ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

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

Dean Forbes, CEO of CoreHR commented:

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 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.

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.

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.

The UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, has today announced that it has re-launched its leading Scottish job site, Scotland-Jobs.co.uk, as it continues to increase its network of 800+ recruitment partners.

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

Yet UK law is limited in protecting transgender workers from discrimination

With professionals believing the work environment influences productivity

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

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

Commenting on Sajid Javid’s plans to exempt doctors and nurses from the tier 2 visa cap the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s head of policy, Sophie Wingfield says:

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

Three quarters of recruitment leaders expect to see skills shortages within the sectors they operate increase over the next two years.