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- Workers seek assistance as redundancy fears grow
Fears over job security seem to be hitting employees hard, according to workers contacting Employee Advisory Resource's (EAR) employee assistance helpline.
- Video CVs are a Long Way from Commonplace
A recent survey conducted by MRINetwork, one of the world’s largest executive search organisations, has shown that most job seekers stick to conventional CVs.
- Survey finds average six-week recruitment gap
New research has found that on average, there is a 30 day gap between an employee leaving an organisation and their replacement starting.
- Grads from top-ranked universities less likely to lie on CVs
If you graduated from one of the nation’s top 20 universities, you are less likely to lie on your CV ......
- Redundancy not the end to employers problems, warns Croner
With fears of an economic recession around the corner and employment tribunals on the rise, Croner, the UK’s leading workplace information and consultancy providers, is warning employers that redundancy is not the easy solution that they seek.
- Government announces yet more measures - this time expenses allowances
The Government has today issued a new consultation – entitled “Tax relief for travel expenses:
temporary workers and overarching employment contracts”. This marks the beginning of another phase in the government’s review of the agency sector.
- Ease the financial burden of school holidays
Log on to our summer holidays Web TV show to find out how to avoid spending beyond your means keeping the kids entertained
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- IT skills shortage worsened by lack of graduate jobs
New research has suggested that a shortage of IT jobs for new graduates may be contributing to the industry's skills deficit.
- Potential employers spell it out
A poll recently conducted by leading recruitment agency, Select Appointments, has revealed that misspelt words are top of the chart when it comes to employers’ pet hates.
- Cut taxes to prevent exodus of small firms, says business lobby group
Mounting taxes are leaving many of the UK’s smallest firms with an uphill struggle to survive .......
- Graduates want jobs straight from university, but shy away from London working
The popularity of working in London could be on the downturn as fewer graduates look for jobs in the capital.
- Acas urges small businesses to avoid tribunal costs with early mediation
Acas, the employment relations service, is urging small businesses to avoid the risk of facing employment tribunals by considering mediation earlier when solving workplace disputes.
- Jobs market continues to prop up UK economy
The latest official labour market statistics, published earlier today by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), show that the UK jobs market continues to be in good health.
- Half of UK workers are still in touch with the office on their summer hols
Half of UK workers are still in touch with the office on their summer hols….but not as often as our European neighbours
- Active commuting will boost the nation’s health
Commuters should be encouraged to walk and cycle to work if the government wants to prevent the nation’s workforce suffering from obesity, mental health issues and other serious health problems.
- Employers advised to match working times to sleep patterns
A spokesperson for the Sleep Council has suggested that businesses may get more out of their employees if they try and match their working hours to their body clocks.
- Employers need more support to be positive about pregnancy, says REC
Nicola Brewer, Chief Executive of the Equality and Human Rights Commission has suggested today (Monday) that the extension of women’s maternity rights may lead to discrimination against women of a child bearing age.
- 9333 jobs could go as situation worsens for Recruitment Agencies companies
Up to 9333 jobs could be lost as the UK Recruitment Agencies industry consolidates over the next 12 months, according to the 3rd edition 2008 Plimsoll Analysis.
- London and South-East are the top fraud hotspots
Research by CIFAS reveals that London and the South-East are the key hotspots for fraudulent applications across all product sectors.
- Entrepreneurial employees are vital for keeping the UK competitive
For the UK to stay ahead in an increasingly competitive global economy, businesses need to employ highly skilled, creative, ambitious and enterprising staff – people who can spot opportunities and have new ideas.
- Digital literacy crucial for UK’s global competitiveness
The topic of media literacy was discussed last week at Virtual Voices, an event which brought together young people, educators, policymakers and media figures.
- Ceridian survey reveals 1 in 6 employees wouldn't dream of asking for a pay rise
A survey released today from Ceridian, one of the largest providers of human resource services in the world, has revealed that a staggering one in six employees said they would never dream of asking for a pay rise.
- Government moves to name and shame rogue employers should be selective
Government moves to name and shame businesses that employ illegal workers are being welcomed by UK employment experts but only if penalties are proportional, says Croner, the UK’s leading provider of workplace information and consultancy services.
- Give up your day job... and still get paid
It may pay the bills but the dreaded day job can wear you down, particularly if you’re stuck indoors all day behind a desk.
- CIPD jobs market update – Rise in Bank interest rate would trigger autumn jobs cull
In its mid-year update on the state of the UK jobs market .......
- Six million UK workers sucked into satisfaction vacuum
When it comes to the 9 to 5, we're only two thirds satisfied, according to new research.
- Increasing demand for IT professionals bucks trend of economic decline
Whilst many sectors of the UK jobs market are feeling the economic pinch, the demand for high level IT professionals is set to increase over the next decade according to the IT and Telecoms Insights 2008 Employment Forecast.
- Global talent shortage continues in accounting and finance
A shortage of experienced accounting and finance professionals continues to affect employers around the world, according to the second-annual Robert Half Global Financial Employment Monitor.
- Demand for permanent staff fell for first time in five years during June
June’s Report on Jobs, from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG, signalled a further weakening of UK job market conditions.
- Talented procurement managers key for cutting costs
With procurement managers dealing with the most cost-sensitive issues ........
- It's all about ROI in these Harsher Economic Climes
The forecast for the current economic climate is like something from a Solzhenitsyn novel.
- Dip in Online Recruitment in the UK in June
According to the Monster Employment Index
- Half of pension funds shift investments from equities to bonds
· Survey of over final salary scheme managers reveals changes to investment strategies
· Schemes adopting greater range of diversifying asset classes
- Brits fearful over 'contactless' cards
Brits are fearful that the introduction of 'contactless' payment will mean they are at greater risk from criminals and fraudsters.
- Majority of Brits plan on a career change
One in four Britons expect to change careers at least three times in their life, while 60 per cent expect to do so twice, according to a new report.
- Web-enabled university degrees delivered in the workplace
In line with government targets for degrees developed with employers .......
- Scots Employers Urged to Re-think HR Policies as Landmark Payout Looms
Scottish employment law experts Empire HR are issuing a warning to employers seeking to avoid multi-million pound unfair dismissal claims – following a landmark ruling which could lead to the largest compensation payout in UK history.
- Universities recommend a web-presence as crucial to recruitment
According to a survey of university careers advisors, job-hunting students need to spruce up their online image in order to get the job of their dreams.
- Password hell and email the bane of IT workers’ lives
Password resets and email management are the top two bugbears for IT departments.
- Second annual survey shows that employers are still missing out on a huge pool of talent
The majority of working mothers are still frustrated by the lack of flexible working positions available, according to the second annual survey from Workingmums.co.uk.
- Want to be a better sales manager?
According to recent research, up to 40% of sales managers fail in their first year* because their skills fail to meet the needs of their position.
- CVs leave employers depressed not impressed
Be warned! What may seem like a tried and tested explanation of your skills could actually be letting you down.
- Credit Crunch Spreads Sleep Deprivation in Worst Hit Industries
Money worries and the credit crunch biting is driving a wave of sleep deprivation across the UK workforce, a report out today revealed.
- New measures to tackle workplace discrimination announced
Public bodies are to be compelled to reveal what measures they are taking to close the gender pay gap and provide equal employment opportunities for disabled and ethnic minority people, under new legislation.
- Interim Human Resources Management - Reasons to be flexible
Growing numbers of employees want to work more flexibly in order to achieve a better balance between their jobs and the rest of their lives.
- HDA Retirement Survey Results
HDA, an international Human Capital Consultancy, recently conducted a survey among retired people, which for the first time has provided metrics on the beneficial effects of attending a pre-retirement workshop.
- Strong leaders ensure the crunch doesn't bite
Strong leadership can be the difference between business failure and success, especially in a challenging market, according to leadership specialists SFL.
- Employers 'want achievements-based CVs'
Recruiters are looking for CVs that detail previous workplace achievements but many applicants are failing to deliver this, according to a new survey.
- Keeping Students Safe on Work Experience
With as many as half a million school students getting ready to go on work experience, health and safety expert Croner is urging UK businesses to review their safety procedures before welcoming young people to their workplaces.
- New Age & Equality law creates major head ache for employers
Plans for outlawing age discrimination in general and the introduction of new equality laws has created much confusion amongst employers in the last 24 hours.
- Government needs to add more weight to new Single Equality Bill
Responding to the Single Equality Bill published today, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the proposals ......
- Students put off careers in the IT industry by "boring" image
Students are being deterred from considering a career in the IT industry because they consider it to be "boring", although most also believe it offers good job prospects, new research has suggested.
- Construction industry warnings on ‘workforce time bomb’
The construction industry faces a ‘workforce time bomb’ and risks suffering a serious skills shortfall due to its ageing workforce according to ConstructionSkills, the industry’s Sector Skills Council.
- Mummy, where do jobs come from?
Results of a study published today reveal that 68% of today’s youngsters are in desperate need of advice on how to get a job, as over a fifth (21%) of British school leavers claimed to have received no career advice before leaving education.
- Online shake up will revolutionise the face of the Internet
The Internet could see its most radical shake-up in years if plans to open up the current web address system are passed.
- Could Achievement Amnesia cost you your next job?
A failure to recall a history of workplace achievements on CVs is preventing people securing the jobs they want, and even leading some applicants to receive below market-rate salaries, according to research released today by iProfile.org.
- Smoking ban has gone down a treat in English offices
As we approach the first anniversary of the smoking ban on 1 July 2008 it looks like it has had a positive effect in English workplaces.
- UK employers embrace foreign workers to meet talent shortages
• 20% of employers turn to foreign workers to address skills shortage
- Manufacturing downturn fuels growth in offshore outsourcing
The manufacturing sector is struggling with a slowdown in global spending as well as rocketing fuel and food prices yet offshore outsourcing is alleviating some of the industry’s woes.
- UK opt-out of 48-hour week welcomed
The UK's decision to opt-out of the European Union's working time directive has been welcomed by Louise Morgan, the senior policy advisor at the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
- 45% of techies do not believe IT industry has adapted to flexible working
Research conducted by online recruitment specialist www.theitjobboard.co.uk reveals that although 61.1 percent of IT professionals work flexible hours, almost half (45.2 percent) of these do not believe the IT industry has adapted itself to a flexible wor
- People will take more risks in tough economic times
People’s appetite for risk-taking in the workplace is likely to increase if the economy enters a recession according to research released today by international leadership development organisation Common Purpose.
- UK pensioners losing out on £360 million a year through poor retirement decisions
Aon Consulting has today launched a market-leading annuity service designed to tackle concern that pensioners could be losing up to 30% on the value of their pension pot because of ill-advised retirement decisions.
- The building blocks of better business
As the owner of a small or home-based business you’ll no doubt be working around a hectic schedule with little time for researching and implementing better working practice.
- Expert Advice for Lee McQueen and others Starting a New Job
As Lee McQueen (winner of The Apprentice) starts his first day in his new job work, Amanda Lacey, Director of Fuse Jobs appeared on BBC's Working Lunch to offer her advice.
- Jobcentre Plus Advice Tips - Get set for a new job!
Improving skills is something that top tennis players do every day, but for many people it may be a while since they last learned something new.
- $37 billion – UK and US businesses count the cost of employee misunderstanding
· First time cost of employee misunderstanding has been researched
- Don't do a David and look back in anger
Following MP David Davis’ shock resignation, the UK’s leading recruitment website, fish4jobs, has urged employers to watch for signs that their staff may be considering ‘doing a Davis’ and throw in the towel.
- Web 2.0 'could develop key recruitment role'
Social networking websites such as Facebook and Bebo could soon become an integral part of the recruitment process, it has been claimed.
- True value of company perks lost on British workforce
· New research shows the majority of workers greatly underestimate the costs of their benefits
- Liar, liar – now you’re fired!
Job applicants are being warned today that lying on their CVs is a big gamble, and at the end of it, some will find they will get fired.
- New online legal service for employers and HR professionals
• Protects employer and employee against legal liability
• Reduces confusion and costs associated with employment-related compliance
- Lying on your CV won't always get you £100k
Apprentice finalist, Lee McQueen, was last night crowned as Sir Alan Sugar’s new protégé despite only last week being found out for lying on his CV.
- Interview technique is important, says expert
Job candidates should ensure they have fine-tuned their interview technique while applying for vacancies, one expert has suggested.
- Rage against the machine
The frustration caused by PC inefficiency has prompted 1 in 5 people to hit their desk, led to almost a million broken monitors, driven 1 in 20 people to hit something so hard they hurt themselves and even resulted in just under half a million injuries.
- Who wants to be a millionaire? Actually, not us
According to a survey of 4,500 UK workers:
- Employers slow to take advantage of Web 2.0 opportunities when attracting and retaining staff
Organisations are failing to boost the attraction and retention of key talent through the benefits of Web 2.0, .......
- The Ultimate Career Break
Everything is fine, nice and good. But do you get the feeling there is more to life than work/sleep/work/sleep?
- Job hunting goes mobile
Workers could soon be job-hunting via their mobile phone, says TMP Worldwide, the recruitment communications consultancy.
- Lying on your CV - never a good idea on National TV!!
All of us at CareersinRecruitment.com sat in amazement as we watched the most recent episode of The Apprentice.
- 30 minutes and counting…
The new business time-bomb: Half an hour to respond or get blown away.
- UK workers dream of “sun and sangria” whilst stuck in the office
As summer holiday season sets in it looks like UK workers have other things than work on their mind.
- Misguided deal could cripple flexible workforce, says expert
Plans to give temporary and agency workers equal rights to their permanently employed counterparts could cripple the UK’s flexible workforce, according to one industry expert.
- Acas urges businesses to help employees who juggle work and caring responsibilities
With three million people in the UK juggling work with caring responsibilities, Acas, the employment relations specialists, is urging employers to help carers within their companies or organisations ahead of Carers week which starts on the 9th June.
- Two-Thirds of employers have no experience of workplace mediation
Almost two-thirds of businesses have never used mediation to settle workplace disputes, according to research carried out by law firm Dundas & Wilson.
- Identifying key stress management competencies
New research and guidance on the behaviours required by managers to prevent and reduce stress in the workplace is published today.
- People working over 48 hours a week increases to 3.3 million
An extra 180,000 people across the UK are working more than 48 hours a week in 2008, according to a TUC analysis of official statistics released today (Friday).
- 74% of female employees experience discrimination at work
New research released by the UK’s largest employment law firm ......
- Video Resumers a long way from commonplace
Despite the prominence of the Internet in job searching today, ......
- Less than half of women in IT are confident about future success
41% of women working in IT do not feel confident about their future success, according to new research by online job board and networking portal womenintechnology.co.uk.
- Mobile Working is Decreasing According To New UK Survey
According to an independent survey of more than 1000 UK office workers, mobile working is on the decline.
- Early bird graduates catch the worm
· One in five graduates lost out on jobs to ‘quick off the mark’ students
- High fuel costs should force bosses to be more flexible
As high fuel prices continue to bite, companies should be considering requests for more flexible working .......
- 7 in 10 workers waste 3 hours of company time a week booking summer holidays
Gadgets powered by Google
- 71% of workers have admitted to using the internet at work to search for, or book a holiday/short break during company time. (2007- 42%)
- UK must attract more highly skilled migrant workers
The UK will need to attract more highly skilled workers from abroad .....
- Your CV is Your Business Passport (Written by Emma Hackforth, Director Of Coaching and one of the Founders of The CV Clinic.)
When is a CV not a CV? When it’s poorly written, is full of typos and isn’t doing its job by getting you in front of the right recruiters.
- Economic instability fuels greater reliance on temps
A quarter of employers questioned in a recent survey expect to increase the number of temporary workers they use within the next six months, citing economic instability as the main reason.
- Scotland’s first virtual jobs fair
Today sees the launch of Scotland first virtual jobs fair hosted by one of Scotland's leading recruitment websites, scotcareers.co.uk
- The Network survey : "Does your company reward innovative ideas?"
The Network Worldwide Poll in 21 countries: Only 16 per cent of companies reward employees with ideas for improvements
- Do new flexible working rights go far enough, asks Regus?
New plans announced by the UK Government this month will enable employees with children aged up to 16 years to request more flexible working patterns, extending flexible working rights to an additional 4.5 million workers.
- Put your best foot forward
In many cases the first time a potential employee is exposed to your company is through your web site. Your best candidates come though this channel, so its creation and maintenance deserve your utmost attention.
- Suits swapped for 'casual office attire'
Fewer businesses in the UK are demanding that their employees wear a suit to work, a new survey has shown.
- UK businesses lose £4 billion a year due to 'office break' ban
A new report published today reveals that the current trend towards banning personal internet use in the workplace could be costing British businesses up to £4 billion every year[1] due to a resulting decline in staff productivity.
- Soaring inflation to hit retirement plans for thousands of UK pensioners
In light of rising inflation and with the Retail Prices index increasing by 4.2% over the past twelve months, Helen Dowsey, principal in the benefit solutions division of Aon Consulting commented:
- Suit on the decline as British Business goes smart casual
- Six out of ten offices have adopted a smart casual dress code
- Two thirds of bosses rarely say ‘yes’ to employee requests to work from home
The latest quarterly CIPD/KPMG Labour Market Outlook (LMO) survey of UK employers finds that more than two thirds of employers (69%) never or occasionally accept employee requests to work from home.
- Disability issues top the agenda as Acas sets up new forum
Acas, the employment relations service, today announced plans to establish its Disabled People’s Involvement Forum, one of the first of its kind, to help ensure fairness and equality in Acas’ work.
- Discrimination causing accountants to miss out on promotion
Accountants believe they are missing out on promotions because they are being discriminated against on a range of attributes ........
- Smarter Ways of Working
Flexible hours, part-time contracts and the latest wireless technology: thanks to the wonders of flexible working, businesses have learned that chaining employees to their desks no longer gets the job done.
- Survey: Employees in State of Denial About E-mail Security Threats
Research released today by Websense, Inc. highlights that complacency is rife amongst UK employees toward e-mail security ........
- Be nice to your staff or risk losing them due to post bank holiday blues
While most people are worrying about the weather this bank holiday Brit bosses need to make sure their staff are as happy as possible before they go off for their bank holiday break or risk losing them upon return.
- UK workers remain upbeat during downturn
According to a survey of 4,500 UK workers:
- Government agrees fair deal on agency work
The Government has today agreed a deal between unions and employers that will see agency workers in the UK receive equal treatment after 12 weeks employment.
- 'More employers' use psychometric testing
Psychometric testing is becoming an increasingly popular option for employers when determining the best candidate for a job, it has been suggested.
- Economic uncertainty: redundancies hit new high in HR sector as salaries surge
Figures released today show that redundancies amongst the UK’s executive population have hit their highest peak .......
- Hiring activity increases in finance sector
Online recruitment activity in the finance industry increased over the course of the last month, according to a new poll.
- Keeping job is more valued than private cancer treatment, say UK workers
UK workers are more concerned about keeping their job than getting private treatment if they were diagnosed with cancer, according to research out today from Aon Consulting, a leading pensions, benefits and HR consultancy firm.
- Why HR Managers need to support the lunch hour
Growing numbers of British workers are choosing to skip lunch which is bad news for their health and UK businesses.
- New online database will hit vulnerable workers
A new national database could leave workers vulnerable to false accusations and even the risk of un-employability, warns an employment specialist at Preston law firm, MWR Solicitors.
- 6 out of 10 candidates wear lucky underwear at a job interview
6 out of 10 interview candidates rely on lucky underwear to get them through a job interview according to new research by employment law firm Peninsula.
- 8 out of 10 UK Workers take less than 30 minutes for lunch
- 18% of workers take a full lunch break
- 44% dine at their desks
- 41% feel guilty if they take a full hour
- Flexible working report strikes right balance - CBI
Commenting on the publication today of Imelda Walsh's report for the government on flexible working ........
- Sick days are thing of the past with new government-backed gadget for employers
Lie detectors could soon be used to deter workers from pulling sickies, after trials of the technology were backed by the government last week.
- UK workers will choose dream job over pay any day
Over three quarters of workers would take a reduction in pay if it meant that they could have their dream job, according to research from Monster.co.uk.
- National Staff Dismissal Register - A step too far?
A National Staff Dismissal Register for retail employers is expected to go live shortly.
- CIPD responds to draft legislative programme
Responding to the government’s draft legislative programme, the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) ......
- Work Wise Week – UK - National Work from Home Day
Work Wise Week is a national initiative designed to encourage the widespread adoption of smarter working practices. It starts today with “National Work from Home Day”.
- Sickies and long-term absense give employees a headache
Gap between public and private sector absence rates hits new high
- Directors Clock Longest Hours for the Least Perks
Employees working at senior management level enjoy more perks than their higher-ranking colleagues, according to a new report from Croner, the leading provider of workplace information and consultancy services, part of Wolters Kluwer UK.
- Millions of adults are now unable to write sentences without making simple mistakes
'Be', 'have', 'do', 'in', 'and', 'on' and 'at' caused the most problems as 27% of writers forget to include them in simple sentences. Also missing were 'a', 'an' and 'the' in the 5,000 texts analysed.
- Get a head start in business at Scotland's largest franchise exhibition
Glasgow will be hosting Scotland’s largest franchise event of 2008, The British Franchise Exhibition, where an exciting range of business opportunities will be showcased.
- Unleashing the Power From Within
The saying “it’s a man’s world” hardly seems relevant in contemporary society.
- UK colleges powering emerging economies
A new study published today shows that UK colleges are responding to the huge demand for education from China, India and other booming economies.
- TUC report shows need for education not regulation, says REC
The report published today by the TUC’s Commission on Vulnerable Employment highlights the need to raise awareness amongst workers as to their employment rights and to effectively enforce existing regulations.
- Skills shortages hit hard
A major skills shortage continues to blight the manufacturing and engineering sectors, according to specialist manufacturing recruitment company EMS Sigma.
- IT needs 'strong female role models'
Female role models are required to encourage more women to join the IT sector, one expert has suggested.
- When a fat face doesn’t fit
In a world when image and appearance matters, and when the media constantly features stories about growing obesity issues, is it time employers did more for their staff?
- A quarter of Scottish workers would consider relocation for job opportunities
· 26% are worried about job security
· Scottish employees would vote for Gordon Brown to improve their organisation's brand
- Up-teched workforce giving bosses back their holiday
Employees who are technologically enabled by their bosses with WiFi, a Blackberry and mobile phone are working an extra 20 days* per year - effectively giving their holiday back according to new research revealed today.
- Businesses Switch on to Cash Savings
Switched on firms are saving themselves thousands of pounds a year by using the latest technology to cut the cost of everything from utility bills to telephone calls.
- ACAS launches consultation on revised discipline and grievance code
Acas, the employment relations service, issues a revised code of practice on discipline and grievance for public consultation. The new code will ultimately aim to encourage businesses and individuals to resolve disputes internally, saving money and time.
- ‘Meaningful work’: what it is and why it’s growing
The Work Foundation today publishes a new essay that asks what is ‘meaningful work’, why more people seem to be seeking it, and what employers can do to make work more meaningful?
- Recruiting the Perfect Candidate
Recruitment is a costly business.
- Be nice to your staff or risk losing them due to post bank holiday blues
While most people are worrying about the weather this bank holiday Brit bosses need to make sure their staff are as happy as possible before they go off for their bank holiday break or risk losing them upon return.
- How to minimise your recruiting costs - Use the Internet !!
With uncertain economic times on the horizon, it is clear that all organisations need to plan budgets carefully.
- Online Wellness Management Community launch for Health and Wellbeing at Work
A new online community portal designed to help employers boost the health, productivity and morale of their staff .....
- It's alright to be bright!
Whatever the weather sunglasses will be the order of the day on Friday 9th May for National Association for Gifted Children’s (NAGC) annual ‘It’s alright to be bright’ awareness day which is being supported by Select Education.
- The future is networks
Research released today reveals a change in attitude towards networks and networking - as 68% of people expect to be part of more networks in five years time.
- Never mind stressful workloads and long working hours, the main offenders are your colleagues
Never mind stressful workloads and long working hours, the main offenders in the British workplace are your colleagues, as over half of us (51%) admit disruptive co-workers are pushing us to consider a new career path.
- Mass Stay Away From The Office on 15th May
In what could be the largest mass absence from work for a generation, an estimated five million people will not be going to work on Thursday, 15th May.
- How to choose the right career
Choosing the right career can be quite daunting at 16, or 18, or 21…or any age really.
- Bosses 'afraid of flexible working'
Many line managers are afraid that a rise in the number of employees working from home could put their own jobs at risk, it has been claimed.
- New Acas website puts customers first
Acas, the employment relations experts, today re-launched its website www.acas.org.uk with new features for HR professionals, employers and employees.
- How to minimise your recruiting costs - Use the Internet !!
With uncertain economic times on the horizon, it is clear that all organisations need to plan budgets carefully.
- Employers discover a software solution that can make huge savings on Travel & Subsistence
A recently launched software solution enabling employers to make considerable cost savings in line with the HM Revenue & Customs ‘Travel & Subsistence’ scheme has been warmly welcomed by hundreds of employers still unaware of the savings that can be made.
- Baldness a disability - It’s a bit thin
The recent decision of an employment tribunal that baldness does not constitute a physical impairment and therefore a disability is surely to be welcomed.
- Government deceives migrant workers into paying £90 for something they will get for nothing
From 1 May this year the Government will be deceiving migrant workers from the European Union into paying £90 to register under the Accession States Worker Registration Scheme.
- Two thirds of Britons believe social networking sites should be banned in the workplace
A new survey of 1,000 people in the UK from leading online survey provider Ciao Surveys has revealed that 65.9% of people in Britain think that social networking sites such as Facebook and MySpace should be banned from the workplace.
- Better the devil you know? Not for secretarial staff
A snapshot survey of 128 secretarial staff on behalf of office support recruiter la crème has found that less than a third ( 31%) would consider working for an ex employer.
- Top tips on how to land your first job
Insights into interview techniques for students.
- UK offices blighted by culture of ‘presenteeism’
New research from employee wellbeing specialist Right Corecare reveals 40 per cent of UK employees frequently stay in the office longer than necessary.
- 8 in 10 aggravated bosses have used Sir Alan Sugar's 'You're fired' tactics, illegally!
Employers taking the Sir Alan Sugar "You're Fired" line of dismissing employees may end up in the dock as 8 in 10 employers admit that they have fired staff without following procedures, according to new research today by Peninsula the employment law firm
- The F Word Means You’re Fired!
One in ten UK bosses has fired an employee for swearing at work.
- The needs and expectations of European young workers
Young workers show quite a good morale …. 79% do, but in a moderate way (64% say their spirit is « quite » high, while only 15% show a « very high » spirit).
- False promises may put umbrella companies at risk
Providers of Umbrella companies that imply they can secure higher than normal expense dispensations, or who pay little credence to existing tax rules .......
- Recruiting the Generations
Different generations respond to different online recruiting techniques--and to different aspects of employment offerings.
- Depression Awareness Week, 21-26 April 2008
The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) welcomes the opportunity provided by Depression Awareness Week to raise the profile of and encourage more employers to address the stigma of mental ill health in the workplace.
- Understanding customers is the biggest challenge to customer service industry
Says new research from Charter UK
- New survey finds war for talent still raging in leisure sector despite credit crunch
A new survey of over 900 employees and nearly 300 employers in the leisure sector has found that companies are still finding it difficult to recruit and retain staff, despite the economic downturn.
- British bosses running scared of Natasha Kaplinsky style pregnancies
More than 50 per cent of bosses take into account the chances of a new member of staff falling pregnant before employing them – a survey has found.
- Irrelevant applications is a recruiters biggest grievance
The biggest problem facing recruiters is irrelevant responses from candidates.
- UK finance professionals seduced by the allure of Dubai while ignoring employment closer to home
Over half of finance and accounting professionals questioned in a recent survey cited Dubai, New Y | | |
