The country may be off most companies’ radars but with such a young, IT-ready population, its economy could take off at any moment
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Education is failing to equip the future workforce effectively, according to a year-long study from staffing giant Adecco.
Despite more graduates than ever before entering the market, graduate recruiters often struggle to find candidates with the appropriate technical skills for employers. Colin Cottell investigates
Having worked in the legal departments of two large recruitment companies, it is clear that the recruitment industry has its fair share of serial litigants; people who bring multiple cases in Employment Tribunals.
Making enquiries about health issues or disabilities of job applicants has been found to have the effect of discouraging people with disabilities from applying for roles and discouraging employers from offering employment to candidates with disabilities or health problems.
Under the new automatic pension enrolment regime, workers (including agency workers) who satisfy certain criteria will have to be automatically enrolled into a pension scheme. The requirements will apply to workers aged between 22 and state pension age, who earn more than a threshold of £7,475 (this level is being consulted upon).
Just over a third (38%) of public sector employers believe previous public sector employment is important for new recruits, compared to 56% of private sector employers who say private sector experience is important.
Global recruitment firm Hays has registered strong results internationally, but saw an operating loss in its UK business in the six months to 31 December 2011.
Resource Group is to launch Resource UAS, a training division to deliver foundation training for UAS (unmanned aerial systems) operators.
Spokespeople for recruiter Morgan Hunt and employment lawyer Thomas Eggar have lent their support to plans to reduce the current 90-day minimum length of consultations on staff redundancies to 30 days.