With data and analytics still at the top of the HR agenda for 2019, analysis from XpertHR Benchmarking reveals the key metrics for HR to focus on. Evidence-based decision making is likely to become a…
Five reasons to create a disability-confident workplace in…
In December 2018 the Government announced it will be rolling out a new £40 million voluntary scheme[i] in England and Wales this year to help disabled people who are long-term unemployed get back into work.…
Why addressing tech sector diversity could close the…
Zoe Moris, Chief Operating officer, Pearson Frank, discusses why gender imbalances are contributing to the skills gap in the tech sector Despite businesses searching for positive solutions, gender diversity and the technical skills gap both…
Fat Cat Friday – the UK’s Fat Cats…
By early afternoon today, only three working days into 2019, the average FTSE100 CEO will have already been paid what it will take a typical UK worker all year to earn, according to calculations from…
Recruitment boss applauds workplace reforms but calls for…
Gig economy workers, agency employees and zero-hour contract workers are to be better protected by new workplace reforms implemented by the government this week. However, Lorna Davidson, CEO of short-term recruitment specialist RedWigWam, says that…
Employers embracing diversity to plug skills gap, say…
New research released today reveals that employers are increasingly embracing diversity in their hiring process to overcome ongoing skills shortages. Researchers spoke to 1,500 UK-based hiring managers on behalf of international talent acquisition and managed…
8 out of 10 UK workers rate personal…
Employers have been emphasising the value of a ‘learning culture’ in their organisations and encouraging workers to commit to training and development programmes for many years. Now, the penny seems to have finally dropped, with…
What legal rights are agency workers entitled to?
A recent report from the Resolution Foundation Agency found that temporary workers are losing at least £500m a year in missing holiday pay and are being paid an average of 22p an hour less than…
Santa isn’t what he used to be…
Steve Herbert, Head of Benefits Strategy at Howden Employee Benefits, discusses why HR professionals need to think differently in a difficult recruitment market The latest employment statistics were issued by the government this week, and despite…