Recruitment firm’s jobs drive at motorway services
Transport sector recruitment firm Transline Group is touring a state-of-the-art driving simulator in an effort to sign up potential HGV drivers for the logistics sector. The first event was at Burtonwood Services, and members of the national driver training team from the Brighouse-based firm were on hand to offer a taster session in the high-tech […]
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Read More →The UK’s productivity problem – and how recruiters can help solve it
Countless statistics and official figures have provided evidence of a real UK productivity problem. Recent ONS data revealed that despite working longer hours than many of our European counterparts, the UK is actually less productive in terms of output: we are averaging around 30% behind countries such as France and Germany and 30% behind the […]
Read More →Agile workforces: still an age away?
It seems somewhat out-of-sync that – as more people have access to fast broadband at home and workplace communications technology improves – we still expect people to be chained to their desks 9 to 5. Research by workplace technology company Condeco highlights this, claiming that unless employers grant workers the opportunity to work flexibly, they […]
Read More →Understanding and tackling the E&M skills shortage
Jason Saunders looks at the causes of the skills shortage in the engineering and manufacturing (E&M) industry, and the solutions that need to be put into place to tackle the problem. It’s well known that the engineering and manufacturing (E&M) industry in the UK is facing a significant skills shortage. This is a cause for […]
Read More →Female jobseekers over 50 face discrimination, study shows
Older jobseekers are facing widespread discrimination in the UK, and female applicants over 50 are more likely to experience bias than men, according to new research. Using carefully constructed CVs, researchers at Anglia Ruskin University’s Lord Ashcroft International Business School applied for 1,836 jobs advertised between July 2013 and May 2015. One set of CVs […]
Read More →2.3 City jobs per candidate in July
As City employers seek to secure top talent to take advantage of the growing economy, jobseekers are enjoying a strong employment market with 2.3 roles per candidate. The results of the Robert Walters City Jobs Index, which tracks the number of jobs available and candidates seeking jobs in the City of London month-by-month, show that […]
Read More →45% of employers plan to hire full-time workers in coming months
Many British employers and job seekers are feeling positive about their prospects, with 45% of hirers planning to bring in full-time, permanent staff over the next six months and 43% planning to hire temporary or contract workers. Meanwhile, 27% of workers plan to change jobs in the next 12 months. That’s according to CareerBuilder.uk’s Midyear […]
Read More →Businesses ‘must allow flexible working to increase productivity’
Companies must let their staff work remotely or else risk damaging growth and staff morale. That’s the view of workplace technology specialist Condeco Software, responding to the latest ONS figures, which reveal that 39.3 million adults are accessing the internet every day. The firm says the amount of employees demanding flexible working will continue to […]
Read More →National Locums wins NHS Framework award
National Locums, the Milton Keynes-based medical recruitment agency, has won an NHS Framework (preferred supplier) award. The company will supply mental healthcare professionals, including psychiatrists, to the Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust, covering hospitals and community health centres in 32 towns in the Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and south central region.
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