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Positioned as a leader for second year in a row, achieved highest overall position for ability to execute

A lot of small businesses seem to think that they can’t recruit a great team – that somehow that’s something reserved for businesses that have serious money and can, therefore, attract serious talent. That isn’t necessarily true. Yes, you might be a little bit more cash-strapped than bigger businesses, but you do have attractive qualities that are all your own.

Pay awards in the three months to the end of July 2017 were worth 2%, according to the latest data from pay analysts at XpertHR.

Employer participation in annual event is on the rise

A quarter of graduates willing to pay to access practice material ahead of tests in effort to beat competition

Dave Bartram, the former chief psychologist at CEB and research director for SHL Group, has been appointed to Aon’s Scientific Advisory Board on assessment, in a part-time role as an external advisor. Aon is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions.

LinkedIn announces ability to share video directly from the mobile app

New figures released today, comparing the progress of wages between 2010 and 2015, reveal that despite five years of slow wage growth in the UK, freelance professionals experienced a significant uplift of income during the same period, with hourly rate growth for the self-employed rising at a rate nearly six times faster than employees.

Underappreciation and stress fuel discontent as employees get older, with happiness at work falling after the age of 35

… From pay rises and promotions, to flexibility and time off

Professional services recruitment specialist, Sellick Partnership is continuing to build on its national success with the appointment of Mike Hoyle as Finance Director of the business.

New research from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library , has found that one third (36.8%) of workplaces in the UK have ridiculous rules in place, with one in five (22.5%) workers stating that they feel they can’t be trusted as a result.

Employers are losing a median 2.9% of their working time to employee absence, a report from HR website XpertHR finds.

More than 70 bar staff who performed at a UB40 concert in Darlington were recruited exclusively over Facebook, it’s been revealed.