With candidate shortages and recruitment challenges reportedly plaguing UK organisations, increasingly HR directors are relying on the advancement in technology to support their wider recruitment drive, according to new research1 from OfficeTeam UK. More than four in 10 (41%) UK HR directors say that compared to three years ago,...

The largest monthly measure of conditions and trends in employment opportunities in the UK now stands at 155 – its highest level since the index began in 2009 and 10% higher than its previous best of 141 in May 2012. February saw over 12% month on month growth in...

Earlier this month the REC held a webinar to gauge member opinion on the Conduct Regulations consultation being carried out by the Department for Business Industry and Skills (BIS) which closes on 11th April 2013. Members took part in a live survey and expressed strong opinions on of the...

Responding to the publication of the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee report on the Work Programme, Peter Cheese, Chief Executive of the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said: “The Work Programme has attracted a lot of harsh criticism, and this report is no exception.  However, it...

Commenting on the latest ONS Labour Market statistics, for the period October-December 2012, Gerwyn Davies, Labour Market Adviser at the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD), said:  “The latest figures show that the run up to Christmas provided mixed blessings for employees and jobseekers, with buoyant recruitment but...