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Whilst nearly two in five (39%) companies plan to ramp up hiring in the second half of 2015, new research1 from Robert Half UK reveals that HR directors still favour traditional methods of recruitment, such as job postings or enlisting a recruitment consultancy, over referrals and word of mouth to secure the strongest candidates. Less than a fifth (17%) of management-level and staff-level job openings are filled through referrals, whether from employee recommendations or personal networks.

The dip in the monthly numbers was a bit of a surprise,” says Hakan Enver, Operations Director Morgan McKinley Financial Services. “It appears as if everyone went to the pub to celebrate that the elections were finally over and by the time they’d recovered it was half-term and time to take the kids to Disneyland Paris.

Research from Bond HR & Payroll Software highlights that a quarter of employees have little or no understanding of the role of HR

New research conducted by a leading business insurance website has revealed the areas within the UK where particular construction workers are struggling the most to find regular work. The study found that 15% of construction workers in the North East and 13% in Wales are currently struggling to find regular and reliable work, with electricians and bricklayers struggling the most across the UK

With the UK job market becoming more and more competitive as the economy continues to recover, consumer insurance company BGL has created a new infographic to show how businesses can convince the crème dela crème of prospective employees to join them

As many as one in four people may have ‘pulled a sickie’ at some point within the last two years. That’s according to the results of a recent survey carried out in the UK by Cezanne HR

Workday, Inc., a leader in enterprise cloud applications for finance and human resources, today announced that it has been named by the Great Places to Work (GPTW) Institute as one of Europe’s best workplaces in 2015

A global poll conducted by Monster reveals that, 76% of respondents in the US report having "really bad" Sunday night blues. This differs greatly from the rest of the world, where only 45% report experiencing "really bad" Sunday night blues

Research from Bond HR & Payroll Software highlights that a quarter of employees have little or no understanding of the role of HR

The government estimates that the digital sector alone was worth an estimated £105 billion in gross value added to the UK in 2011* and in the last 4 years, the industry has continued to evolve