Businesses failing to report on workforces, says NAPF
Most companies are failing to report on how they manage their workforces, according to the National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF). Its new report, ‘Where’s the workforce in corporate reporting?’, says that despite a familiar corporate mantra of “our people are our greatest asset”, and a widely accepted view that human capital is one of […]
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Schools and their recruitment partners are putting children at risk by not obtaining the appropriate checks and references for new staff. That’s the view of recruitment firm Connex Education, following a recent story in the Hull Daily Mail which revealed that at least 33 members of staff in local schools had not been vetted to […]
Read More →Working-class applicants ‘struggle to get top jobs’
Elite firms are systematically excluding bright working-class applicants from their workforce, according to a new study by the Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. The research, published in the report ‘Non educational barriers to the elite profession evaluation’, is the product of extensive interviews with staff from 13 leading law, accountancy and financial services firms, […]
Read More →Nearly double number of men working in digital than women
There are currently nearly twice as many men working in the digital sector than women, according to a new study by recruitment agency The Candidate. The research, which looked at 150 digital businesses across the North of England, also found there is a significant lack of females in management roles, with 156% more men taking […]
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Read More →Are recruiters keeping up with demand for talent in the renewables sector?
The renewables sector in the UK is expanding rapidly. According to figures from the Renewable Energy Association, there has been an 8% increase in the number of people working in the sector – from 102,987 to 112,055 – over the past year, and many of these are for positions which did not exist at all […]
Read More →Overlooking older workers is pointless and counter-productive
Despite the fact that age discrimination at work became illegal in 2010 through the Equality Act, employers still seem to make assumptions about older workers. A new report from the Institute of Leadership and Management has revealed that workers over the age of 50 are still being overlooked for promotions, despite having enormous amounts of […]
Read More →How to stop worrying about your career and take control
FOGIW – the fear of getting it wrong – is a growing social anxiety now affecting our careers and work lives. While it is only natural to worry about whether we’re making the right decisions in our career, FOGIW is increasingly road blocking our choices and crushing our confidence. There are ten signs of career […]
Read More →Ageism at work ‘is widening the leadership skills gap’
Workers aged over 50 are routinely being overlooked for promotion despite possessing the essential knowledge and experience needed to fill the UK’s leadership skills gap, according to a new report from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM). The report, drawn from a survey of more than 1,400 UK managers, reveals that many organisations wrongly […]
Read More →Decline in candidate availability for temporary social care workers
Research carried out by supply management firm Comensura has revealed that although the demand for temporary qualified social workers (TQSW) is increasing, candidate availability is declining. The research surveyed specialist recruitment agencies of TQSW, and looked into candidate availability in both adult and children’s services. Children’s services is identified as having the highest availability gap […]
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