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Read More →Time to show them the money
Money talks, according to a new study by incentive solutions company Xactly. Its research found that cold hard cash was the main motivator for 27% of UK employees, and that more than two-thirds felt that a financial bonus would motivate them to push towards their next professional goal. We all know that money has been […]
Read More →Gender equality at board level: how does the recruitment industry fare?
The proportion of women in top-level roles is very much on the agenda once again, spurred on by various industry reports, latest quotas and workplace trends. Yet the recruitment industry, the very sector which binds markets and industries together, tends to be the most overlooked. It’s why the Women in Recruitment (WIR) initiative – re-launched […]
Read More →Salary surprise: hits and myths of working in the Middle East
In a time of low oil prices and mothballed projects, the Middle East remains an attractive prospect for experienced oil and gas professionals looking for their next contract. The numbers tell their own story: OPEC reports that in 2014, the Middle East accounted for approximately 23.51 million barrels of oil a day – or 30% […]
Read More →Revenue and recruiter numbers up significantly, report reveals
Total recruitment industry turnover increased by 9.7% in 2014/15 to reach £31.5 billion with growth delivered by improved margins in the permanent market and increased volumes of temporary, contract and interim placements. That is the headline finding from the eighth annual report on the recruitment industry’s performance from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), released […]
Read More →Job markets improving around the world, survey reveals
A global survey of hiring and firing trends covering more than 9,500 organisations in 30 key countries has found job prospects for professionals and managers continuing to improve. The latest Global Snapshot project from international recruitment firm, Antal, asked companies in major markets such as Western and Eastern Europe, China and Mexico whether they were […]
Read More →MPs reject ban on using agency workers to break strikes
An attempt to add a ban on employers bringing in agency staff to break strikes to the Trades Union Bill has failed in Parliament. A group of MPs from across the political spectrum showed their support for a proposed amendment to the bill during its third reading in the House of Commons last week, but […]
Read More →Financial incentives are best staff motivator, study finds
Financial incentives are key to engaging employees and boosting productivity, but many organisations are failing to offer any to staff, according to a new study by Xactly. The incentive solutions firm’s survey found that despite 27% of UK employees stating a financial bonus is their main motivator, a large portion of employers do not run […]
Read More →Infinity awarded Cranfield University staffing contract
Recruitment firm Infinity has been awarded the contract for Temporary Agency & Staffing Services (TASS) to Cranfield University, supplying workers across diverse disciplines including administration, marketing, finance, estates and maintenance, climate and environment, IT and ancillary. This win follows Infinity’s appointment onto the Southern Universities Purchasing Consortium’s TASS framework as the number one supplier for […]
Read More →Aldermore launches recruitment finance offering
Aldermore has launched Pay & Bill Finance, a new invoice finance solution to help temporary recruitment agencies manage payments and customer invoicing. It offers recruitment agencies a solution to the funding gap experienced between paying candidate wages and being paid by their customers. Aldermore is working with Mazars LLP to offer a solution whereby Mazars […]
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