October 6th 2011
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Edenred (Employee Benefits) is the first provider of employee benefits products and services to earn three top ISO accreditations. These are the ISO9001, ISO14001 and ISO27001 certifications. It was recently awarded the ISO/IEC 27001:2005, the international best practice framework, and is one of only 477 companies in the UK and ...
Hays has reported that employers should start considering employing people from other energy and engineering sectors if they are to successfully fill the increasing number of jobs being generated in the oil and gas industry in Scotland.
The comments come as the sector continues a steady recovery, generating a number of ...
August 25th 2011
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Compensation,
Compensation & Benefits,
Employee Relations,
HR,
HR Consulting,
HR Services,
Health & Welfare Plans,
Human Resources,
Labor Relations,
Motivation & Rewards,
Recruiter,
Recruiting & Retention,
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The Government may take the UK further out of line with virtually all major European countries by removing tax allowances to employers that can encourage workers to eat a proper lunch.
Employers can currently claim 15p (0.18 Euros) on luncheon vouchers they provide to staff. In Germany employers receive €3.10 per ...
Hays and CBI have called on the Government to fundamentally rethink its approach to employment law in order to bolster workplace flexibility and foster better employment relations.
Launching its first ever digital report Thinking Positive: the 21st century employment relationship, produced in collaboration with Hays, the CBI explores how the employment ...
Agility UK has launched a new website to promote its health and safety and employment law training and advisory services to businesses across the UK.
Indicating significant progress for the organisation, the launch of the new website better promotes the company's range of cost-effective, flexible and solution-focused health and safety and ...
Business specialist MBA & Company has stayed a step ahead of the industry with its approach to the changing nature of the MBA jobs market.
After the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008 and the expected shortfall of MBA job opportunities in traditionally large employers – such as Citigroup – many economists ...
July 5th 2011
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Careers,
Employment,
HR,
HR Consulting,
HR Education,
HR Services,
Human Resources,
Leadership,
Management,
Managing in Hard Times,
Team Building
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93% of study participants reported an improved sense of wellbeing at work after completing Life Code Matrix, a new program that takes a fresh approach to staff development.
Dr Kathryn Owler who conducted independent research on Life Code Matrix, found the program differed from other wellness programs in that it appeared ...
Hays and The Times have announced that Louisa James, of Wandsworth, London, has triumphed in the Hays and The Times PA of the Year Award 2011, being named the country's top PA. Her energy and enthusiasm have seen her expand her role, embracing significant project management and organisational leadership such ...
Claude Penland and Sally Ezra, two global leaders in the international actuarial recruiting industry, today as partners announce the launch of their company, Ezra Penland Actuarial Recruitment ("Ezra Penland") in Chicago, Illinois.
Joining Sally and Claude at Ezra Penland are five outstanding employees. They include Debbie Charbonneau, Kevin Elliott, Dana Kelly, ...
June 2nd 2011
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Employee Relations,
HR,
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Four more major UK retailers have been added to Edenred’s extensive employee savings platform, enabling businesses to offer their staff even more opportunities to save money.
The latest retailers to offer discounts on their lifestyle products are award-winning hairdressers Toni&Guy; beauty retailer Crabtree & Evelyn; online wine retailer Naked Wines and ...
According to new research published by Hays, the leading recruiting expert, the public sector is facing a critical loss of employees, with almost half (45%) of staff in the sector facing redundancy or actively seeking work in the private sector.
Although the public sector is faced with the need to make cuts, ...
Hays, the leading recruiting expert, and The London Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI) have partnered to produce a report called "The Challenges of transition: from public to private".
As the government's cost cutting measures continue to impact on workers, more needs to be done to support workers through the transition ...
Hays plc, the global specialist recruiting firm, has called on governments and industries across the world to take joined-up action to tackle the looming threat of increased global unemployment as the world's working population is set to increase dramatically. With many countries already at record levels of unemployment, co-ordinated action ...
May 17th 2011
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Employment,
HR,
HR Consulting,
HR Services,
Human Resources,
Jobs,
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Recruiting & Retention,
Recruitment,
Resume
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Following the news that more than half of all graduates are either out of work or stuck in menial jobs some six months after leaving university, Guardian Jobs are today stressing the importance in preparing a good CV to give you the best chance of success in the jobs market.
A study ...
People really do get hired between Thanksgiving and the middle of January! Don’t buy into the myth that it can’t happen for you. The holiday time actually provides great opportunities for job seekers. If you’ve found yourself mumbling, “I need help with my resume,” then a professional resume writing service may ...
Hays, in conjunction with the Top 50 Call Centres for Customer Service initiative, has reported that UK call centres are attracting more graduate employees.
Hays Contact Centres revealed that over two in five (43%) call centre managers have experienced a rise in graduate applications over the last twelve months and 35% ...
Hays Social Housing, the leading recruiting expert, is working in partnership with AmicusHorizon, one of the largest housing associations in the South East region on a job seeking skills programme.
The three-month programme, which was set up because residents said they needed support in gaining employment, has already secured jobs or ...
Hays Senior Finance reports that while multi-millions of pounds are spent on coaching across the UK, 15% of organisations admit they have absolutely no measurements in place to assess the impact of their programmes.
A new survey from Hays Senior Finance, working with expert coach/ mentors LeaderShape, shows that coaching is ...
August 25th 2010
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Compensation,
Compensation & Benefits,
Employee Relations,
Employment,
HR,
HR Consulting,
HR Education,
HR Services,
HR Solutions,
Health & Welfare Plans,
Human Resources,
Management,
Staffing Services,
Team Building,
Training & Safety
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Small-business owners often have to wear multiple hats: boss, human resources representative and payroll administrator, just to name a few. Thanks to National PEO, small-business owners can remove that last hat by outsourcing their company’s payroll administration. National PEO leads the payroll outsourcing services industry, offering payroll administration, tax payment ...
August 13th 2010
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Compensation,
Compensation & Benefits,
Conflict Resolution,
Corporate Culture,
Employee Relations,
Employment,
HR,
HR Consulting,
HR Services,
Human Resources,
Labor Relations,
Workplace
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Acas’ 2009/10 annual report shows that it dealt with more than 900 collective disputes in the past year. Ninety-four per cent of cases, including high profile disputes such as Royal Mail and Milford Haven Port Authority, were either resolved or the parties were moved towards a resolution.
The report also shows ...
