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August 28, 2015
Employers tend to recruit "mini-me" candidates
New research into the psychology of recruitment has found that many managers are influenced by unconscious biases and often recruit candidates that they can directly relate to.
August 28, 2015
Gender pay gap: women earn 22% less than men
Women working in equivalent full-time roles earn 22% less than men according to new research.
August 28, 2015
Self-employed people not motivated by money
Independence, improved job satisfaction and a better work-life balance - these are the key drivers for self-employed people according to new research.
August 28, 2015
Government pledges to spend more with SMEs
Matt Hancock, minister for the Cabinet Office, has unveiled a new target to get more small businesses working on central Government contracts.
August 28, 2015
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August 21, 2015
IoD: jobs figures show "UK has entered new stage of recovery"
The Institute of Directors (IoD) has described recent employment and wage statistics as a "new stage of the recovery", with the headline rate of unemployment steady at 5.6%, the number of people in work falling slightly and wages growing at a rate of 2.4%.
August 21, 2015
Sectors still blighted by skills shortages
Although the latest Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs shows permanent placements rose again in July (albeit at a slower pace), skills shortages continue to blight many UK sectors.
August 21, 2015
Employment laws could be damaging UK SMEs and jobs
New market research by consultants Citrus HR suggests UK employment laws could be damaging small business and preventing them from taking on more staff.
August 21, 2015
Poor professional advice costs small firms £6.4bn
Poor professional advice has meant one in six small and micro-businesses in the UK has lost money in the last year, according to new research by Direct Line for Business.
August 21, 2015
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August 14, 2015
Business owners struggle to switch off from work while on holiday
Research by employment law consultancy Peninsula suggests just how hard many small-business owners and managers find it to fully switch off while on holiday.
August 14, 2015
Minister issues stern warning about employing migrants illegally
UK businesses that employ people from overseas have been warned by immigration minister, James Brokenshire, that they will be "hit from all angles" if those workers have no legal right to work in the UK.
August 14, 2015
IoD urges government to better promote enterprise schemes
The Institute of Directors (IoD) wants the Government to better promote the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS) and Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) to make it easier for more people in the UK to invest in new and growing businesses.
August 14, 2015
Discrimination forces pregnant women and new mothers out of their jobs
Research suggests that up to 54,000 pregnant women and new mothers are being forced out of their jobs in the UK each year as a consequence of discrimination.
August 14, 2015
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