Facebook’s hashtags could prove #prettyhandy for recruiters Social network Facebook’s launch this week of Twitter-style hashtags are likely to be of use for both candidate sourcing and targeted recruitment advertising, social media experts tells Recruiter. Sourcing specialist Martin Lee, of Norman Broadbent subsidiary Social Media Search, tells Recruiter he is “very interested in how it [...]
Former Dragon Caan and Deputy Clegg launch Opening Doors for youth jobs Recruitment entrepreneur James Caan (right), best known in the UK for his work as a dragon on BBC TV’s Dragon’s Den, is teaming up with Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg to launch a scheme to make access to jobs fairer for young people. [...]
Employee fees for tribunal claims to be introduced in July The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that fees will be introduced to make an employment tribunal claim in just over two months time. From then, it will cost claimants £1,200 payable in advance to make an unfair dismissal or discrimination claim. The maximum amount of [...]
Attend the Hays CV and Careers Clinic to get specialist CV tips and interview advice. Date: Thursday 16th May Time: 8.00am – 8.00pm Location: Hays, 78-81 Queens Road, BN1 3XE, Brighton (opposite Brighton Rail Station) Drop into our Careers Clinic between 8.00am – 8.00pm to meet our expert consultants who will give you [...]
You could be entitled to a Government funded wage incentive of up to £2275.00! What’s The Catch? There is no catch! All we require is your commitment to support the Government Youth Contract and you could receive up to £2275 for each young person you employ. To qualify for the payment your young recruit must be aged [...]
Lifesavers: June 2013 (March 2013) Swim UK operates one of the largest programmes of Lifeguard (RLSS) courses in the UK. Based in Brighton, Swim UK courses now receive funding to offer job seekers (aged 19 years+) the opportunity to take part in their qualifications for free through their ‘Sporting Solutions’ package. Sporting Solutions is a [...]
It is Child Employment Fortnight from Monday 25th March to Friday 5th April and Brighton and Hove City Council is running a local campaign to raise awareness about the legal requirements and issues around child employment. Some employers are unaware that they have a duty of care and should carry out a Risk Assessment and [...]
Article from Recruiter.co.uk A third of all employers will no longer pay employers’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) as a result of Chancellor George Osborne’s Budget today. In his fourth Budget, Osborne announced the creation of a new allowance that means that 450,000 of the UK’s small businesses will be taken out of paying employer’s NICs [...]
The department for Business, Innovation and Skills [BIS] has published a research paper looking at what training and other interventions are effective in helping young people with low or no qualifications move into employment. The paper – Youth Unemployment: Review of Training for Young People with Low Qualifications – highlights that those with low or [...]
A report from Centre for Cities has highlighted the best and worst performing cities in the UK for increase in short term unemployment as measured by JSA claimants since the recession began. Brighton fares very well indeed. Brighton appears in the top 10 best performing cities with an increase of less than one percentage point [...]