SMEs work with more freelancers than employees, research reveals
Over half of the UK’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are now filling skills gaps by harnessing freelance talent from all over Europe, with 62% claiming that they now work with more freelancers than employees. That’s according to online freelance platform PeoplePerHour (PPH), which recently conducted a survey of 1000 UK SMEs. It found that […]
Read More →Majority of UK workers fear workplace automation
Most UK workers (67%) fear that the rise of automation will make the workplace less sociable and friendly in the future, and over a third (36%) are concerned about the loss of their job. New research from Capita Resourcing has found that while over half (54%) of UK organisations are already automating business processes once […]
Read More →New ban on agency staff will ‘remove a lifeline’ from the NHS
The NHS staffing crisis will worsen because of new measures to restrict trusts from hiring agency nurses and locum doctors who are also employed as substantive staff in the NHS, the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has warned. A recent survey of 199 healthcare recruitment businesses found that in 48% of agencies, more than half […]
Read More →Demand for financial contractors falls as long-term plans take priority
Despite a 1% year-on-year increase in permanent vacancies in the finance sector, demand for contractors dropped by almost a quarter (23%). That’s according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), which also reveals that median salaries across all professional sectors dipped by 1.3% year-on-year. There are notable fluctuations in terms […]
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Read More →Gemini People celebrating Midlands expansion
London-based creative and digital recruitment specialists Gemini People recently opened their second office in Birmingham, allowing them to expand their services into the important Midlands area. The new office expansion will give Gemini People the opportunity to further develop its offering in the creative and digital markets, as well as increase its ability to […]
Read More →How recruitment firms must flex to ease the return to work
Helping people return to work after a career break is once again under the spotlight following the budget announcement that £5m will go towards extending return to work schemes to all levels of management. How this funding trickles down remains to be seen, but the intention is to give those who have taken long career […]
Read More →90% of UK recruiters expect to meet or beat revenue goals in 2017
Ninety per cent (90%) of UK recruiters expect to meet or exceed revenue goals this year regardless of continued economic uncertainty, according to Bullhorn’s 2017 UK Recruitment Trends Report. However, the report, which is based on a survey of more than 400 recruitment professionals, also reveals that almost a third (31%) have a lack of […]
Read More →RSG launches new recruitment brand
Resource Solutions Group (RSG) has launched a new recruitment brand to target the IT and Change Management sectors. Fuse Recruitment is already working with clients in defence, utilities, transportation and consultancies on data migration, separation and property portfolio projects. It will be led by Head of Recruitment Richard Taylor from headquarters in Bristol, with plans […]
Read More →Job market ‘feel-good factor’ threatened by ongoing talent shortage
Half (51%) of employers anticipate a shortage of candidates to fill permanent jobs, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). The REC’s latest JobsOutlook survey of 600 employers has revealed that employers with more than 250 staff are particularly concerned about the lack of talent available, with 63% expecting a shortage. One in five […]
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