Ensure your recruitment campaigns are designed for success
Running a recruitment campaign can involve hours of wading through piles of unsuitable CVs – or worse, not receiving any. Recruitment processes can cause headaches for any company, large or small. But clever, well thought through recruitment ads can cut through the clutter straight to the star candidates. Presenting the opportunity in the right way […]
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Read More →GetMyFirstJob reaches 300,000 apprenticeships milestone
Apprenticeship matchmaking service GetMyFirstJob has announced it has reached a milestone in helping 300,000 young people find work. According to the House of Commons Youth Unemployment statistics, there were 624,000 young people aged 16–24 unemployed in the UK from June 2016 to August 2016. In a climate of considerably high youth unemployment rates, social enterprises […]
Read More →Preliminary hearing held for GMB members vs Addison Lee
The preliminary hearing of the claim for three GMB members driving for Addison Lee took place yesterday (Wednesday 25 January) at the Central London Employment Tribunal. The case is the latest of several concerning the so-called ‘gig’ economy and whether certain workers within it should be classed as employees or not. The three Addison Lee […]
Read More →Businesses remain confident despite ‘choppy waters’ ahead
Three-quarters of UK employers (76%) expect economic conditions to be more challenging in 2017 compared to 2016, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). The REC’s latest JobsOutlook survey of 601 employers predicts a slowing in short-term hiring, while employers intending to increase their permanent staff within the next three months has reduced to […]
Read More →Recruitment Agency Expo takes place in London next week
One of the most important industry events of the year, Recruitment Agency Expo takes place next week at London’s Olympia. Now in its sixth year, the two-day Recruitment Agency Expo offers visitors the opportunity to meet with more than 90 exhibitors, attend free seminars covering current industry topics, and see a range of presentations and […]
Read More →Majority of UK workers apply for roles they’re not qualified for
Over 60% of UK workers have applied for jobs that they aren’t qualified for, according to new research from Course Library, an online training platform launched by CV-Library and UK edtech firm, e-Careers Limited. The research, which surveyed 1000 participants between the ages of 18 and 64 about the relationship between professional development and employability, […]
Read More →Courier classed as worker in latest ‘gig’ economy case
The status of workers in the ‘gig’ economy has been highlighted again this week after a ruling that a courier with logistics firm Citysprint should be classed as a worker, rather than self-employed. As reported on the TEAM website, an Employment Tribunal has held that a cycle courier for Citysprint was a worker under section […]
Read More →Introduction fees: The recruiters’ battleground?
To avoid dispute, the question of when an introduction fee is payable in respect of the introduction of staff to a client should be set out clearly in agreed terms, both parties acting in accordance with such intention to create legal relations. These are basic contractual principles. For recruiters, this is an area ripe for […]
Read More →Latest ONS figures show unemployment at 11-year low
The latest ONS figures reveal that the unemployment rate has remained at an 11-year low of just 4.8% – down by more than 900,000 since 2010. The Office for National Statistics has confirmed that employment continues to run at a near-record high rate of 74.5%, with 31.8 million people in work – an increase of […]
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