ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

By Ashley Marron

The shortage of nursing staff in the UK is cause for alarm bells. Only recently, the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) reported that the number of EU and UK nurses quitting the NHS outweighs the number of newly registered nurses (Oct 2016 – Sep 2017)

A new piece of research from the UK’s leading independent job board, CV-Library, reveals businesses top recruitment priorities for 2018: from sourcing candidates directly and building talent pools for the future, to establishing a strong employer brand and succession planning.

Study shows employees lose an average of 30.4* working days each year due to sickness and underperformance in the office as a result of ill-health.

1st March 2017 | The Grange St Pauls, London

Adzuna, Europe’s fastest-growing job search engine today announced a strategic, data-sharing partnership with the Office of National Statistics (ONS).

More than 75 leading companies now use Entelo Envoy to reduce time spent identifying and engaging with the right talent

As CV-Library looks at the impact their job has on their mental health

Phil Sheridan Senior Managing Director, Robert Half UK, South America and the Middle East at Robert Half UK

Today marks the “most depressing day of the year”, but it’s not just Blue Monday that has workers feeling miserable, as 45% of UK workers say they are too tired to work effectively at least half the time. That’s according to the latest Qualtrics® Employee Pulse of more than 4,500 workers, which also reveals only 39% of workers look forward to going to work most of the time.

We have already looked at the Healthcare sector and the challenges faced in attracting and recruiting top talent. This month we look at Government, Charity and Not for Profit Sector.

CMI │Petra Wilton, Director of Strategy, Chartered Management Institute commenting on the CIPD’s recent report on apprenticeships:

More than one in three (35%) business owners in the UK fear that their management team will cause them to hit a growth ceiling. Their concerns are legitimate – over half (53%) of management teams have never helped grow a business prior to the one they now work in.

Employers expect to increase their graduate job vacancies by 11% this year, marking a return to double-digit growth, reports the Institute of Student Employers (ISE).

…Brighton, Manchester and Glasgow are the top locations for work this New Year