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Recruitment

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  • Date:
    23 May 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Rethinking recruitment and reskilling

    According to research, almost half of the skills used by the workforce today will no longer be relevant in a couple of years. Given this context of a fast-evolving workplace with shifting needs, it's perhaps unsurprising that organisations are struggling to hire people with the right skills. What is to be done? Career mentor Laurie Macpherson joins us to discuss ways for HR and employees to begin to rethink recruitment and reskilling.

  • Date:
    22 May 2024
    Type:
    News

    Employers pay 14% wage premium for AI skills

    UK employers are willing to pay a 14% wage premium for workers with AI skills, according to research that finds demand for tech skills and productivity in the most AI-exposed sectors has soared.

  • Type:
    FAQs

    What is an employer of record (EOR)?

    An employer of record (EOR) is a third-party entity that takes on the responsibility of employing staff on behalf of an organisation based in a different country. The employer of record is ...

  • Date:
    1 May 2024
    Type:
    News

    Charities missing out on working class talent

    Working class people are less likely to be hired by charities than by other employers in the public and private sector, a report by EY Foundation has revealed.

  • Type:
    Training

    Interviewing job candidates - line manager training

    Updated to flag that candidates may ask about flexible working options at the interview stage of the recruitment process now that the right to request flexible working is a day-one right.

  • Type:
    Letters and forms

    Skilled worker sponsor compliance and audit preparation checklist

    Updated to recommend including copies of Home Office correspondence and change of circumstances requests in the sponsor management file

  • Date:
    12 March 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: Immigration changes in 2024 - how HR can prepare

    Louise Haycock, immigration solicitor and partner at law firm Fragomen, discusses the latest immigration changes affecting employers and the workforce, and how businesses can prepare for them.

  • Date:
    31 January 2024
    Type:
    Podcasts and webinars

    Podcast: How to prepare for Generation Alpha joining the workforce

    Rebekah Martin, senior vice president of reward, inclusion and talent acquisition at AstraZeneca, joins us to talk about the changing motivations and requirements of the workforce - connection to purpose, skills-based learning, recognition and more.

  • Date:
    9 January 2024
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Rebuilding in 2024: Strategies for reshaping worker expectations

    This could be a pivotal year for HR. As ever, the cornerstones of what we do will be recruitment, retention, motivation, performance and productivity, but - asks Andrew Walker of Personal Group - what do they mean for HR and reward professionals in 2024 and beyond?

  • Date:
    14 December 2023
    Type:
    Commentary and insights

    Five HR priorities for 2024

    HR professionals have been navigating their organisations through unprecedented times over the last couple of years. Here, drawing on our latest HR roles and responsibilities survey, we look at how organisations are preparing for the 12 months ahead and pick out some of the areas making HR's priority list for 2024.