ONLINE RECRUITMENT NEWS

The number of pension schemes facilitating flexible access to members’ pension pots is increasing slowly but many have yet to fully embrace flexibility.

Lack of training in high-skill professions causes systemic global talent shortage in both public and private sectors.

Two thirds of people rely on themselves to update their CV, a recent study has found. This may involve an individual updating it on their own accord or using the Internet to research the necessary steps.

A new and specialist recruitment consultancy, Mensio Consulting, is pleased to announce the launch of its specialist services to the financial market.

The latest Professional Hiring Index1 (‘the index’) from Robert Half UK reveals that senior C-suite executives across UK companies plan to increase staff levels significantly over the first half of 2016. An average 58% of senior executives leading finance teams across UK industries , as well as financial services executives predict that they will create new jobs in the next six months.

Headlines were recently rocked by a ruling from the European Court of Human Rights, exercising the legal right employers have to both monitor and read employee private messages sent on platforms like Slack, Skype, WhatsApp and more, if sent during work time.

Stick to what you are good at. That can be a handy maxim to bear in mind when thinking of your preferred career path. It’s not negative either. Sticking to what you are good at is not about settling for something, it’s about tapping into your talents and making the most from your potential.

Jason E. Taylor, Chief HCM Scientist, Infor

BMI Healthcare has recently selected MidlandHR to implement Business Objects (BO) BI4 Edge on top of their existing HR system.

2016, here we are. How did we get here? The scary step of plunging in to your final year of university and the realisation that a passable essay cannot in fact be written in the early hours of the morning it’s due.

A new study entitled 'Working Well', from the Social Market Foundation think-tank conducted in partnership with financial employee benefits provider Neyber, finds that one in eight workers (13%) report that money worries have affected their ability to concentrate at work.

Meaningful long-term thinking needed on cost cutting, says DNV GL

Professional recruitment firms had 4% more vacancies on their books in December 2015 than the same period the previous year according to new survey data from the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)

We know effective recruitment marketing pays-off when employer brand is focused to reach the right audience on an individual level. Sponsors of Best Video at the 2016 RADs - Crunch Simply Digital is involved with some of the industry’s biggest recent recruitment and graduate campaigns.

In light of the latest figures showing that unemployment in the UK has reached a ten year low, please see below comments from Richard Shea, Managing Director EMEA Search at Futurestep on what organisations can to do in light of a strengthening jobs market in order to attract and retain top talent.