Recruitment slows across Scotland

Research by the Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) suggests the post-Covid hiring boom has ended in Scotland, and that the decline in recruitment is likely to be reflected across the rest of the UK.

Only half of employers include salary details on all job ads

Only 50% of firms include salary details on all of their job ads, research by XpertHR has found.

HR Focus 2 'The Talent Mismatch' podcast now live

The second episode of HR magazine's HR Focus podcast has gone live.

Nepotism threatens youth career prospects

The majority (61%) of young people say it has become more difficult to get a job without a ‘way in’, while 54% feel anxious about being left behind by the job market, according to a study from KFC and...

Five considerations when debating an interim or full-time executive hire

If the past couple of years have taught us anything, then surely it’s to prepare for the unexpected.

Day two highlights from Unleash World 2023

Unleash World conference is back in Paris for 2023, featuring plenty of discussions around AI, skills and training and talent management.

Why the NHS's 'fit and proper person test' should be an industry standard

On 30 September the NHS rolled out its 'fit and proper person test' (FPPT) framework for vetting top-level executive and non-executive directors.

Most HR teams are avoiding use of AI in recruitment

Nine out of 10 (92%) HR professionals said they do not use AI in recruitment and most don’t have plans to do so in the next 12 months, according to a new survey from the Recruitment and Employment...

Why is recruitment harder than ever before?

Remote working, AI, and labour shortages have created escalating challenges in recruitment and hiring, according to Steve Knox, VP of global talent acquisition at HR software company Dayforce.

Retailers predict autumn hiring trouble

A nationwide trend for declining job vacancies has been bucked by the retail and warehousing sectors, but experts predict staffing difficulties later this year.

Wages outstrip inflation while unemployment grows

Wages grew by 7.8% in the three months to July 2023, keeping pace with inflation for the first time in over a year despite a rise in unemployment and hiring slow-down, according to new data from the...

Jobcentres are failing jobseekers and businesses, report finds

Job centres’ quantity over quality approach means employers are bombarded with inappropriate applications, according to a new report by think tank IPPR.