Hiring | How can employers avoid bias in job ads?

HR Grapevine When it comes to writing job adverts, it is important that the wording appeals to a diverse slate of candidates. Andrew Hunter, Co-Founder of job search engine Adzuna, told HR Grapevine that a lot of the time, a job advert is the first impression that prospective talent will have of a company. “This…

Goldman Sachs | Junior staff slam ’95-hour week’

HR Grapevine Young workers at investment bank Goldman Sachs have raised concerns over the hours they work each week and have warned they could quit unless matters are improved. An internal survey among 13 first-year bankers found that they reportedly averaged 95 hours of work a week and slept for five hours a night, reported…

EXCLUSIVE PODCAST | What HR needs to know about IR35

In April, IR35 rules for the private sector will change with a knock-on impact for how many organisations source and engage the talent they need. To help mitigate any potential impact, Dan Cave, Head of Content at Executive Grapevine Digital Media spoke to Seb Maley, CEO at Qdos Contractor, to talk about whether Rishi Sunak’s…

Digital acceleration | How virtual career transition is preparing candidates for the post-Covid world of work

By Sarah Hernon, Principal Consultant — Right Management UK Now more than ever, digital competency is key to ongoing employability – and virtual outplacement support is here to help. As many of us continue to work remotely, digitisation has accelerated across multiple sectors, including career development. Whilst virtual learning isn’t new, the rapid move from…

UK hiring rate sees growth throughout 2021

The rise in hiring rates has been attributed to the vaccine roll-out with over 27 million UK adults having received their first dose. According to new data from professional networking site LinkedIn, the hiring rate in the UK has seen an increase in January – February 2021. During this time frame, hiring increased by 2.4…