Online recruitment news

“It’s a digital life – we need a digital built environment” says BIM specialist John Eynon. Everything around us is becoming digital, but what about our buildings – and the processes we use to build them?

A recent survey conducted by Hales Group has found that 48% of UK employees are unhappy at work due to poor management. With employees citing that management and company culture are the two areas they would like to change the most.

If, as rumoured, the Chancellor announces the expansion of the IR35 changes to the private sector, this could cause significant upheaval for recruiters, as well as for the many employers who rely on contract labour as a flexible solution to manage peaks and troughs in workflow.

In an age of status updates and sharing our lives on social media, looking for a new job remains a taboo subject, according to research by the world’s largest job site Indeed.

A new global report has revised the estimated number of victims of modern slavery worldwide upwards, from 21m to 40m. Around 10,000 victims are thought to be living in the UK.

18 – 34 year olds take control of their career paths

The world wide web has become the go-to for need-to-know-immediately information. Many recruiters are now turning to the internet to fill in gaps, ease concerns, or confirm their suspicions about job candidates. For this reason, an online presence is becoming increasingly important when considering talent.

The CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, has today published its gender pay gap data in line with new government regulations. Based on the UK Government’s methodology, which came into force in April 2017, the CIPD is reporting a mean gender pay gap of 14.9% and a median gender pay gap of 10.8%.

Germany’s largest recruiting agency, Randstad Germany, has chosen Connexys by Bullhorn as the recruitment software partner to support its future growth strategy.

Eighteen graduates have started essential jobs in their communities, keeping the lights on.

Organisations can enhance their talent management practices and transform their success by combining and utilising employee data from assessments, performance reviews, engagement surveys, exit polls and other measures, according to a new white paper from international assessment specialist cut-e.

At Adzuna, we see every job you can imagine cross our virtual thresholds. With 2017 drawing to a close, we couldn’t resist highlighting a few of the more unique roles we’ve seen recently.

New research for Vodafone reveals that nearly a quarter (23%) of UK employees rate themselves as ‘unproductive’ at work, equating to seven million of the nation’s total workforce[2]. At a time when improving the UK’s labour productivity is high on the agenda, the survey of more than 3,000 UK employees reveals there is an untapped opportunity for employers to help boost workforce productivity.

HR Certification Institute® (HRCI®), the leading provider of global certifications that demonstrate human resource management expertise, today announced a partnership with Pearson VUE, the global leader in computer-based-testing, to deliver HRCI exams in locations throughout the world.

More than half of female employees admit to feeling financially unprepared for their retirement, as evidence emerges of a gender savings gap in new research* from Close Brothers and the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association (PLSA). The research finds that 51% of female workers feel financially unprepared, compared to around a third (35%) of male workers.