Sopra Steria Recruitment appointed by Leeds City Council
Sopra Steria Recruitment has been appointed by Leeds City Council as one of six preferred suppliers to provide all temporary and permanent ICT resources across the council for a four-year period.
Read More →What would tougher immigration rules for non-EU workers mean for recruiters?
Reducing the number of immigrants coming into the UK has been a central tenet of Conservative Party policy since the 2010 election campaign. This has been hampered by a combination of the coalition with the Liberal Democrats and restrictions on the ability to curb migration from the EU, but there has been a steady toughening […]
Read More →A step closer to gender pay equality
There was big news for gender equality campaigners this week when the Government published the preliminary consultation on its proposals for mandatory pay gap reporting in large companies. From next year, the new rules will require employers in the private and voluntary sectors with at least 250 employees to publish information about the pay of […]
Read More →Automation: the future of recruitment?
Automation is a powerful and essential recruitment tool, used across the entire process by the most forward-thinking employers, says Samir Khelil. The tide is turning. Automated screening and decision making was sometimes viewed as impersonal, generic and cold. Today, it is seen as an invaluable tool for volume recruiters dealing with ever growing numbers of […]
Read More →Gender pay gap plans move a step forward
The Government is to press ahead with plans to force large firms to publish details of their gender pay gap. This week it launched a consultation into new rules that would mean every company with more than 250 employees having to make public the difference between the average pay of their male and female employees. […]
Read More →Government publishes productivity plan
The Government has launched new plans to improve productivity in the UK. The document, entitled “Fixing the Foundations: Creating a more prosperous nation” sets out how the whole of government aims to “reverse the UK’s long-term productivity problem and secure rising living standards”. The Government says that while raising productivity is a global challenge, a […]
Read More →Job vacancies up 6% across London
Overall job vacancies in London rose by 6% last month, according to Venn Group’s June 2015 London Recruitment Index. There were 6,522 vacancies in June, compared to the 6,179 recorded in May 2015, and Venn Groups says much of this activity can be attributed to opportunities within the private sector as businesses bring on board […]
Read More →Employees ‘not selling themselves on social media’
While the nation may be addicted to social media, the nation’s employees are slow to use it to sell themselves to future employers, according to new research carried out for young people’s development charity Brathay Trust. The data reveals that over 27 million Brits use social media on a daily basis, but only a quarter […]
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Read More →Want employable candidates with soft skills? Find a volunteer
It seems slightly ironic that – for all the complaints about how graduates don’t have the right soft skills or leadership potential – employers themselves are failing to look at candidates’ experience of volunteering during the recruitment process. A new campaign from the CIPD, called #iwill, is urging hiring managers to turn this around, encouraging […]
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