Getting to grips with the Modern Slavery Act was the top concern facing UK HR professionals in October according to XpertHR. Every month XpertHR analyses the most popular FAQs asked by HR professionals and in October two of the top five questions related to modern slavery and human trafficking. Jo Stubbs, head of content at
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Quarter of job candidates ‘stalk’ their interviewer’s social media
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Job-hunters are frequently warned about the potential ill-effects of social media upon job applications, but new research by online marketing specialists, Digimax, reveals that it goes both ways, with 22 per cent of job candidates confessing to checking out their interviewers on social media. While it’s hardly surprising to learn that 68 per cent of
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Almost half of SMEs struggle to find enthusiastic young candidates
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A new report reveals the qualities that bosses look for when hiring young candidates to join their business. The new study of 500 business decision makers by Arch Apprentices provides an insight into essential qualities in potential employees. The research uncovers that many think it should be essential for young people to partake in work
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Much work still to be done before UK SMEs fully prepared for GDPR
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With the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) set to be implemented in May 2018, the UK’s SME community remains unsure about a number of related issues, including what ‘personal data’ really means; their customers’ new and extended rights, and whether the permissions they currently have to contact customers will meet the requirements of GDPR. The
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Majority of SMEs suffering from productivity woes
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Just 14 per cent of UK SMEs claim productivity is not an issue, new research from Opus Energy reveals, highlighting the fact that small and medium businesses are struggling with efficiencies. As a result, SMEs are re-looking at business processes and are implementing a wave of changes to help nurture and inspire their employees, with
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Businesses fear staff are using mobile phones while driving
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More than two-thirds (68 per cent) of UK businesses are worried their employees are using mobile phones to text or access the internet while driving for work, research by TomTom Telematics reveals. The study also finds 33 per cent of organisations still have not taken steps to prevent employees from using mobile phones while driving,
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IT education doesn’t meet employers demands say CIOs
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The demands of the IT employment market are not being met by today’s education system, according to new research from recruitment specialist Robert Half Technology UK. With the UK skills gap costing the UK economy an estimated £63 billion a year, the poll of CIOs reveals the most critical technological skills that UK technology leaders
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UK professionals reveal why their job search is stressing them out
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National Stress Awareness Day is upon us, and a recent study has revealed that the majority of the nation’s workers (84.6 per cent) admit that looking for a new job always or frequently makes them feel stressed. That’s according to a recent survey from CV-Library which also finds 83.5 per cent of professionals believe that
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A question of ethics: Half of professionals made to feel uncomfortable
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A new poll, commissioned by the independent charity A Blueprint for Better Business, finds 55 per cent of professionals have witnessed or been asked to do things at work which caused them unease. Of these, just two per cent say they would refuse to participate in something which made them uncomfortable at work. The findings
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A question of ethics: Half of professionals made to feel uncomfortable
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A new poll, commissioned by the independent charity A Blueprint for Better Business, finds 55 per cent of professionals have witnessed or been asked to do things at work which caused them unease. Of these, just two per cent say they would refuse to participate in something which made them uncomfortable at work. The findings
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