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A recent article (below) from HR Magazine, throws some interesting light on the “wider picture” benefits of undertaking CSR initiatives in the workplace: “The Government has been busy lending its support to initiatives aimed at improving the engagement of businesses with wider society. The Big Society project has now been re-launched with £40 million of… Read article/comments
A report published yesterday (15/6/11) by the CIPD and KPMG has highlighted something which we, as Recruitment Consultants, have observed for a large number of months – that despite a heavy volume of candidates in the market, really good calibre people can still be difficult to find. The report suggests that 73% of organisations have… Read article/comments
UK unemployment has fallen by a further 88,000 in the three months to April, to 2.43 million, according to data released in the past hour by the Office for National Statistics. This is the largest quarterly fall in unemployment since August 2000. The quarterly fall in unemployment occurred mainly among people aged from 16 to… Read article/comments
The growth of staff appointments during May eased off compared to previous months and permanent placements rose at the weakest rates in seven months, according to the recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG’s latest Report on Jobs, published this morning. The report also showed the growth of job vacancies moderated to a five-month low… Read article/comments
I read an article recently about the perils of accepting a counteroffer by your employer. The author in question went on to suggest that it can be “career suicide” suggesting that it simply allows companies to buy some time to line up your replacement! This perhaps is a little harsh, but I have to agree in… Read article/comments
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