Employment Market Report Dorset

Employment Market Report Dorset

Job & Employment Market Report Dorset – IHS Markit & REC! We’ve summarised Kevin Green’s ( REC Chief Executive) comments below which give a great overview of the current job market. In a nutshell, The report finds that companies are relying more heavily on agencies to support their recruitment needs as the candidate shortage continues…and:

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Local Business News Headlines

Local Business News Headlines

We’ve rounded up the Local HR News for Bournemouth, Business News Headlines for Dorset & Hampshire & beyond – in case you’ve missed it! 16th Feb – Will JP Morgan sign up to gender equality pledge? 16th Feb – Cryptocurrency business Cudo Ventures pioneers ‘mining’ for charity 16th Feb – Owners of SME’s in South East England may

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The hidden workforce -age discrimination in the workforce

A Hidden Workforce

A Hidden Workforce? Times are changing Due to several factors, the socio-economic landscape is changing in the UK, one of the main reason’s being the improved health of older workers – are they our hidden workforce? We look at the issue of age discrimination in the workforce – and the potential of older workers in the

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keep your boss happy

How to Keep your Boss Happy

It’s easy to slip into bad habits at work, especially if you’ve been in your role for a long time. So with our fresh heads on for January, we’re taking a positive approach to all things and gathered some top tips for you on how to keep your boss happy! Some of them are basic

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4 Year Work Anniversary for Samantha

Samantha’s 4 year Work Anniversary at Dovetail Recruitment! So, Samantha what are your highlights? Samantha:  “I love working at Dovetail as we’re such a close-knit team – we really support each other in getting the right person for each placement. It’s a fantastic feeling when you find that great match for candidate + client –

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Work news Bournemouth, Dorset Business News Round up

Local Business & HR News Round up

We’ve rounded up the Dorset business news, local HR and company news in Hampshire, Dorset & beyond – in case you’ve missed it! What are the latest Spring/Summer Trends for 2018? Vogue update us on how Women can get on trend for this season – get the lowdown!    Local Dorset Business News: 26th January

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Keeping resolutions – time to test your willpower

Did you make a New Year Resolution this year? If so, brace yourself as this weekend marks half way through January and is, according to the statisticians, the most likely time you will break it. So hold fast, stick to your guns and remember the reasons you made that resolution in the first place! Think

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Workplace trends for 2018

What’s on the cards for 2018?

So, 2018 – what’s on the cards:  Workplace Trends for 2018? Looking at all the predictions for this year, what can we expect for the Workplace Trends for 2018? There are some common trends that keep recurring which we’ve summarised below, having looked at some of the recent surveys and many of seem to interlink.

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legislation against the Gender Pay Gap

Iceland take lead on Gender Pay Gap

We take our hats off to Iceland’s legislation against Gender Pay Gap One of the key trends for this year is, of course, the Gender Pay Gap which looks set to be a key focal point – as even today the BBC Editor, Carrie Grace has resigned over unequal pay with her male colleagues. The support she’s receiving

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Merry Christmas from Team Dovetail

In case you were wondering what we get up to when no one’s looking! :0) Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas from all of us at Team Dovetail (Francesca is on maternity leave & Lara forgot her elf costume! …. :0) And in case you need us- here are our opening hours over the

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HR Trends for 2018

HR Trends for 2018: Technology

So, it’s 2018 and we’ve been gathering some of the latest thinking on what to expect for this year. Here are 5 key HR trends for 2018, summarised below and it looks like Technology is once again a big theme for the year. Passive candidates – Technology and the world of social media allows us

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Dorset Business News

Dorset Business News Round Up: December

We’ve rounded up the Dorset business news, local HR and company news in Hampshire, Dorset & beyond – in case you’ve missed it!  Local Business News: 8 Dec 2017 Sexual harassment: employers ‘must be clear’ on acceptable behaviour Employers need to send clear messages about acceptable behaviour in the workplace after the spate of sexual harassment

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The State of the Labour Market

The State of the Labour Market

Is the long and sustained recent labour market boom finally running out of steam? Philip Hammond started his budget last week by saying the UK economy “continues to grow, continues to create more jobs than ever before, and continues to confound those who seek to talk it down”. This is in stark contrast to Kevin

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UK workforce career job dissatisfaction

‘Over a third of UK workforce unhappy’ – why?

We recently wrote about the shocking statistics on the number of people looking for work, over half of the workforce, ‘Who wants to have their cake and eat it!’ We considered the various factors that have caused this, but one that clearly stands out is career satisfaction. According to CV library’s recent survey of 1,200

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Black Friday - real, fake - how to win!

Black Friday: Real? Fake? How to win!

 “Britain’s leading economic experts have warned that the UK is languishing in the midst of two decades of lost wage growth and a long-term fall in living standards” In the aftermath of the doom and gloom of this week’s budget and the economic forecast for the UK, today we are faced with the ultimate consumer temptation!

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Business & HR Round Up – November

We’ve rounded up the best of the local business & HR news in Hampshire, Dorset & beyond – in case you missed it!  Local Business News: 27 Nov Start-up businesses are missing out because women are not being advised to make “angel” investments. That was among the insights at the third Dorset Business Angels Investor

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