Volunteering: a good career move
Last week, 100 companies were honoured in London at an awards ceremony for employers judged by their employees to provide great workplaces. Recruiters fared well in the Best Workplaces 2014 list; 13 of them made the grade. Among the factors that employees rate as making their workplaces great – alongside the usual perks, good line […]
Read More →Uncertainty over EU referendum poses major risk to UK business, research suggests
Discussions over whether the UK will remain part of the EU risks harming trade and hampering businesses’ ability to recruit and retain the best talent, a poll of senior executives has found. Nearly three quarters of senior executives (74%) polled by recruiters Interim Partners said that the debate over whether to hold a referendum could […]
Read More →Travel and subsistence schemes need ‘scrutinising’ following Reed ruling
Recruiters must scrutinise their travel and subsistence schemes to avoid tax liabilities from HMRC, a company has warned. This follows last month’s tribunal ruling against Reed which found that the recruiter is now liable for PAYE and national insurance contributions on salaries given to its directly employed temporary workforce between 1998 and 2006. The Upper […]
Read More →EU Court ruling on holiday pay will have ‘serious implications’ for recruiters
Employers must now take commission payments into account when calculating holiday pay, the European Court of Justice has ruled. In Lock v British Gas, the court ruled that employees who earn sales commission should receive payment for commission as part of their holiday pay, even if they are not earning any commission when they are […]
Read More →Careers advice needs more involvement from employers, young people say
School children want more information about what jobs actually involve, research by the Association of Colleges has found. ‘Have a go experiences’ are also desired, with increased employer involvement which links information and experience of a wide range of careers, the survey of 2,000 11 to 16 year olds found. The report, Careers Guidance: Guaranteed, […]
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66% of the public associate engineering more with men, and only 27% equally with men and women, finds the @IMechE
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Daily interruptions costing UK recruitment companies over £127,000 in revenue every year. #RecNews
Read More →How employer branding can resolve skills shortages
Skills shortages are common in a number of booming business sectors, particularly energy and mining. Mark Brown explains how using a strategic approach – developing an employer brand – can help With no immediate solution to the continuing global skills shortages within the oil and gas, energy, offshore and mining sectors, companies looking to attract […]
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Hospitality businesses generous on #pensions to improve staff retention. Could this help reduce your staff turnover?
Read More →‘The headhunting community is a crucial catalyst to introduce more capable women in the boardroom’
How comfortable do headhunters feel about positive discrimination on their shortlists in order to meet clients’ diversity targets? Peter Crush finds out Over recent years few recruiters would deny the issue of workplace diversity – particularly of improving ethnicity and the number of women in high office – has been one of the key discussions. […]
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