as we go into 2014 with a quarter of a million more people in jobs in the three months to October than in the previous quarter, figures have revealed. The majority of the jobs growth is in full-time, permanent roles in the private sector. In addition, employment increased in Scotland […]
Read More →Agency workers and zero hours contracts the key to growth in 2014
Flexible employment contracts will play a vital role in job creation and economic growth in 2014, research of UK employers has suggested. The use of agency workers and zero hours contracts among other flexible contract options are either “vital” or “important” to the UK economy, according to 97% of the firms surveyed for On the […]
Read More →Disability and heath strategy will encourage employers to recruit more disabled people
A government strategy for getting more people with disabilities and health conditions into work will introduce a ‘One Stop Shop’ to encourage employers to hire disabled people. Of the 11.5 million working age people in Britain with a long-term health condition, 6.5 million are classified as disabled, the Department for Work and Pensions has said. […]
Read More →SMEs looking to invest in 2014
The UK’s smallest firms are increasingly optimistic about the economic outlook in 2014, communicating plans to grow their businesses and finding access to finance a little easier. According to the Small Business Index, a report analysing trends in the small business market produced by the Federation of Small Businesses, confidence among small firms has grown […]
Read More →Finding the strategic value of big data
Increased number of companies have invested in big data technologies in 2013, leading Gartner to call it the ‘year of big data’. But how can recruitment businesses turn big data into insight that they can use? Stephen Blackmore explains The current surge in interest in big data is fuelled by two key trends: recognition that […]
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Read More →Becoming indispensable
With the threats and challenges to the recruitment business evolving with greater speed than before, it is imperative on recruiters to recognise just what these issues are and how they can deal with them. Competition for business now comes in many forms. The growth of more centralised recruitment strategies and in-house recruitment teams, coupled with […]
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