Why adapting our recruitment techniques can help solve the skills shortage
Skills shortages are having a serious impact on businesses across a number of sectors in the UK. Last year, one in four jobs weren’t filled due to there not being enough talent. Research shows that this is having a detrimental impact on some business’ profits – with more than two-thirds stating it had a direct […]
Read More →Avoid overusing clichés, recruiters warned
With competition between recruitment firms at its peak, good PR is critical – but the use of too many clichés can be damaging to an agency’s brand. The warning comes from recruitment branding specialists ClearlyPR, which has identified five well-worn phrases that it recommends all recruitment businesses should avoid using as part of their marketing […]
Read More →That gender pay gap just won’t close…
A series of reports out this week offered women in the workplace a triple-whammy of despair. First was a research report by Citizens Advice that showed a 58% rise in the number of people coming to them regarding issues with maternity leave in the last year. Coupled with that, visits to CA’s pregnancy discrimination advice […]
Read More →Collapse in holiday work hits young people
A fall in the number of young people able to get jobs in the summer holidays and while studying in term time is making it harder for them to get a foot on the job ladder. New analysis released this week from the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) shows that the number of 16- […]
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Read More →National Locums celebrates new framework win
Milton Keynes-based medical recruitment agency National Locums has won a place on the new National Clinical Staffing (NCS) Framework. National Locums will supply locum doctors, nurses and allied healthcare professionals to the Framework, which authorises the supply of temporary, permanent and fixed term clinical staff to the NHS. The company successfully underwent an independent audit […]
Read More →Minority groups still facing employment inequality
Employment targets for minority groups should be supported by other initiatives, including a review of corporate culture and recruitment processes, if greater progress is to be made. That’s according to diversity consultancy, The Clear Company, following a report by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, which calls for the introduction of targets after it was […]
Read More →Motherhood pay penalty a “scandal”, says TUC
Research published this week by the Institute for Fiscal Studies and the Joseph Rowntree Foundation shows that the gender pay gap grows year-on-year after childbirth. Commenting on the findings, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “It is scandalous that millions of women still suffer a motherhood pay penalty. Many are forced to leave better-paid jobs […]
Read More →Disability disclosure remains low among jobseekers
Just one in five employers and recruiters say that disabled jobseekers regularly apply for roles with their organisation, according to the latest data from the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI). This is despite the fact that, statistically, every vacancy should receive an average of three applications from disabled candidates. There are 12 million disabled people […]
Read More →Recruitment firms’ call handling called into question
Recruitment firms’ call handling standards have come into question as a result of a major new study into telephone practice. The research conducted by audio branding specialist PHMG, which audited 601 firms in the recruitment trade, discovered the large majority risk losing custom by subjecting customers to generic music and audio while on hold. Typically, […]
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