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Employers face the worst candidate shortage on record as Brexit, and a post-lockdown surge in the economy are impacting recruitment. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) reveals that employers are growing increasingly frustrated as vacancies reach 1.66 million, with that figure expected to rise in the next few months. The
Helen Astill, managing director of Cherington HR, has scooped the HR Consulting MD of the Year 2021 award in Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman Awards. Cherington HR was acquired by HR Solutions in July 2021, broadening the range of services available and adding additional experienced staff to be able to continue
‘Garden leave’ describes a period when employees are serving out their notice period but are not required to attend work; either because there is no work for them to do or because the employer is concerned that their attendance at work could cause problems. Garden leave originated with employers that
The UK is currently experiencing a shortage of more than 100,000 qualified drivers. According to a survey by the Road Haulage Association, this shortfall includes thousands of skilled drivers from EU member states who previously lived and worked in Britain. Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic have caused thousands of drivers
Meesho, a social e-commerce platform, has introduced a 30-week gender-neutral parental policy that enables all employees to take parental leave regardless of their gender, sexual identity or marital status. Bangalore-based Meesho wants to ensure that its employees are entitled to the same benefits that let them spend quality time with
The menopause is a taboo subject, especially within the workplace. We know from research that those employees who fall in this demographic are, in general, treated negatively because of it. October is World Menopause Month, and 18th October is World Menopause Day – created to raise awareness and provide support
This article looks at the business case for introducing a more flexible and hybrid working organisational culture. Definition of flexible and hybrid working First, we need to understand what we mean by flexible and hybrid working. Flexible working is a way of working which allows an employee to hold employment
Workers in Scotland could soon see their working week shrink to four days after new research calls for the Scottish government to expand its current trial to non-office staff. Scots have overwhelmingly backed the idea to cut the working week to four days following a successful trial. Research carried out
HR Solutions is celebrating its first full year of servicing clients for health and safety. In August 2020, we took the decision to launch the service, following feedback from our clients. Dominic Greenwood heads up the division, taking it from a standing start to boasting more than 20 clients in
Tokyo 2020 was undoubtedly an unusual Olympic Games. Athletes had no family, friends, or spectators present, and only their teammates and coaches to support them and share their successes. Yet, this didn’t prevent the athletes from delivering their best. With Team GB placing fourth on the medal table, accumulating 65
A facility services company operating at Winchester prison has been fined after a worker suffered a broken leg when he was struck and injured by a forklift truck. View Obscured by the Load Aldershot Magistrates’ Court heard that, the Gov Facility Services Limited employee was injured whilst carrying out inspections
This article about protected or ‘without prejudice’ conversations is accompanied by a webinar recording, that you can watch on demand. You will have heard the phrases ‘protected conversation’ or ‘without prejudice conversation’, you may even have some experience of holding them in your business, but what exactly are they and
What is the flexible working bill? In June 2021, the new Flexible Working Bill was introduced to parliament which proposes that all workers have a legal right to flexible working from day one of employment, rather than needing to have 26 weeks’ continuous service with an employer, as is currently
An employee of Savills estate agents is alleged to have made an “appalling” racist comment on Twitter shortly after the England team lost on penalties in the Euro 2020 final against Italy on Sunday. Savills have swiftly suspended the employee who owns the account the comment came from, pending the
HR Solutions is delighted to have entered a partnership with Cherington HR, a human resources consultancy based in Worcester. The acquisition is the company’s fourth over the past six years. In 2015 HR Solutions merged with Business Human Resources Solutions, followed by the acquisition of HR Services (UK) in 2017
Deloitte is allowing its 20,000 UK employees to decide how often they come back into the office, if at all. They are the latest firm to embrace ultra-flexible working by letting its workforce choose how often they work from home after remote working was a success during the pandemic. Since
From 1 July 2021, new Right to Work checks must take place for businesses in the UK. The departure of the UK from the European Union and the ending of the free movement of people has led to significant changes to how we recruit in the UK. This article looks
HR Solutions is delighted to celebrate its 20th anniversary this month. When HR Solutions was first launched by Carol Ann Guilford in June 2001, outsourcing a firm’s human resources needs was a new concept. Since then, the company has continued to pave the way for outsourced HR by supporting SMEs
Scottish craft beer company BrewDog has had to apologise to former employees after they accused the firm, including one of its co-founders, of fostering a toxic workplace culture. In a letter posted on Twitter, 61 former employees and a further 45 who didn’t wish to identify themselves accused BrewDog of
The Government has announced that it is mandating Covid-19 vaccinations for care home staff. Back in April, the Government announced a consultation process in which to seek views on the proposal of mandating care home staff to have the COVID-19 vaccination. It included its scope and any potential impact on
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