Rebuilding the culture of care companies through Powering Positivity
Kirsty Murphey, CPO and CEO of the health and social care charity Alternative Futures Group discusses how people are really at the center of care and the best way to change company culture. We at AFG understand that in order to provide high-quality support to those with learning disabilities or mental health conditions, we must […]
Gregg Wallace’s lessons: Dealing with the power and influence of “talent”
The BBC has acknowledged its celebrity power problems publicly. It was all before the recent allegations against Gregg Wallace, presenter of Masterchef who is accused of making inappropriate sexual remarks . In recent years, a number of household names have been accused of abusing their power and position (professional dancers in Strictly come Dancing), sacked […]
Recruitment decline attributed to budget
The number of permanent jobs filled by UK recruitment consultants has declined at the fastest rate since August 2023. In the latest Recruitment and Employement Confederation/KPMG labour market report, many respondents stated that the Budgetlate October led to a new assessment of client staffing requirements. The fifth consecutive decline in billings for temporary staff was […]
Pay awards in the private sector drop by 3.9%
In the three months that ended in October, the median award for private sector employees fell from 4% down to 3.9%. Incomes Data Research’s latest figures show that the percentage of increases in the sector between 4.0% and 4.99% also decreased in this time period. It dropped to two-fifths (39%), compared with almost half (47%), […]
What the Employee Law Reform means for HR and payroll
Charles Courquin is the director of Symatrix It is not uncommon for new administrations, following a general elections, to review their tax policies and employment laws and possibly adjust them. In order to meet the current fiscal challenges, the new UK Government made sweeping changes in taxation, pay and pensions. Employers will be required to […]
UK recruitment sector faces rising challenges in 2025
The UK recruitment industry is grappling with heightened competition, slowing hiring rates, and an evolving technological landscape as it approaches 2025. This is according to JobAdder’s first Recruitment Agency Benchmarking Report, which reveals a growing mismatch between rising candidate numbers and declining hiring rates. While 39 percent of respondents report an increase in candidates, 56 […]
Andrew Bud: The deepfake employee: is your workforce secure?
Remote hiring has become increasingly common in the digital, post-pandemic age. This brings many efficiencies but it also presents some challenges, one being the difficulty in verifying the identities of new workers. With many organisations now conducting virtual interviews as a standard part of the recruitment process, this challenge is set to become even more […]
Offsite Teambuilding: Its Positive Impact
Offsite Team Building: The Benefits Danni Rush is the COO for Virgin Incentives and Virgin Experience Days. Some businesses consider team-building days a must-have, especially when their workplaces or teams are located in remote areas. Employees can connect through team building activities that are not part of their daily work. They can also form strong […]
The over-50s underplan for financial shocks in retirement
UK retirees over 50 years old are less prepared than their younger counterparts for unexpected retirement events, according to an independent study conducted by Barnett Waddingham. The Report, in which more than half the respondents are older than 50, found that financial readiness of employees does not match retirement expectations. Only 16 percent of those […]
Three quarters of UK companies have received AI-generated CVs
According to Remote’s 2024 Global Workforce Report, 76 percent of hiring leaders in the UK have encountered CVs generated by AI containing false information, with 25 percent noting this occurs ‘frequently’. More than 73 percent of UK companies believe AI-generated CVs have contributed to an increase in under-qualified applicants. Of these, 74 percent see this […]