British Workers Too Busy to Take Holidays
31% of workforce did not take all of their holiday entitlement last year.
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ZERO HOURS CONTRACTS – WHAT’S NEXT?
Zero hours contracts continue to capture the attention of politicians and the general public alike, particularly in the run up to the general election. While the phrase seems to have become a by-word for any type of flexible working arrangement, there is now specific legislation which will govern their use. Here we look at the impact for employers and recruiters.
...Queen's Speech: Employers' NICs to be frozen for five years
The government will introduce new business and benefits reforms focusing on employer taxation and a doubling of free childcare as part of the Queen’s Speech.
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2015 Graduates have More Jobs to Choose from than Last Year
According to new research from job search engine Adzuna, the class of 2015 graduates have 16 percent more jobs to choose from than last year, although advertised salaries have fallen to their lowest in ten months
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5 Consequences of Skills Shortages in 2016
Last year the British economy expanded by 2.8%, this was the fastest growth of any major advanced economy. However, the news could be overlooked by the fact that the nation as a whole is experiencing a chronic skill shortage. A shortage that has no signs of slowing without action being taken.
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Employee Turnover is Top Workforce Challenge, SHRM Survey Finds
Retention/turnover, employee engagement and succession planning ranked as the top challenges faced by HR organizations today, according to the 2015 SHRM/Globoforce Employee Recognition Survey.
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10 Common Recruiting Mistakes To Avoid
Think you have incompetent employees? Time to ask yourself how they ended up working for you in the first place. The best way to avoid finding yourself surrounded by ineffective employees is not to make the following 10 mistakes during the recruitment and remuneration process:
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Yorkshire has the slowest rate of growth in UK
YORKSHIRE has the slowest rate of growth in the the UK, according to the RBS/NatWest Regional Growth Track analysis.
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Summer Budget: Minimum wage to rise to £7.20
Lowest paid employees will receive a boost as the minimum wage will be replaced a compulsory National Living Wage (NLW) from April taking the lowest rate of pay for employees aged over 25 to £7.20 per hour.
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