Recruitment

In 2022, the unemployment rate hit 3.7 percent, a historic low not seen for 50 years. What about the coming year? What kind of hiring prospects does 2023 hold out for job seekers?

Google chief Sundar Pichai has reportedly informed employees that the tech giant will be “slowing down the pace of hiring for the rest of the year” amid an “uncertain global economic outlook”. This is according to an internal memo first…

According to recruitment firm Hays, over half of employees (53%)  would consider moving to a different company if a four-day working week was being offered. Hays said the study of over 9,600 employees also revealed that two in five…

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According to new research, businesses looking to survive the “Great Resignation” should consider offering remote and flexible working options, though remain aware that this alone isn’t necessarily enough to retain top talent.  HR…

Do employers consciously discriminate based on names? Of course some may, but a majority would be shocked if they were told that they do. A lot of discrimination is unconscious, but it exists, nonetheless.  The fact is that while…

Location, location, location  Finding great people is important and should be a key contributing factor for choosing where to set up shop when expanding into the US. There is no set rule for this, and it will vary greatly depending on the…

The role of HR and management is not limited to administrative work anymore. They are helping the companies to build teams full of 'perfect' candidates. Their work is evolving and has become more collaborative in nature. The inclusion of…

Today’s business leaders are grappling with a critical new challenge: that of elevating workforce engagement at a time when many employees look set to be working from home on a permanent or part time basis for the foreseeable future.

In large companies, issues of unconscious bias and racial prejudice often go overlooked. No organisation is immune from this; business leaders must take an active role in ensuring the equitable treatment of every employee.

We’re halfway through the year and it’s safe to say that 2020 has been extremely challenging for business owners. Those business owners who work in the staffing and recruitment industry have also been adversely impacted by the COVID-19…

Many businesses have put recruitment on hold during the current pandemic in light of the uncertainty that the COVID-19 outbreak has cast over the economic future. Yet, when the lockdown eases and business ‘as near normal as possible’…