ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

By Liz Walker, HR Director, Unum UK

Today, the first Monday in February, has traditionally seen the highest number of UK employees absent from work through sickness.

Research released today reveals that quality professionals have some of the highest levels of job satisfaction compared to related professions.

National Sickie Day is here – the day when the greatest number of UK employees call in sick. Now, new research from bed manufacturer Sealy UK shows that this trend could – in part – be driven by staff failing to get the quality sleep they need to function effectively at work.

Emma O'Leary, employment law consultant for the ELAS Group, offers comment on the F1 pit girls story:

HR teams are not prepared to meet the fourth industrial revolution, according to recent research from ADP and IDC, in a survey of 2,022 HR decision makers across eight countries in Europe. The report revealed that over a fifth (22%) of Human Capital Management (HCM) processes are still inputted manually.

The Top Employers Institute, a global certifier recognising excellence in employee conditions, has released its list of Certified UK Top Employers for 2018*

Eploy worked with Travelodge on their enhanced careers site to support the drive to extend their network of properties in key UK locations.

According to The CV Squad, although tech is the fastest-growing industry in the UK (twice that of the wider economy), 85% of hard-to-fill positions are difficult to recruit for because of a lack of specialist, technical skills, meaning employees with top skills are hard to find.

The UK’s leading etiquette expert, William Hanson, gave valuable insights to managing private households at a recent event hosted by Tiger Private, a specialist recruitment agency for high net worth individuals and family offices.

To effectively recruit candidates, you have to think back to what it was like to be a job seeker. Remember both the excitement and reservation, the thrill of new experiences, and the caution involved in making the best professional decisions.

‘Escape room’ challenge engages candidates and delivers rigorous assessment

One in 10 posts in specialist mental health services are vacant and Brexit is set to make recruitment more difficult, according to the Mental Health Network.

Welcoming the launch of a BEIS Select Committee inquiry into supply chain bullying and small business productivity, and a Treasury Select Committee inquiry into access to finance for small firms, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) National Chairman Mike Cherry,said:

Frontline Recruitment, the careers specialist, is set to embark on a recruitment drive that will increase staff numbers by 38%, taking staff numbers up to 55 by the end of 2018.