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Pay awards for 2019 moving in a “very positive direction”
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Does Google for Jobs signal an upheaval in recruitment marketing?
When Google for Jobs launched in the UK last year, recruiters warned it would disrupt the online jobs market. Despite...
Wording of restrictive covenants comes under Supreme Court spotlight
Employers are being warned about the wording of restrictive covenants...
Retail jobs threat continues as Patisserie Valerie collapses
Around 900 staff are expected to be made redundant at Patisserie Valerie, as a rescue deal failed to save the...
Benchmark your employee engagement levels against other employers
PROMOTED | With retaining, motivating and engaging staff key to business performance, employee engagement has never been more vital to the UK economy ...
High-growth firms crowd out competition for talent
The UK’s efforts to boost productivity while ironing out regional inequalities in job creation may be fundamentally at odds, according...
Employees will share data if it makes them more productive
Almost nine in 10 employees would be happy for their employers to collect data on them if it meant their...
Hipster jobs boost helping to drive the economy
Roles involving beards, tattoos, downward dogs, artisan coffee and no doubt the odd craft beer are playing an increasingly important...
Millions of EU citizens can apply for settled status for free
Millions of EU citizens can now apply for “settled status” in the UK as the government launched the final phase...
Talent pool fails to keep pace with rapid rise of AI
A shortage of talent is slowing the uptake of AI systems prompting a need for organisations to devise training programmes...
Financial services stress levels at highest since crash
The number of stress-related absences in financial services is higher now than in the immediate aftermath of the 2008 financial...
Outsourced Whitehall support workers to strike over low pay
Cleaners, receptionists and security guards at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS)...
Law firm tops LGBT-inclusive employer rankings
International legal giant Pinsent Masons has been named the most inclusive employer in the UK by LGBT equality charity Stonewall...
What to look for in an organisation when job-hunting in HR
The world is your oyster when it comes to looking for HR roles. From the law to finance, healthcare and...
Study finds ‘alarming’ bias against minority ethnic candidates
Research has uncovered an “alarming” level of discrimination against job seekers from minority ethnic backgrounds, who need to send an...
