Why you shouldn’t be too nice to your new hires
Do employers fall over themselves to please new satff, neglecting to give them constructive feedback when it’s needed? Michael D Watkins says this is too often the case. While speaking recently at an HR forum in Denmark, I learned a Danish word that perfectly captures a common trap that companies fall into when they onboard […]
Read More →Fifth of employers want to up productivity in response to National Living Wage
Around a fifth of employers will respond to rising wage bills by taking action to improve productivity, research by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation has revealed. The REC found that, as a reaction to the new compulsory National Living Wage, which comes in on 1 April at a rate of £7.20 for those aged 25 […]
Read More →Gender and class issues still holding youth employment back
Gender stereotypes still exist around certain types of apprenticeship, despite efforts to get applicants from both genders into traditionally male or female dominated roles. A survey conducted by matching service GetMyFirstJob in time for Apprenticeship Week this week found that 91% of male applicants registered on its site were interested in construction roles as opposed […]
Read More →More than a third of staff think colleagues have drug problem
Over a third of employees either know or suspect that their colleagues take illegal substances either outside or during work, a survey by Crossland Employment Solicitors has found. Sixty percent complained that the drug taking led to mood swings, missed deadlines and staff calling in sick – meaning there was a negative impact on team […]
Read More →International women’s day: cause for celebration?
This week we celebrated annual International Women’s Day, although some of the statistics coming through on the wires suggested that it was perhaps a little early for us to be popping the champagne on gender equality. Among the headline figures reported this week we had: A survey from the Fawcett society revealing that 46% of […]
Read More →GTI celebrates New York opening
Due to the expansion of its graduate recruitment business, GTI Recruiting Solutions has officially opened its first office in the United States at Penn Plaza, NYC. A major acquisition of a significant US client has prompted this new location ‘across the pond’, to add to the company’s UK, EMEA and APAC operations. With a foothold […]
Read More →New initiative to drive 5,000 more females into tech sector
Technology recruitment consultancy Empiric has launched a new initiative to inspire 5,000 more females to pursue careers within technology roles in the UK by 2020. Its Future Tech Girls campaign will work with schools and colleges to place students into relevant work experience opportunities with key tech employers. Empiric will draw on its network of […]
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Read More →Yorkshire recruiter launches new executive search business
A well-known Yorkshire recruiter has launched a senior level and executive search and selection business, specialising in business critical appointments. David Winterburn brings more than 26 years’ recruitment experience to his new venture, known as Burns Tempest, including the past 17 years which has been gained working in retained executive search. From its offices […]
Read More →One in three fail to recognise the UK’s most in-demand skills
A third of Britons cannot identify a single occupation currently considered in-demand by the Government, according to a study by wet weather gear manufacturer Stormline. Its study found a huge difference in jobs that were perceived to be desperate for skills and those that actually were. For example, teaching was wrongly considered by most to […]
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