Uber

So, what about Uber then?

Uber – It’s been a controversial journey, to say the least. My thoughts are that banning them from operating in London is a little short-sighted… give them a deadline to get their ‘housekeeping’ into order, and let them continue. Didn’t we all herald the arrival of Uber back in 2012, when this amazing digital app

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Construction Review

Balfour ABI: Construction Market Review

Barbour ABI is a leading provider of construction intelligence services. With a team of in-house research specialists and a dedicated lead economist, it provides commercially relevant insight and unique analysis of trends and developments within the building and construction industry – such as the Construction Market Review. We thought you might be interested in a

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automation of the workforce

The rise of the machines in the workforce

“…Thirty-five per cent of male jobs were identified as being at high riskagainst 26% of female jobs.”The Guardian It’s becoming more and more of a reality –  workers being replaced by machines or robots. Most of us have seen the film Terminator! :0) and most recently, the channel 4 series ‘Humans’ –where ‘Synths’ – synthetic

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The Resignation Letter Template

Stuck on how to write your resignation letter? We’ve made it easy for you with the Resignation Letter template, click the link below to download a word version to update and edit as required. Your Name Your Address Your Phone Number Your Email   Date   Name Title Company Address Dear Mr./Ms. Last Name: I

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half of UK employees change job?

Who wants to have their cake and eat it?

More than half of UK employees are looking to change their job According to company Citation, who recently ran a survey, more than half of employees in the UK are looking to leave their job in the next 12 months. This is not good news for employers. Not only does this mean added financial cost

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UK Job Market Report: August

We know how popular the IHS Markit Reports are, once again we’ve summarised the figures for you from the UK’s ‘Job Market report south’ – August. The Report on Jobs: South is a monthly publication produced by IHS Markit and sponsored by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation. Commenting on the latest survey results, Kevin Green,

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first and second job interviews

Difference between 1st & 2nd job interviews?

After you’ve had your first interview, some companies require a second interview to be carried out. It can be tempting to think that you have the job in the bag but that’s not always the case. There is still a lot of work to do.  Make sure you think about what makes them want to

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Business News Dorset

Business Round Up – September 17

We’ve rounded up the business and HR news in Dorset, Hampshire & beyond – to keep you up-to-date, in case you missed it!  Local Business News: 27.09.17 Mark Cribb of Urban Guild on how Bournemouth is set to keep growing Talks may continue over the damage of Brexit on businesses or the rise of chain

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genderism

Politically correctness – where it’s all at?

Genderism is the hot topic at the moment … ..with John Lewis announcing it will drop gender labels from its children’s clothing range. ‘The department store chain has not only taken “girls” and “boys” labels from clothes, but has also done away with the separate sections in stores. John Lewis own-brand children clothing will now simply

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are you september ready?

So, are you September ready?

What is it about September? Twenty years on, and I can’t seem to shake the back to school mentality from my youth, when thenew school year starts. Back to school always meant a new school uniform, a shiny pair of shoes, maybe a haircut, hopefully, a new bag, a new pencil case and of course

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company's cultural fit

What’s your company culture and does it still fit?

When you’re looking for someone to join your company, you work out your business needs, decide on a job title, write a job description etc. etc.. and then you get your Recruitment team onto finding you some potential candidates. Oh and of course you decide on a salary bracket, reporting structure, targets …oh, if only

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Updating your Autumn Winter Wardrobe 2017

Dare I say the words Autumn, Winter…and wardrobe!

Looking around the office today I had to think is it still August? as I can’t see much of Summer going on in our outfits today! I know we can’t give up on Summer just yet but the weather hasn’t been too great recently, and September is less than 2 weeks away! So looking at

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Job Market Report South: July

We know how popular the IHS Markit Reports are – see below for their latest findings on the UK Job Market that we’ve summarised for you below. KEY FINDINGS – SOUTH: Growth in temp billings outstrips that of permanent placements South of England sees the steepest fall in candidate numbers of all five UK regions

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HR & Business Round-Up: August

We’ve rounded up the local business and HR news in Dorset, Hampshire & beyond – to keep you up-to-date!  Local Business News: 21 August: Atlas Elektronik UK is awarded £48m contract to supply workboats for the Royal Navy A Dorset-based science and technology company has secured a £48million contract that will boost the local economy

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Tackling the Gender Pay Gap

Tackling the Gender Pay Gap

So, if your company is facing this issue what can you do to reduce the gender gap in salaries? How do you stop this happening in the future? We look at tackling the gender pay gap. Following our review of company salaries in the South last week – I have to say we were a

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