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  • Always Available On Demand – Freelance working might hinder holidays, but flexible hours are proving popular

    A recent survey by online freelance marketplace PeoplePerHour, looking into Britain's homeworking habits, has shown that for many freelance workers there’s no such thing as down time

  • New engineering youth vloggers appointed after nationwide search

    Two young people have been hired as vloggers (video bloggers) to join the Tomorrow’s Engineers Week 2015 campaign following a nationwide search

  • Sink or swim. Research reveals new senior recruits are left to get on with the job, unsupported

    One in three senior professionals aren’t supported by their organisation in ‘hitting the ground running’, when they start in a new role –as research by Penna Plc, a global people management business, finds today

  • Zero hours-contracts a sign of Britain’s two-tier workforce, warns TUC

    Commenting on figures released by the Office for National Statistics today (Wednesday), which show the number of workers on zero-hours contracts has increased by 19 per cent to 744,000 over the past year, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said

  • 37% say being a “Good Listener” is their boss’s best GOOD trait

    The latest survey results released by National Hug Your Boss Day and TipTopJob.com reveal that 37% feel that their boss’s best GOOD trait is being a “Good Listener”. Don’t we all like it when we don’t get shut down in the first breath but get the chance to express our points and feelings?

  • UK employers failing to enable staff to use new drawdown flexibilities

    Towers Watson publishes new research that shows the huge employee demand for pension drawdown is not being met and calls upon industry to develop best practices

  • Labour of Love: 69 Per Cent of Workers Enjoy Their Job, According to CareerBuilder.co.uk Survey

    They say if you love your job, you never have to work a day in your life. To find out if that’s true, just ask any of the number of Brits who truly enjoy their occupations. According to a new survey from CareerBuilder.co.uk, 43 per cent of British workers say they like their jobs and 26 per cent go so far as to say they love them. Nearly a quarter (24 per cent) feel mediocre about their jobs, and a mere seven percent actively dislike or hate their jobs

  • Golden opportunity for innovative staffing specialists as recruitment industry hits third year of growth

    Hybrid workforce solutions provider Gibbs S3 grows three times faster than industry average as demand for tech roles soars

  • Only 17% of HR professionals are using analytics technology, despite 73% admitting its importance

    Advanced survey highlights HR’s lack of understanding of analytics software benefits

  • Construction Salaries Continue To Build

    A comprehensive review of both permanent and temporary candidates’ wages in the construction industry reveals a significant increase in pay compared to 2014

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