The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs have published a new report showing the results of the UK labour market from February 2015. The report has found that permanent staff placements continued to rise in February; the rate of growth in appointments was marked as the fastest since last October. Growth
With recruitment returning to pre-recessionary levels, the best candidates are now receiving multiple offers and counteroffers as businesses recognise that the talent pool is shrinking. New research has found that 65% of UK finance leaders have seen an increase in counteroffers with 20% stating they have seen a significant increase. Not only is the number
Hundreds of thousands of people in the UK do not have the security of any guaranteed working hours; however, new figures show that the majority of these people are local! 2.8% of the employed population in the South West are on zero hour contracts – the highest rate in the country. That amounts to 73,000
After spending hours looking through CV’s, selecting candidates you feel have the correct experience and conducting interview after interview, it is a relief when you finally find the right candidate! The candidate who meets every qualification and has all the right experience needed for the role at your company. You proceed to make a generous
People in Dorset who lose their jobs are more likely to be able to walk straight into another role than people anywhere else in the country, it is claimed. The South West has the lowest unemployment rate of any UK region – with 50,000 fewer unemployed than last year. The number of people on Jobseeker’s Allowance
A new study has found that at least 39% of UK workers will start looking for a new job if they don’t receive a pay rise in the next 12 months causing a cost to the UK of up to £360 billion. Expectations of a salary increase have held steady for a year, with 35%
70% of British workers would leave the UK if they secured their dream job abroad – with nearly 50% being prepared to go as far as the other side of the world! In order to retain your best employees this year, a series of tips has been put together: Discuss Employee Career Ambitions: take the time
New research has been released which has found that when UK job vacancies remain unfilled for over a month, they reach a “30 day tipping point” and they are likely to remain unfilled for as long as three months. The study looked at the differences in recruitment timelines across 16 industries and 11 regions of
Employees are in danger of burnout as they take on longer hours in hope that it will aid them in securing pay rises and promotions – despite the fact that only 10% of employers consider long working hours to be an important factor. Research has shown that there is an increasing gap between what employees
New Year, new legislation changes. It has been said that this year, the government has delivered what could be the most complex sets of regulations employers have ever had to handle. Therefore, try and get your head around them now before they are in place. Shared Parental Leave & Pay Begins The shared parental leave
Flexible and part-time working have, traditionally, been seen to benefit (usually female) employees. These are work patterns which employers don’t usually like – but have to accept. They have rarely been viewed as a way of cutting costs and achieving goals. However, new research from the Agile Future Forum (AFF) suggests that flexible working could
Further to the ruling that compulsory overtime must be included in holiday pay calculations when considering ‘normal remuneration’, another decision has extended the principle relating to the conditions under which a worker is entitled to carry leave over into the following year. A ruling has been set out to state that where an employee is
The latest published Graduate Labour Market Statistics has found that graduates faced significantly better employment prospects than non-graduates during the third quarter of 2014 . So, Graduates earn more – but how much more? Graduates Earn more It was also found that the median salary for graduates was £31,000, rising to £40,000 for postgraduates –
A recent report has revealed that 35% of jobs could be replaced with technology within the next 20 years. The jobs most at risk are those with repetitive duties; administrative support, sales production and construction were all defined as being ‘high risk’ and those most likely to be replaced by automated devices. However, it was
A new report published today by the REC has revealed that although the number of placements has been continuously rising – they have started to decline due to candidate shortages. November saw a rise in the number of people placed in permanent jobs, however, the rate of growth moderated further, reaching its slowest for one
With 1 in 5 Britons now having a tattoo, it doesn’t come as a surprise that tattoos are making their mark on the workplace. However, there are increasing reports of employees feeling discriminated against and almost victimised due to their tattoos. The Equality Act 2010 states that it is possible to discriminate at the recruitment
