Everyone is so used to doing some extra hours during the week, but how much do you think that adds up to? Reports today from Trade Union Congress have stated that over 5 million Britons work an entire day extra per week. Last year Britons racked up £31.5billion in unpaid overtime. The Trade Union Congress
A lot of people tend to struggle when it comes to the ‘Do you have any questions for me?’ stage of the interview. Don’t panic. The interview process is a two-way street. You are interviewing the prospective employer just as much as they are interviewing you. This ensures you are both a good fit for
The 2016 job market has started off with a bang! Recent figures reported by recruitment consultants across the South of England state that there has been a slow but steady increase in the permanent placements of candidates in January 2016. New data from January has indicated an increase in vacancies. The demand for permanent candidates
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All across the recruitment industry, everyone’s asking: “Where have all the quality candidates gone?” Filling vacancies with excellent candidates is seemingly getting harder and harder – but why? Times have changed – and so has the job market. Candidates aren’t just sticking to the same career path anymore; on average, people change jobs 10 –
More than 80% of businesses are unaware of the fines they could risk for not paying the Minimum Wage as it rose by 20p an hour on 1st October, it is claimed. A survey by the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills found 81% of bosses in the South West did not realise they
Permanent placements continued to grow in September, but at the slowest rate in two and a half years, this was also seen in temporary and contract hires, which grew at their weakest pace for 29 months. Starting salaries for permanent jobs continued to increase in September, although it eased to a 20 month low, but
Around the world, Labour markets are increasingly dividing. Many countries are seeing a rising inequality in the way different groups of workers are treated which is having a significant implication on society and the future of work. The workforce is usually divided into two groups; those with jobs and those without; those in the system
A quarter of UK employees are feeling the effects of uninspiring leaders in the workplace, according to research. Research showed that 26% of workers don’t feel motivated by their managers, while 24% don’t feel appreciated for their hard work. The study of 3,500 employees, which looked at links between staff management and business performance, painted
So you’ve done all the right things to secure an interview; from putting your CV together to sending it to the appropriate person, so now it’s time to tackle the interview and do your best to secure the job. Although interviews are a way for potential employers to ask about you and your experience, etc.;
Employees in Britain are no longer bothered about turning up for work on time and only begin to worry if they are more than twenty minutes behind schedule. New research has revealed that being punctual is no longer a concern, with nearly four in 10 (37%) running late at least once a week. And when
The number of unemployed people in the UK from May to July has risen by 10,000; making the total figure of the number of unemployed people in the UK rise to 1.82 million. However, despite the rise in unemployment, the number of unemployed people fell last month with just 1,385 people on Jobseeker’s Allowance
Teenagers. We all have a stereotypical image of them; carefree, don’t get out of bed, impulsive and sometimes wild. Films and television programmes portray them as party animals that live day to day without a worry about consequences. Well, times have changed. Teenagers have strayed from these stereotypical images we have from when we were
The following are our top 20 tips to help you with everything from your job search to being happy in the office: First Impressions are Critical People build a perception of you within 30 seconds of meeting you, and these often stick, so make sure you get off on the right foot. From the
Poor people management is costing UK businesses a total of £84bn a year, according to research carried out by Investors in People (IiP). The study identified a ‘performance premium’ of up to 11% that could be achieved by companies who achieved better people management. The UK’s small and large firms could make total gains of
One in three Graduates say that they would never take a sales job, with only one in eight saying that they would take a job that would involve any sort of selling. According to the survey, old fashioned perceptions of sales roles are partly to blame, with a third of graduates claiming that sales staff
