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The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated flexible working trends and ‘hybrid working’ is set to become the norm for many companies, cementing the role of virtual recruitment post pandemic, according to Nicolas Speeckaert, co-founder and director of skeeled, a provider of AI predictive talent acquisition software.

The survey of HR professionals found that HR technology solutions are almost universally used in UK businesses, with HR information systems often working alongside standalone applications to meet an organisation's entire people and data needs.

With the UK’s smaller sized firms set to see their business rates bills reimposed, the government is being urged to extend this to 2022 in order to help those struggling financially during the pandemic.

If ever there was a time we needed in-depth insights into the state of the recruitment industry it is now, nearly one year after the UK went into its first lockdown and the world came to a halt

The world has been changing, and so is the means of entertainment.

One year on since the start of the pandemic, many employers are considering how to support workers with ‘Long Covid,’ as rising numbers of employees are experiencing ongoing symptoms, says Cheryl Brennan, Executive Director for Health and Benefits at Howden Employee Benefits & Wellbeing.

Whether you’re a successful startup founder handling all the main responsibilities yourself, or you’re an SME accelerating in growth and revenue with an HR team at your side, it’s important to recognise the impact that well-ordered and managed HR processes bring to your company

The gender pay gap is even wider for legal professionals with women taking home £32k less than men in the same roles.

In this modern era of digital marketing, social media is perhaps the most influential medium for young entrepreneurs who aim to achieve the undiscovered heights of success.

Towards the end of last year HMRC noted that unintended consequences were likely to flow from changes to wording in Chapter 10 of the Finance Act (IR35 rules) around the requirement for a contractor to have a ‘material interest’ in the intermediary (typically a personal service company PSC)