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News for March 2010
Raise employee morale with a spring clean - from RecruitmentRevolution.com
· The bad news: UK workforce de-motivated by rundown, old fashioned offices · The good news: 81% of staff prepared to clean or renovate their work place
25th
Mar
Recession has bruised the Nation's CVs- From Onrec
Around one in four (24%) professionals were forced to take jobs they were over-qualified for or in a sector unrelated to their core career during the recession, according to the latest Employment Study from international recruiters Badenoch & Clark.
24th
Mar
Pirates to steal 1.2m jobs - From Recruitment Today
An alarming rise in piracy-driven job loss figures in Europe’s creative industries has been forecast by the International Chamber of Commerce’s BASCAP (Business Action to Stop Counterfeiting and Piracy).
24th
Mar
What is real cost of recruiting cheap labour? - From Recruitment Today
An Equality and Human Rights Commission inquiry has uncovered widespread evidence of the mistreatment and exploitation of migrant and agency workers in the meat and poultry processing sector.
16th
Mar
Mud wrestling pole dancers only need apply - From Recruitment Today
Candidates should stop giving details of their hobbies and interests on CVs.
16th
Mar
Half of British women still feel unequal in workplace - From Recruitment Today
Women still claim to face inequalities in their companies, according to a survey conducted by Monster.co.uk. Almost half (47%) of respondents polled believe that a glass ceiling still exists for women in the workplace and that men are favoured for promotions.
8th
Mar
UK redundancies cost firms £6billion - Fron the Daily Mail
British employers spent £6billion on redundancy payments last year. The payouts show the scale of efforts firms are using to bring down the wage bill as they face the downturn. The HMRC data shows severance payments for the year to the end of March rose 25% on the £4.5billion forked out over the previous year.
8th
Mar
EU maternity plans could change face of recruitment - From Recruitment Today
British business could face forking out billions of pounds extra each year under EU moves to treble maternity pay. A European Parliament committee has passed a plan to make firms pay new mothers their full salary for at least 20 weeks.
1st
Mar
Santander bucks trend to expand graduate scheme
Santander has launched its new graduate scheme, signalling its continued commitment to investing in graduate jobs at the company. The bank has increased its planned number of graduate recruits in the UK to around 230 in 2010, as well as refining the scope of the scheme across key business areas
1st
Mar