What do 21st century job candidates want from you?
Today, the onus appears to be very much on the candidate to make the right impression, but with the skills gap biting, the ball is very much in their court. Can you really make your business work without the very best people and the hottest youngest talent? The recession meant many companies stopped investing in […]
Read More →Growth in staff appointments accelerates in November
The Markit/REC Report on Jobs – published today (Thursday 8th December) – reveals last month’s permanent placements soaring at their fastest rate since February, with temporary/contract appointments also reaching a seven-month high. The Markit/REC Report’s November data signalled a broad-based upturn in demand for permanent staff; however, the month also saw the fastest decline in […]
Read More →Tech start-up launches developer recruitment platform in the UK
A new tech start-up is taking on the traditional IT recruitment market with a new platform that looks set to challenge the way technical teams are headhunted and hired by organisations in the UK. talent.io is a selective recruitment platform that brings together innovative firms with talented developers. Each week, it handpicks the best candidates […]
Read More →A third ‘unlikely to fulfil career aspirations’ without changing roles
A third of employees say they’re unlikely to fulfil their career aspirations in their current organisation, according to the CIPD’s latest research into employees’ views on working life. This autumn’s CIPD Employee Outlook report, produced in partnership with Halogen Software, has found there’s considerable room for improvement when it comes to employee development and career […]
Read More →Agency workers hit by annual £430 pay penalty, says report
While the number of agency workers has grown by 30% since 2011, and now stands at 865,000, they are hit by an average annual pay penalty of £430. That’s according to a new report published this week by independent think-tank, the Resolution Foundation, as it launches a major 18-month investigation into agency work. The report […]
Read More →Apprenticeship Levy ‘penalises supply agencies’, says ARC
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) is calling for the Government to urgently review the basis of charging of the Apprenticeship Levy, following evidence that it disproportionately impacts on recruitment supply agencies. Commenting on the decision to challenge the current implementation of the Levy, Adrian Marlowe, Chairman of ARC, said: “Whilst we welcome the Government’s […]
Read More →UK job scam cases up by 300%
The UK has experienced a significant rise in the number of job scams over the past two years, according to SAFERjobs (Safe Advice for Employment and Recruitment). The non-profit fraud-fighting organisation says that the number of scams reported to it have risen a staggering 300% in the last year alone; 380 reports were made between […]
Read More →Schools facing a headteacher shortage by 2022, warns report
New research by three education leadership organisations has found that schools in England could be facing a shortage of almost 20,000 heads by 2022. A new report by the Future Leaders Trust, Teaching Leaders and TeachFirst (The School Leadership Challenge: 2022) concluded that England could be facing a shortage of up to 19,000 senior teachers […]
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Read More →Berry grows to supply Falmouth’s financial sector
The Falmouth-based branch of Berry Recruitment has expanded its operations in response to a growing demand for workers in the office and financial sectors. The branch has created a Commercial desk to service an increasing number of clients looking for accountants, bookkeepers and office staff. The desk provides temporary and permanent workers for all office-based […]
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