ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

Jobfeed, the lead generation tool by Textkernel that makes the online job market searchable and transparent, is now also available in the UK!

The government has stated in its response to the consultation on travel and subsistence tax relief that it considers the measures will not have an impact on the flexible workforce or rather that such a fear has yet to be demonstrated. This is missing the bigger picture.

One in six firms think new apprenticeship levy is right approach

As candidate email open rates continue to decline, one recruitment software provider has formed a new partnership that opens up new channels of communication between recruiters and candidates.

Overseas business trips are vital for any flourishing brand worth its weight in gold today. Whether you look upon them as a necessary evil or as a chance to try new cultures, the costs associated with them can be extremely high, and this can extend past finances too.

As the year draws to a close, XpertHR data again records the subdued nature of pay awards for employees

As 2015 draws to a close, HR professionals are starting to plan for the year ahead. Recent pan-European research from ADP® has identified five key trends that are going to impact the rapidly changing world of work in 2016.

We are pleased to announce that the leading careers advice organisation, Inspiring Futures, has become part of Group GTI. Furthermore GTI is investing £500,000 in careers support for schools and their students.

It will be a brighter Christmas for children supported by Barnardo’s Scotland this year thanks to the generous spirit and hard work of employees and directors at Scottish recruitment specialist the Brightwork Group.

UK recruitment firm Munro has recruited Nicola Dunn in a newly created role of Senior Researcher. A successful business and life coach who has supported a range of international clients including the EU Commission and The Hague, Nicola also has direct executive search experience, working with former Edinburgh-based agency Quantum where she specialised in marketing sector recruitment.

When it comes to hiring new staff, many recruiters or HR departments follow a standard set of rules and processes because that’s the way it has always been done.

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The upward momentum of chief executive pay and reward in the UK’s largest organisations has reached a crisis point. It does not clearly correlate to personal performance or business outcomes and this is having a significant impact on the motivation levels of the wider workforce, according to new research from the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development.

In over half (55%) of UK organisations, HR is now an essential part of the development and delivery of the overall business strategy. This is according to research1 from NGA Human Resources, the HR and payroll expert.

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), employment levels increased by 207,000 in the three months to October, representing an employment rate of 73.9% with 31.3 million people in work.