The intellectual snobbery around National Vocational Qualifications (NVQs) means the British economy suffers. This, at least, is the opinion of...
Recruitment & retention
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Migrant workers in the UK are more widely dispersed than ever before according to the latest government statistics.Immigrants coming to...
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Sainsbury’s has praised the “superior” work ethic of immigrant workers in comparison to UK employees.In a submission to a House...
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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has urged action on the UK’s science skills base, following Lord Sainsbury’s review of...
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Fewer UK graduates expect to benefit from flexible working than in China or the US
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherUK graduates expect less flexibility from their working lives than those starting careers in China and the US, a global...
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The Royal Opera House has launched a multi-media advertising campaign to recruit backstage and customer service staff. The campaign is...
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Recruitment companies have provided valuable feedback to help enhance Topaz Financials.
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More than £10,000 was overpaid to employees at the National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) during its first two months of...
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Tory leader David Cameron makes flexible working key element of bid to be prime minister
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherTory leader David Cameron has made flexible working central to his campaign to become prime minister.Cameron told delegates at the...
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Royal Opera House launches careers marketing campaign for ‘hard to fill’ roles with YouTube shorts
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryThe Royal Opera House (ROH) has launched a multimedia advertising campaign to recruit backstage and customer-service staff.The campaign incorporates print,...
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Specialist workers from France needed to provide skills to boost UK’s nuclear power industry
by Greg Pitcherby Greg PitcherForeign workers will be needed to provide the skills to increase the UK’s nuclear power capacity, an expert has conceded.EDF...
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Criminal Records Bureau and Identity and Passport Service online background check services gain support from volunteers
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryPilot schemes aimed at accelerating and toughening up background checks on people who want to work with children and vulnerable...
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Travelsupermarket.com survey reveals 27% of staff pull a sickie to recover from their holidays
by Mike Berryby Mike BerryMore than a quarter of workers admit they have taken at least one unscheduled extra day off work to get...
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Hays Contact Centres is the UK’s leading recruitment consultancy specialising in Contact Centres jobs. With a national network of offices,...
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Base4 Operations has launched a lightweight articulated mobile facility and is targeting the graduate recruitment market as the perfect end user. ...