INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Red Letter Days for Business
Owned by Peter Jones and Theo Paphitis, Red Letter Days for Business are the incentive and reward experts from Red Letter Days. Providing companies with a variety of choice and flexibility, the team create bespoke campaigns that are memorable and deliver results. Rewards are delivered through incentive travel, points schemes, team building events, conferences, scratch […]
Apprenticeship Levy improves disabled talent pipelines
A recent roundtable hosted by the Recruitment Industry Disability Initiative (RIDI) has found that the introduction of the Apprenticeship Levy offers employers a prime opportunity to improve disabled talent through the workforce. The event was attended by a diverse mix of representatives from private and public sector organisations including Amey plc, the Cabinet Office, the […]
Women’s roles in the boardroom increase
A new report from Deloitte has revealed that women now hold one fifth (20.3%) of board seats, up 2% from 2015.It also found that those businesses with top female executives have twice as many female directors as firms which are run by men. Kate Headley, Director at HR and diversity consultancy The Clear Company commented […]
INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT: Perk Box – Investing in employee happiness
Come inside and put your feet up. Let’s talk about employee happiness. See, we believe everyone should feel happy at work, no matter what they do. We think teams who feel valued accomplish great things. We think it’s about time Monday mornings got a better rep. How do we do it? When a team signs […]
Are you interested in speaking at these upcoming HR events?
We are looking for speakers for our remaining 2017 and early 2018 HR industry Forums and Summits. These are highly focused events that attract senior professionals in a variety of industry verticals for unrivalled networking, learning and debate. We have a variety of speakers slots available, ranging from keynotes to panel sessions, covering off the biggest industry trends […]
Get ahead at the London HR Summit this September
Get ahead with your 2018 planning by attending the London HR Summit this autumn – a unique opportunity for you to meet face-to-face with fellow professionals from across the UK. Taking place on the 25th September at the Radisson Blu Hotel, London Stansted, the one-day event has been designed to help you source new suppliers, learn via […]
Air-con wars raise the temperature in offices
Nearly half of workers claim that the office temperature is what causes the most frustration and differences of opinion in the workplace. A survey of over 1,300 employees by Elmo Oil has found that 57 per cent consider their office too hot, while 43 per cent say that the office temperature is too cold for […]
Brexit putting pressure on talent recruitment
Brexit will increase competition for well-qualified staff and make it more difficult to recruit senior staff. Those are the topline findings of the latest CIPD/Hays Resourcing and Talent Planning survey of over 1,000 HR professionals. The report reveals that some 72 per cent of HR professionals believe that competition for talent will increase over the […]
75% of Brits blame aches and pains on work
A new survey conducted by Printerland has revealed that three quarters of Brits attribute aches and pains to their office work life. The list includes eye strain (43%) severe headaches (32%) back pain (39%) and neck strain (31%). The survey also revealed that 17% of the respondents admitted they suffered from Repetitive Strain Injury (RSI) […]
HR professionals in demand amid geopolitical uncertainty
The latest figures from The Association of Professional Staffing Companies shows a demand for HR professionals with a rise of 4% year on year to March 2017, with the number of vacancies for recruitment specialists increasing to over 12% over the same period. March 2017 saw a 9% increase when compared to the same month […]
