Google’s approach to recruitment and ‘Googleyness’
Yvonne Agyei, the tech giant’s international HR head has revealed the secrets of what Google look for when hiring new talent, with a keen focus on who the person is [...]
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03, 2016
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03, 2016
Managing Absence – Key Findings from 2015 Report
Every year the CIPD publishes its annual report into Absence Management and we've summarised the key findings from the report below which shows that overall absence rates are on the rise [...]
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03, 2016
National Min Wage – October 2016 rates
Following the Chancellors budget this week the Government have confirmed the planned National Wage Rates that will come in to effect from October of this year. The standard rate of [...]
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03, 2016
Third of underperforming managers still receive bonuses
According to a recent survey by Xpert HR and the CMI, they found that almost half of managers (45%) who were rated as “not meeting expectations” received a financial bonus.The [...]
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03, 2016
Is this the end of annual appraisals
In August of last year Accenture announced that it was to end its formal annual review - a move that was greeted with joy from the 300,000 strong workforce. Its been [...]
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09, 2015
Living Wage is on its Way – Are you Ready?
In April this year the Government announced its plans to implement the living wage from April 2016. Whilst it will be a great move for many […]
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09, 2015
Living Wage is on its Way – Are you Ready?
In April this year the Government announced its plans to implement the living wage from April 2016. Whilst it will be a great move for many employees, employers still need [...]
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09, 2015
Psychometric Testing on the Rise with Employers
Psychometrics have been around a long time and have fallen in and out of fashion like an X-Factor winner, but research published from Personnel Today suggests that employers and HR [...]