Speaking at APSCo’s Export Your Way Into Growth forum last week, Lord Green explained how recruitment companies should take the opportunity to support the British service sector overseas to facilitate the UK’s economic growth. Commenting on the shift in world power, he focused on growth areas in Africa, Latin America,...
Read moreSingapore’s economy contracted in the July to September period, but has narrowly avoided a technical recession. Asian countries have seen growth slow as a result of dwindling exports to Europe, the US and China. Gross domestic product shrank 1.5% compared with the previous three months, the Ministry of Trade...
Read moreThe National Skills Academy for Retail (NSA for Retail) is trailblazing an innovative new training programme which will give young people across England an opportunity to kick-start a career in retail. The Retail Apprenticeship Scheme (RAS) is a new concept which aims to unearth and develop the best young...
Read moreJob interviews leave UK’s job hunters lost for words according to new research from Hays, the leading recruiting expert. In a survey of over 400 Brits looking for a new role, just under two thirds (64%) said their biggest fear before a job interview was not knowing the answer...
Read moreThe average level of employee absence has fallen compared with last year from 7.7 days to 6.8 per employee per year, according to this year’s Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD)/Simplyhealth Absence Management survey. However, the fall in absence levels coincides with almost a third of employers reporting...
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