ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

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.

According to new research[i] developed by Lloyds Banking Group’s social mobility programme, Lloyds Scholars, 18-30 year olds said they spent the majority of their internship printing (53%) and photocopying documents (52%), making tea/ picking up lunch (33%) and cold calling (18%) rather than tackling tasks that would enhance their development.

Neil Owen, Director, Robert Half Technology UK

70 percent participate in salary sacrifice schemes to develop IT skills

This year’s graduates are heading into a robust recruitment market, with eight out of ten employers (79%) taking on new recruits in 2017/2018, a study by HR website XpertHR shows.

The recent prosecution and fine of HomeServe Membership Ltd’s recruitment manager should serve as a warning to all companies about the potential consequences of employees illegally sharing personal data that they have access to as part of their job.

As students up and down the country consider their options after receiving exam results this week, research commissioned by EDF Energy further highlights the opportunities they could be missing out on by not continuing to study science, technology, engineering or maths (STEM).