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One in five (19%) UK adults are dissatisfied with their careers, new research has revealed.

58% of UK wouldn’t be comfortable telling their manager about mental health issues

Regional recruitment firm, MSS (Marske Site Services) Recruitment, has rebranded as MSS People in a move that reflects its commitment to placing ‘people’ at the centre of all that they do for their clients, candidates and themselves.

Leading law firm Thorntons was crowned Best Large Employer for a second year running last night at Scotland’s Best Employer Awards 2017.

The big announcement today is that we are now able to offer clients the most modern version of Excel Tests - 2016.

Although the rate of breast cancer diagnoses is rising in Europe, a higher proportion of women are surviving the form of cancer - but returning to everyday aspects of life prove challenging; with many survivors unable to return to work, due to a lack of support and consideration by employers.

When 1,000 recruiters were asked via live polling whether they view the gig economy as ‘friend’ or ‘foe’, 78% chose ‘friend’ and 22% chose ‘foe’, indicating that most recruiters are keen to embrace the opportunities presented by the growing contingent workforce.

Tens of thousands of UK Chamber members now have the opportunity to benefit from unlimited access a range of essential business support services thanks to an exclusive new partnership between British Chambers of Commerce and Qdos Consulting, of The Qdos Group.

Birmingham based Ezy Solutions Group has been awarded grant funding from the Business Growth Programme and, as a result, will be creating five new jobs within the community.

Following an industry event in June which, amongst other things, focused on improving standards in the supply teacher sector, the Crown Commissioners (CCS) published guidance in August on the accreditation needed for an agency to be awarded a public sector contract from 2018.

The Specsavers Recruitment Services Locum Diary Apps have approx. 1600 Active users per month. Since March 2017 the Locum Diary Candidate App has performed as an engaging product to help communication and data flow between consultants, locums and the recruitment systems in use.

The Springboard Consultancy is broadening its training portfolio with the launch of a brand new personal and work development programme called ‘Boost’, which helps people to develop essential skills needed in the early stages of their careers.

Commenting on the findings of today's Government audit of the racial disparities in public services, Dr Jill Miller, Diversity and Inclusion Adviser at the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, says:

The number of new job openings for executive managers within the legal profession increased by 54.8% in the year to 31st August 2017, according to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

Although the rate of breast cancer diagnoses is rising in Europe, a higher proportion of women are surviving the form of cancer - but returning to everyday aspects of life prove challenging; with many survivors unable to return to work, due to a lack of support and consideration by employers.