The IHS Markit/REC Report on Jobs for August has been released. Permanent staff placements rose at the steepest rate for five months in August amid reports of robust demand for staff. Temp billings meanwhile increased at a rate that, though still sharp, was the

In an environment plagued by skills shortages, finding and retaining talent remains the biggest HR challenge in 2018:  half (51 percent) of HR managers say they struggle to find people with the right skills to do the job, according to a new survey. Contributor

Employers are increasingly using HR technology to help attract and hire the best talent. Despite the widespread adoption of these tools, many businesses leaders indicate they still want a human touch for critical moments during the recruitment process, according to a report. Michel Stokvis,

Eighty per cent of employees do not have the skills needed for their current and future roles according to research published today by Gartner. Most organisations are undergoing a digital transformation that directly impacts how they do business, yet 70%of employees have not mastered the

More than two-thirds of HR managers believe that UK voters would opt to stay in the EU if there were another referendum, but only just over a fifth are prepared for a no-deal Brexit. Brexit These were the findings of a survey of 24,500

Poor first impressions are costing UK business hard-to-find talent, as 48 percent of job applicants surveyed by Hays, the leading recruiting expert, say they have been deterred from pursuing a role due to a negative first impression of the organisation. The Hays What Workers Want

As many as one in six organisations have reported their gender pay gap incorrectly, according to independent data analysis. Statistician Nigel Marriott, who shares his findings in an article for Personnel Today, estimates that around 9% of organisations have “definitely” made an error in their

Faced with growing uncertainty and rapid change, organisations need to develop leadership capabilities at speed. But that does not come without risk. Jo Faragher spoke to leadership expert Ines Wichert about her new book and how businesses can support leaders to grow without overstretching

The great inventor Henry Ford once said that “anyone who stops learning is old, whether at twenty or eighty” 1, and it’s a message millennials appear to be taking on board, with nearly three quarters saying its likely they’ll return to education later in life.

Traditionally in-house recruitment teams and/or RPO providers have delivered robust and tangible sourcing that has enabled organisations to have greater visibility of the hiring process while managing cost and process. Contributor Tom Mason, CEO – Armstrong Craven. “Increased pressure on cost, headcount and complexity