Whether you run a public sector, private sector or charitable organisation the benefits of using a good Headhunter will repay your business 10 fold. Whilst cost may have a major impact on the method of recruitment the results will speak for themselves. So lets start with the basics. What...
Read moreThe Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC) has welcomed a government review into how zero hours contracts are being used by employers in the UK. Zero hours contracts have been criticised by some because they allow employers to put workers on standby without a guaranteed minimum number of hours or pay. Last week...
Read moreMany people, at some point in their working lives, have to have a difficult conversation with someone. It might be about a performance issue or something more personal. It can be with a peer, a subordinate or indeed a boss. Very often people are anxious about having this conversation....
Read moreThe CBI today commented on the latest official labour market data, showing that employment rose by 24,000 and unemployment fell by 5,000 in the three months to April, and total pay rose by 1.3{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}. Neil Carberry, CBI Director for Employment and Skills, said: “It’s encouraging to see businesses feel...
Read moreNumbers of permanent and temporary roles advertised during the end of quarter one were significantly up according to data from Adecco. The figures show that the Banking and Insurance sector was the key benefactor, with an impressive 32{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} rise in advertised vacancies. Sales (+25{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) and Marketing, Advertising and PR...
Read moreMembers of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and Institute of Recruitment Professionals (IRP) voted online, via post and in person at today’s AGM to elect nine new directors to the REC’s council. The new corporate directors who join the REC council following today’s election are: • Jeanette Barrowcliffe, Meridian...
Read moreCommenting on the latest employment figures released by the Office for National Statistics today which show unemployment fell and employment numbers rose over the past three months, REC CEO Kevin Green says: “This month’s figures support our own job market indicator which shows that growth in permanent employment is...
Read moreYesterday’s REC Public Sector Forum looked at talent management in difficult times and how public sector employers can manage their workforce to improve the performance of public services. Leading experts including Dean Royles, Chief Executive of NHS Employers and Chairman of Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), Karen...
Read moreStories of the ‘lost generation’ of young, unemployed people have been well documented in the media. Statistics, however, do back up these stories, with recent analysis published by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) finding that 18-24 year olds are much less likely to be in work today than before...
Read moreA study into job satisfaction has found that only 10{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of Brits are fully satisfied with their jobs, with more than one third of workers (36{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e}) believing they could be at least twice as effective if their potential was fully realised by their employer. The independent study, commissioned by...
Read moreKey points: – Permanent and temporary staff appointments both increase – Solid, albeit slightly slower, expansion of job vacancies – Modest rise in pay rates – Marginal fall in permanent staff availability, temp availability up Summary: The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs – published...
Read moreReferring to the announcement last week of a government consultation into offshore tax arrangements, often used by temporary workers, Adrian Marlowe, chairman of the Association of Recruitment Consultancies (ARC), said: “It is to be welcomed that the government is finally taking some action. The temporary workforce has significantly increased...
Read moreLess than one in three financial sector workers outside of senior management say they’re proud to work in the sector, almost two thirds of all workers in the sector believe some people in their organisation are rewarded in a way that incentivises inappropriate behaviour, and three in four financial...
Read moreUnite, Britain’s biggest union, has called for urgent action to close the skills gap by providing decent skilled apprenticeships to young people or face a skills ‘timebomb’. Speaking at a conference on skills in Manchester today (6 June), Unite assistant general secretary Tony Burke said: “Decent, skilled apprenticeships today...
Read moreIn a survey of over 2,000 British workers, 38{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of British workers said they were content with their career progression. But 73{6060b2de664e4eaa3e7b7e86961ce2c4bbd7a29b6c1097abf8257a4e5b07383e} of those working in insurance said they were happy with the way they were scaling the corporate ladder. Those working in property, financial services, nursing, IT and...
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