Pay for interim managers up 11% in five years
Average daily pay rates for interims has risen by 11% over the past five years, according to a new survey. The study of 17,000 interim managers, by recruiter Russam GMS, shows an increase from £638 in June 2014 to £651 this year, while the figure has gone from £579 five years ago. However, the average […]
Read More →Strong trend in new jobs in London despite election jitters
The capital’s job market experienced a strong April, with the number of vacancies and job seekers on the rise, the latest Morgan McKinley London Employment Monitor shows. According to the report, professionals seeking new roles increased by 59%, year-on-year, while job opportunities saw an increase of 17%. Month-on-month figures showed an increase in both professional […]
Read More →Junior workers ‘feel unsupported before maternity leave’
The majority of first-time mothers who had been working in junior positions before going on maternity leave say they received the bare minimum of support from their employer before leaving to have their baby, according to new research by AXA PPP healthcare and Netmums. In a poll of new mums, 59% of those who had […]
Read More →1 in 5 office workers fear being fired for poor decisions
The pressure to make blind business decisions at work is leaving many UK office workers stressed and worried that they are unable to do what is asked of them, according to new research. The study, conducted by ICM on behalf of Epicor Software Corporation, reveals that 76% of UK office workers have had to make […]
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#Unemployment rate 5.5% for Jan-Mar 2015, lowest since mid-2008 http://ow.ly/MU3aQ
Read More →Leadership contest? Manufacturing has one of its own
There’s little we can do about the leadership issues going on in key areas of the political world at the moment, but one sector that is in dire need of some support in this area is manufacturing. This sector lags behind all other industries when it comes to leadership quality, according to research from DDI […]
Read More →Are degrees losing their value?
There used to be a time when hiring managers in major employers wouldn’t even consider an application unless a candidate had a 2:1 degree or above. An upper second-class degree, it was believed, was a useful benchmark to sift out those who would do better; some employers even restricted the range of universities from which […]
Read More →Court case highlights risks posed by CV lies
Businesses must be vigilant about what candidates claim on their CV, warns Michael Whittington. The story this week that a former senior Conservative councillor could be facing jail after admitting she pretended to be a qualified barrister to get ahead, should act as a warning to businesses that they can never be too cautious when […]
Read More →CIPD and Nacro launch guide to employing ex-offenders
New guidance for recruiting ex-offenders has been published. Entitled ‘Recruiting safely and fairly: a practical guide to employing ex-offenders’, it has been designed to help businesses understand their legal rights and responsibilities when it comes to dealing with people with histories of offending. It is also aimed at helping businesses update and implement safer and […]
Read More →Business and recruitment leaders react to General Election result
Last week’s General Election saw the Conservatives win a majority in the House of Commons, despite predictions of a hung parliament. Recruitment industry bodies, business organisations and unions have been giving their reactions to the election result. Here are a few of them: Samantha Hurley, head of external relations & compliance at APSCo: “In terms […]
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