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Following news that only half of university leavers find a graduate level job within six months of getting their degree, new research has revealed that Generation Z are unlikely to continue working in their first job for a very long time.

We all know what goes on during Black Friday itself, with £7 billion1 expected to be spent online in the UK alone, with Amazon dominating the sales. But what happens after 225 million items2 have been purchased, and how do the retail giants deal with the sheer volume of orders?

Three in five UK (59%) employers say that they have removed a job candidate from consideration after discovering dishonest or exaggerated information on his or her CV, according to new research from leading HR and administration recruitment specialists, OfficeTeam, a Robert Half UK company.

Over half (53 per cent) of employers would have to take action if today’s budget introduces new measures which would increase their staff costs because of changes to taxation such as IR35. One third (30 per cent) of employers would have to increase their prices, according to the latest JobsOutlook survey by the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC).

New research published by the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development, shows that line managers can improve the performance of their teams by focussing on building their strengths, rather than trying to fix their weaknesses.

Skills-based applications open 23rd November

The process for assessing training needs typically follows this process.

“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%.