Britain risks years of economic underperformance by prioritising youth over experience

Research reveals 93% of jobseekers aged over 50 feel ignored by Government
80% of over 50s claim to be victims of age discrimination

93 per cent of jobseekers aged over 50 feel the Government is ignoring the problem of over 50s unemployment, according to new research conducted by skilledpeople.com, the online service that matches older experienced candidates with companies seeking skilled

With goal of £58 million turnover, Barker Ross Group creates nine industry teams

Top UK recruitment agency, the Barker Ross Group has undergone a major restructure and created nine dedicated divisions to ensure it achieves its aim of increasing turnover to £58 million by 2015.

It’s new food, agriculture, waste, industrial, logistics construction, civil engineering, energy and housing teams will source and supply

New report reveals gains for women in emerging markets

Women’s Economic Opportunity Index 2012Emerging markets have taken noteworthy steps in advancing opportunities for women in the past year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).

This is one of the conclusions of the Women’s Economic Opportunity (WEO) Index 2012, which measures specific attributes of the environment for women employees and entrepreneurs in 128

Umbrella Company Tarpon Offer An Ultimate Employment Solution To All Contractors

Tarpon, an umbrella company specialising in contractor tax efficiency, offer what it describes as a robust business model that it is strong enough to handle any employment and legislative issues. Due to Tarpon’s due diligence they have always worked towards offering their employees a genuine employment solution, whilst remaining best in class

Hays research shows low morale in public sector workers

Hays, a top recruitment specialist, has revealed research showing that disillusioned public sector workers appear to have hit a new morale low going into 2012. The research showed that over

half (52%) of job seekers said they would be prepared to sacrifice their pension for a career in the private sector, and nearly two thirds of workers considering the public sector a worse place to work

Global employment survey finds professional jobs market still strong

Despite continuing concerns  over fall-out from the eurozone crisis, a regular global survey of over 19,000 organisations in 52 countries has found jobs market for professionals and managers holding up well.

The ‘Global Snapshot’ project from the multi-national recruitment firm, Antal International, asked 19,376 companies in major markets such

Hays reveals UK procurement job vacancies rise by a third in the past year

Figures compiled by Hays Procurement, the leading recruiting expert, and the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply (CIPS) show there was a significant increase in demand and reward for procurement and supply management professionals during the course of the past year.

Data from Hays Procurement shows that the number of procurement and

Four-Point Plan to help young jobless

Ray Auvray, the head of a top UK provider of employment, education and training services for young people, today urged the government to adopt a four point action plan to tackle record youth unemployment.
Mr Auvray, who is executive chairman of Prospects, said the 1.02 million jobless 16 to 24-year-olds was an “appalling statistic.”

“But more than that, it represents a real tragedy for the

Top talent is hard to find despite unemployment rises, HR survey reveals

A recent survey of HR Directors and business leaders conducted by HR specialists The Curve Group today revealed that three quarters of companies polled were finding it difficult to recruit top talent, despite the growing unemployment figures. In addition 62% of those surveyed had also seen an increase of absenteeism due to stress over the last two years.

In response to questioning about how

Whitbread teams up with the Prince's Trust to combat youth unemployment

Whitbread has joined forces with youth charity, The Prince's Trust, to pilot the 'Get into Hospitality' programme in the West Midlands, which is set to provide local disadvantaged young people the skills and confidence to find a job.

Twelve unemployed young people aged between 16-25 years will be given the opportunity to join a

Perspective to Attend Welfare to Work Conference 2011

Perspective, the Midlands-based pioneers of real-time education tracking software, has announced it will be attending this year’s Welfare to Work conference on the 19th October at London’s Business Design Centre to showcase its suite of student management system software.

Welfare to Work 2011 will bring together over 350 delegates, 20 service providers and 20 high level speakers to discuss

Hays suggests fix for employment problem

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 new

Jobs Detective half way to 1 million CV uploads

Jobs Detective are giving away £10,000 to one lucky person when they reach 1 Million CV uploads. They have reached the halfway mark just two months after the site launched.

In order to enter the £10,000 giveaway users must upload their CV, register and fill out their profile. One winner will be picked at random once there have

As The Agency Workers Regulations Implementation Date Closes In, UK Umbrella Company Tarpon Encourages All Recruitment Agencies and Employers To Be Ready

With the implementation date of the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR) on the 1st of October, UK umbrella company Tarpon is encouraging all contractors to be ready.

The AWR, also known as the Agency Workers Directive (AWD), is a piece of legislation which, once in force, will entitle an agency worker to the same basic working

Faltering job creation highlights need for effective handling of employee relations

The latest employment figures from the CIPD and KPMG, which shows job creation is set to slow sharply, clearly demonstrates that a painful economic recovery, with all its associated cost-cutting and structural change, will be a fact of life for organisations for some time to come.

But what's more, continuing ongoing employee relations disputes this summer means employers increasingly see the

Top intern recruitment agency reaches landmark placement

Inspiring Interns are celebrating creating 1,000 graduate internships. The London-based intern recruitment agency have been helping SMEs connect with young talent since early 2009, using innovative matching techniques such as video CVs to secure their position as market leaders in the internship field. It is this in-depth matching process that has seen over 600 of their placements become

Tarpon Encourages All Employers To Be Ready For AWR Legislation

Tarpon reveals that it is "excited at the prospect of new legislation known as The Agency Workers Regulation (AWR), also known as the Agency Workers' Directive (AWD). Currently planned to come into effect on the 1st October 2011."

This new legislation will allow agency workers to be entitled to certain benefits from the first day of working through to the entitlements after 12 weeks to the

UK Jobs App on iPhone and Android

www.1Job.co.uk has announced the newest update (2.1) to their popular job search application “UK Jobs”. The updated version has already shown itself to be very well-liked, ranking within the Top 10 Free Business Apps for iPhone. The Android Market version of the App is equally popular with a world ranking in the top 20 for the term ‘jobs’.

The UK Jobs App is owned and operated by 1Job.co.uk the

Media and entertainment sectors see 34% rise in staff hirings

A new report indicates a healthy rise in hiring across the media and entertainment sectors for a range of job functions.

Permanent vacancy levels within media and entertainment across all the main business functions: Sales marketing and digital; HR; office support; finance; legal and executive search, have risen by almost 34% in May when compared with the average totals across February, March

Industrial Relations Expert Calls on Cable to be more Creative in approach to Unions

Andy Cook, an industrial and employee relations advisor has called for the Government to rethink its threats to legislate against unions.

“It smacks of a knee-jerk reaction to something the unions have been talking about for some time. To say to unions “If you go on strike, we will punish you with legislation” seems to really throw down the gauntlet to Public Sector Unions who are looking for an