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A new report published by Standard Life today reveals some of the key drivers of success for UK SMEs (small-to-medium-sized enterprises) with research showing an evolution in working practices, company culture and innovation. Polling both SME leaders and employees within this crucial cross-section of UK enterprise, the report highlights the fundamental trends of collaboration, empowerment and adaptability as central to growth over the next five years.

Recruiters considering using video or games-based techniques for interviewing prospective candidates can obtain expert insight from leading organisations at a free breakfast seminar held by WCN, the leading global e-Recruitment software provider, in Central London on Friday 18th March 2016.

New research from Monster.co.uk has revealed that over a third (38%) of UK workers don’t enjoy working for their current employer, with only 12% of saying they really like the company they currently work for. A further 32% of British workers said they are only happy with their employer ‘some of the time.’

Best practice lessons on attracting and selecting the right applicants for apprenticeship schemes - from leading employers such as Siemens in Germany - will be examined in the latest webinar from cut-e, the international assessment specialist, on 16 March, 11.00am-12 noon GMT.

Original research from Robert Walters has revealed that 43% of HR professionals are currently looking for new jobs, with 63% planning to change roles within the next year.

Simplicity, the specialist provider of recruitment finance and outsourced administration solutions, is driving both growth and efficiencies through greater investment in staff development, developing a cultural direction for the workforce and introducing business improvement techniques that have helped position the business as the UK market leader over the last 12 months.

Managers in the automotive industry have overtaken those in the financial services sector to resume their reign as the highest paid managers in the UK (earning on average £46,019), according to new research by pay and benefits specialists, Croner Reward.

Salary sacrifice for pension contributions could be banned in the Budget to head off its use by higher earners to beat the introduction of flat rate tax relief, leading employee benefits consultancy Portus warns.

According to new research, "Not being told what to do," salary, flexible working and regular training and development, are just some of the things that are important to the next wave of workers now entering the workforce - the Generation Zs (also known as 'iGens' or 'post-millennials').

The 2016 BlueSteps Job Outlook Report, just released by Association of Executive Search and Leadership Consultants, shows that global executive optimism has decreased 10.9 percentage points since 2014. Forty-one percent of respondents expect the number of senior management-level positions to remain sluggish as the number of professionals seeking a new opportunity continues to increase, reaching its highest point since 2010 - 90.2 percent.

Jobseekers are facing fewer options in 2016, as falling vacancies and rising competition impact upon work prospects, according to the latest UK Job Market Report from Adzuna.co.uk.

Despite a rise in companies offering apprenticeships, research from Monster.co.uk revealed that there are still many misconceptions around what modern day apprenticeships consist of and the range of opportunities they offer.

Global professional services recruiter Morgan McKinley has revealed that London’s investment and corporates sector lost some of its appetite for creating new accounting and finance roles, according to its Accounting and Finance 2016 Salary Guide.

Financial Services booming while engineering falters

Internships provide the key to employee retention, as new research by the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) reveals that graduates who were interns stay with a company longer than those who weren’t.