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  • Cloud-based Recruitment: the Future or a Cybercriminal's Playground?

    When it comes to storing information and applications, it seems that there is only one way forward: the cloud.

  • Three in four employees will work beyond 65 as rising cost of living and poor returns on savings takes its toll

    The proportion of UK employees who say they will work beyond the age of 65 has remained at three-quarters (72%) for the second year running, significantly higher than in 2016 (67%) and 2015 (61%), according to Canada Life Group Insurance.

  • O2 Announces 20 Career Returner Roles And New Supported Hiring Opportunities

    O2 is reopening its pioneering Career Returners programme, with 20 new roles available for those who have taken time out from their career and have a passion for technology.

  • Gig Economy Expert comments on Pimlico Plumbers ruling and why it won't have a big impact (probably)

    The recent ruling in the Supreme Court, following the Pimlico Plumbers case, has set a precedent on whether someone is an employee or self-employed. This should never have been in doubt as both the Government's website and HMRC advice provides clear guidelines on determining employment status.

  • Bad Bosses Are Main Factor Behind Staff Leaving

    Poor management is the number one cause behind staff leaving, despite high employment rates and economic growth. Employment rates are at a forty year high, and the legal sector traditionally has one of the lowest turnover rates of any industry. However with new technology and professional networking sites increasing in popularity finding a new job has become easier than ever before, meaning companies must work even harder to keep staff.

  • Good Recruitment Practice - Case Study

    Ross Hovey works at Lloyds Banking Group in their Workplace Adjustments Team. He talks about how the recruitment process worked for him.

  • Majority of Brits would be more likely to apply to a company with a cool workspace

    With professionals believing the work environment influences productivity

  • UK workers less optimistic, confident and more stressed since Brexit?

    UK employees could be heading for crisis, according to a wide-ranging three-year study by ADP, which has found that three key measures of employee wellbeing – optimism, stress and skills confidence - have taken a hit since 2015

  • Redrow reacts to the latest apprenticeship and levy statistics

    Karen Jones, Group HR Director at Redrow, said: “Today’s figures for March show the steepest decline in apprenticeship starts to date.

  • Apprenticeship starts down 28%

    Latest figures published by the Department of Education show that apprenticeship starts have fallen once again

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