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'Worst is behind us' | Furlough MASS REDUNDANCY fears overhyped, expert hints
Fears of a huge rise in unemployment following the end of the furlough scheme have so far been unfounded,...
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'Rethink end of furlough' | Sunak urged to reconsider as £500m 'employment fix' launches
A new £500 million support scheme is set to help workers coming off furlough, as the Government bids...
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End of furlough | What HR needs to know as 'lifeline' jobs support scheme shuts down
HR and industry experts have been offering their thoughts on the end of the UK's Coronavirus Job Retention...
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Out of retirement | Hiring over-70s could add BILLIONS to UK economy and create 'vibrant' workforce
One in ten over-70s are choosing to either head back to work as a direct result of the pandemic, leading...
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More talent woes | Automated hiring is rejecting millions of qualified candidates
Automated hiring systems are unnecessarily filtering out highly skilled job candidates, according to...
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'No excuse' | Candidate calls 999 to 'check on job application' - & other bizarre hiring tales
A would-be police officer destroyed his chances of a job after ringing 999 to find out how his application...
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'Vast untapped talent' | Why one firm wants to hire workers from THIS skills-rich demographic
An accountancy firm is eyeing up 'a vast, untapped talent pool' of retired and mature workers as...
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'We're interviewing him' | Candidate lists THIS on CV, sparking debate on workplace skills
A job applicant who secured an interview after listing 'Googling' as a skill on their CV sparked...
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Tesco | Firm offers lorry drivers joining bonus amid staff shortages
Tesco is set to offer a £1,000 bonus to lorry drivers as a shortage of HGV workers continues to blight...
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'Need action' | WORST staff shortages since 1990s spark need for 'development & upskilling'
As employers struggle with the worst labour shortages since the late 1990s, experts are saying this is...
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Industry shake-up | 'Perfect platform' TikTok makes BIG move into rec market
After long-time rumours, TikTok has finally branched into the recruitment market - in a 'pilot'...
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Bittersweet | Haribo's talent woes could threaten UK sweets delivery
A lorry driver shortage could become a real prospect for sweet-toothed Brits after the confectionary...
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McDonald’s 20k hiring spree | Rec expert shares best practice tips for attracting top talent
With McDonald's announcing that it is recruiting 20,000 more workers, HR Grapevine spoke to a recruitment...
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Labour market | ONS data shows unemployment drop to 4.8%
ONS shared that from January to March 2021 estimates show a quarterly decrease in the unemployment r...
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Skills | How does the Queen's Speech impact HR?
Following the Queen's Speech, HR Grapevine spoke to experts at REC, the CIPD and an HR practitioner at...
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'Economy damaging' | 8 in 10 furloughed staff could quit for LESS SKILLED job
Recent research from NTT DATA UK has revealed that almost eight in ten (79%) people on the Coronavirus...
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Labour market | UK unemployment rate falls to 4.9%
New figures from the ONS have revealed that the unemployment rate fell to 4.9% in the three months to...
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REVEALED | Which degrees do employers want grads to have?
New research from money.co.uk has revealed the degrees which are the most sought-after by employers in...
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REVEALED | Messy rooms & 'missing trousers' among biggest video interview faux pas
New research from BT Skills has uncovered the biggest video interview faux pas - some of which could...
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Job market | Are apprenticeships the answer?
With this week marking National Apprenticeship Week (8th to 14th February), a light has been shone...
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