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Read More →Tackling recruitment costs and developing workers’ skills essential
Employment growth cannot be sustained unless employers and recruiters get more freedom when it comes to meeting skills shortages, says Beatrice Bartlay. Figures released by the Office for National Statistics have revealed that unemployment has decreased significantly across the UK in the last quarter. The national employment rate figure of 73 per cent is a […]
Read More →Sharing our lives with our employers: at what cost?
News this week that workers would be happy for their employer to monitor their social media activity in return for a better deal shows just how the separation between our ‘work selves’ and our home lives is blurring all the time. PwC’s wide-ranging report The Future of Work: A Journey to 2022, found that monitoring […]
Read More →Economic upturn ‘not helping low-paid women’
Low-paid women are failing to benefit from the economic recovery, according to a charity which campaigns for women’s rights. A report published by the Fawcett Society states that since the start of the crisis in 2008, 826,000 extra women have moved into types of work that are typically low-paid and insecure. In addition, female under-employment […]
Read More →Rise in monitoring of workers’ social media profiles predicted
Nearly a third of people would be happy for their employer to have access to their social media profiles, in exchange for a better work deal, a new report says. According to PwC, who carried out the research, this data could be used by employers to understand what motivates their workforce and the reasons why […]
Read More →Areas with highest employment rates among older people revealed
New government figures show which areas of the UK have the highest proportion of older people in work. According to new information collated by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), Watford boasts the highest estimated employment rate among 50- to 64-year-olds, with figures for the period April 2013 to March 2014 showing 89.5% of […]
Read More →Third of employers don’t check degrees
A third of employers don’t request degree certificates from job applicants, according to research by the Higher Education Degree Datacheck (HEDD). The survey, which asked employers about their approach to verifying qualifications, found that 63% of respondents ask for certificates. Of those who do request them, 76% assume they are legitimate and don’t verify them […]
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Read More →Attracting and retaining talent: keeping a competitive edge
Anna Gibbons looks at how employers can ensure that the best people want to work for them. 2014 has signalled the start of a significant change for the UK jobs market. As businesses begin to feel the effects of improving economic conditions, employees looking for a career move are no longer as cautious about flying […]
Read More →Why hasn’t video interviewing caught on in the UK?
After years of reining in expenses, it came as a surprise this week that more than half of companies have never used video interviews to assess candidates. A survey by Foosle found that 51% of those surveyed were always looking for new ways to reduce recruitment costs, yet two-thirds of respondents rejected up to 75% […]
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