The rising popularity of agile working has seen many firms reorganise their workplaces to attract and retain the best people. Flexible working can also save money by cutting the amount of expensive real estate that firms own or rent.
| Published: 21 October 2019
The study, commissioned to launch Robert Half’s 2020 Salary Guide*, revealed that SMEs are concerned about the potential impact of macroeconomic events on the skills gap in their organisations. Three in five (59 percent) said that a recession would negatively impact the skills gap in their business
| Published: 19 October 2019
Fika also surveyed UK employers, who confirmed students’ concerns: more than a third (38 percent) of employers felt that soft skills are the most important thing graduates can bring to a job, while just 12 percent thought academic results matter more.
| Published: 18 October 2019
Homeworking is often seen as an attractive option for employers and employees alike, with employers benefiting from reduced operating costs while employees gain from the ability to work flexibly around family commitments while reducing their commuting time.
| Published: 17 October 2019
The Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 allows most convictions (and cautions) to be considered spent after a specified period of time. Once a caution or conviction is spent the person is considered rehabilitated and the ROA treats the person as if they had never committed an offence.
| Published: 16 October 2019
Jo is currently HR Director at The Salvation Army. She is also a member of the Executive Management Team with functional leadership responsibility for Human Resources & Communications across 5,500 employees. Harvey is also Chair of the Skanska Pension Trustee Board and a member of the firm’s Ethics Committee.
| Published: 15 October 2019
Soft skills that emphasize collaboration emerged higher than individual skills and are just as important as technical prowess. Learnability is the most undervalued intangible skill, with lack of budget the biggest tangible barrier to reskilling the workforce.
| Published: 14 October 2019
Timo analysed data of 918 start-ups from Start-Up Nation Central, a private non-profit organisation that has collected data on all Israeli start-ups since 2013. He compared the characteristics of each profile’s vision statement, aimed at investors, with how much funding the venture secured.
| Published: 13 October 2019
We are delighted to share with you our next Video interview with Paul Smith, Group HR Director, Outdoor & Cycle Concepts, who will be appearing in the October issue of our flagship publication (Subscribe today to read the full Interview).
| Published: 12 October 2019
Hours after the PMI data confirmed that British manufacturers are cutting production at the fastest rate since 2012, the Bank has once again balked at the chance to stimulate the UK’s Brexit-addled economy with a rate cut.
| Published: 10 October 2019
