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Only 7% of employers use social media for recruitment

Only 7% of employers have used social media to recruit, with word of mouth and personal recommendation remaining popular hiring tools, according to a report from the UK Commission for Employment and...

Plumbing qualifications more employable than law degrees, say parents

More than half of parents (57%) rate young people with plumbing qualifications as "very employable", according to a report by City & Guilds and Edge Foundation.

HR Most Influential Thinker to discuss developing leaders for future change

Veronica Hope-Hailey, dean of Bath University School of Management, will discuss how leadership is evolving and what organisations need to do to adapt to a changing world in HR magazine’s live web TV...

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Women uncomfortable discussing maternity benefits

Female employees are reluctant to discuss maternity benefits with their employers in case it implies they are planning a pregnancy, according to research by jobs and careers community Glassdoor.

Hot topic: Can pay be too high?

A recent report by Incomes Data Services suggested FTSE 100 directors’ pay is now on average 120 times that of employees, up from 47 times higher in 2000. Should something be done to manage the...

‘Candidate confidence’ on the up as 61% of employees plan to move jobs

‘Candidate confidence’ is increasing, with 61% of employees saying they plan to move jobs in the next 12 months, according to recruiter Hays.

Party leaders set out manifesto for business

Yesterday's CBI conference gave the world of business and employment a rare opportunity to see all three party leaders speak on the same stage.

Lack of career advice breeds 'low aspirations'

Only half of young people (aged between 14- and 24-years-old) receive any formal career advice, leading to many having low career aspirations, according to research by the Chartered Management...

Archbishop Sentamu calls for all businesses to pay the living wage

The Archbishop of York, John Sentamu, has called for all businesses to pay their staff the living wage to stem rising income inequality in the UK.

CBI calls for NI and childcare help for workers

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) is calling on government to improve living standards by increasing the national insurance threshold and extending free childcare to working parents of one-...

Automation threatens one-third of roles

More than one-third (35%) of jobs in the UK are at "high risk" of being replaced by automation in the next 20 years, according to research by Deloitte.

Businesses fail to track cost of overseas assignments

British companies are increasing the number of employees they send to work overseas but are not able to quantify the ROI, according to a report by PwC.