What employees want & need in 2019
Do you know what most employees want from their employers? It’s always interesting to see how your daily hopes differ from those of your colleagues. Of course, if you’re the employer it also becomes rather beneficial to know those factors that could be getting your team down. Sometimes, the least expected concerns may be those… Read More
FAQ: understanding your payslip & tax code!
Wish you understood your payslip and tax code? You’re far from alone! Here’s a helpful guide complete with links to make sure you’re earning what you should be… If you’re an Appoint temp, you’ll receive your payslips directly from us. Payslips are issued on a weekly basis (and are sent the week after you last worked)…. Read More
Using the 80-20 principle in your job search!
How to apply the 80-20 principle to your job search… Happy New Year to you all! Perhaps you’re simply catching up on some careers and recruitment news after the festive break, or maybe January has inspired you to launch a fresh new job search. Whatever brings you here today, this post endeavours to save you… Read More
UK faces employee performance crisis
If you take a look back over the past 12 months, how would you rate your employee performance? Are you giving your job your all, or do you know that you’re contributing far from your best? The nation may be facing an employee performance crisis, with more than 1/4 of people knowingly underperforming at work. This… Read More
What the average working day looks like
Does your average working day reflect the national norm? Read any business interview and you’re likely to hear that ‘every day is different.’ While largely true, it appears that there are some common working patterns. The average working day in Britain now features: 8.5 hours spent working and commuting (Accounting for 35% of each working day…. Read More
Workplace wellbeing: 4 ways to improve yours
How to improve your workplace wellbeing – whether you’re an employer, manager or employee… There are multiple motivations for companies to increase their workplace wellbeing efforts. For many company owners, the productivity benefits will be of paramount importance. Yet it also provides yet another competitive advantage at a time when great job-seeking candidates prove more challenging… Read More
The working parent: maternity, SPL & the untapped pool
Discussing some of the issues faced by today’s working parent… Maternity returners are lacking confidence & left unsupported Less than 1/5 of management-level professionals feel confident about re-entering the workplace after their maternity leave, reports People Management. What’s more, over 1/3 of this group consider leaving their role due to feeling ‘unsupported and isolated on their… Read More
Employers intend to invest in their teams
Two separate surveys highlight employers’ plans to invest in their teams; regardless of their economic expectations… Survey 1: employers set to invest in new employees Source: REC Our first survey actually comes from our accrediting body, the REC. Confidence in the UK economy appears ‘negative’ for its fourth consecutive month. In figure terms, this equates… Read More
Reputation matters to job-seekers
Why any business looking to recruit new team members would be wise to take a good look at their reputation. Today’s discussion rather neatly follows on from our last post. If you haven’t read it yet, it highlights the importance of job skills in relation to the ongoing skills shortage. With many stats pointing towards both… Read More
The job skills special
As ever, we’re keeping a close eye on the job skills news. It’s vital that everyone involved in the recruitment process (candidates, clients and consultants included!) remains aware of the nation’s changing skills needs. Information that becomes all the more vital as the UK skills shortage becomes all the more prolonged… What exactly is the skills… Read More
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