News for August 2008

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Government's new advice utility 'presents no competition for HR'
A recent announcement that the government is to offer an online utility for the owners of small to medium-sized ent... -
Some employers 'still hiking wages'
Not all employees are suffering due to th... -
Major university benefits from online recruitment
A college of The University of London has overhauled itsEmployers urged to 'be cautious' over IT redundancies
IT employees whose positions have been ax...Lack of jobseekers in engineering sector
An expert has called for more government funding to help usher Younger employees 'ethical and socially aware' A new poll has contradicted the various stereotypes surrounding Technology workers' 'hours increase' Employees in the IT sector have seen a si...Government to hold flexible work discussion
The government has expressed its intentions to further promote flexible working hours for Employees make 'better use of public transport' It seems employees are increasingly takin...Talent management 'failing candidates and employees'
According to an expert, the talent managing programmes put in place by many companies are failing to attract the ri...Employees of small firms are the 'most green'
Employees who work for small businesses are more likely to be eco-friendly than those working for large organisatio...Women are 'shy' about wage negotiation
Women candidates are "shyer" an...Workplace health schemes make job vacancies 'more attractive'
When searching for jobs,Workplace health schemes make job vacancies 'more attractive' When searching for jobs,Cobbetts: Digital recruitment burgeoning in the UK As technology continues to overhaul the ways in whichHigh-flyers 'possess Olympic athlete qualities'
Employees aiming for ambitious roles and ...New online resource set to 'benefit recruitment industry'
A new database has been launched by a HR software provider in order to help recruitment firms find the perfectNew online resource set to 'benefit recruitment industry'
A new database has been launched by a HR software provider in order to help recruitment firms find the perfectEmployees wait 'more than six months for training'
More than half of British employees have ...Employees needed for British intelligence service
A mass recruitment drive has been launched by the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) which has adopted t...TAEN: Women and older employees first victims of job cuts
Job cuts being made in the middle of the credit crunch are likely to affect women and older Overworked HR employees 'busier but happier' Those working in the human resources (HR) sector have seen a significant rise in their workload but are happier in ...Holidays 'not on horizon' in current climate
A significant amount of small business owners in the UK have said they cannot afford to put their Holidays prompt employees to 'reconsider careers' Nearly half of UK employees questioned in...Capita and BBC HR deal 'not going to plan'
A BBC contract awarded to outsourcing firm Capita aiming to improve the broadcasters' human resources (HR) service ...HR professionals from last recession 'in demand'
Those HR employees who weathered the stor...Score: The ten things employees need most
As the credit crunch impacts negatively on em...Fish4jobs: Still plenty of vacancies in UK
The current job climate is still healthy and ...Online recruitment is 'the future of the industry'
Online recruitment is the way forward for t...Online recruitment is 'the future of the industry'
Online recruitment is the way forward for t...HR 'not as soft as it appears'
Despite human resources (HR) being seen as a largely female-dominated sector, the skills required for the job are f...Companies surrender offices 'to cut costs'
A survey has found that almost two-thirds of small businesses are considering giving up their premises within the n...McDonald's brings '4,000 new jobs to UK'
Fast food giant McDonald's will open ten new outlets over the next year, expanding its amount of UK McDonald's brings '4,000 new jobs to UK' Fast food giant McDonald's will open ten new outlets over the next year, expanding its amount of UK Candidates with ambition are 'at a disadvantage' A poll has found that a third of major UK emp...Majority of IT employees 'looking for alternative posts'
IT employees working in the UK are disapp...Hope for IT sector with new qualification
A computer qualification will be introduced into UK colleges this autumn to help address skill deficiencies and the...Travelodge: Workforce will come from local unemployed
Hotel chain Travelodge has today announced it will work with local authorities to help people into Travelodge: Workforce will come from local unemployed Hotel chain Travelodge has today announced it will work with local authorities to help people into Employers could be 'hit with higher contribution expenses' Employers may have to contribute more to th...Croner: Pay rise demands up
Employees are making increased demands fo...Monitoring employee skills 'vital to health of businesses'
Keeping track of how the skills of employees<...Recruitment 'halted amid credit crunch worry'
Recruiters in the UK are becoming more reluctant to take onPay inequality 'as prominent as ever'
Despite the recent attention around the single equality bill, a poll has found that the pay gap between men and wom...KPMG: Firms reluctant to take on employees
Recruitment is noticeably slowing down as firms become less inclined to take on new Students 'work to finance education' Nearly half of this year's UK students will become part-timeStudents 'work to finance education'
Nearly half of this year's UK students will become part-time


