Recruitment

How to Hire Seasonal Workers in Retail

From Black Friday sales to Christmas holidays… The retail industry plans their entire trade year around peak seasons. Whilst these periods might be short, some businesses achieve high profit margins here compared to the rest of the year.

How to Hire Foreign Construction Workers

Employers must complete all the necessary immigration conditions before hiring foreign workers. Unfortunately, it’s a lengthy and complicated process – but nonetheless, mandatory.

What Are the Best Practices for Hiring Interns?

In this guide, we'll discuss interns, their employment status, as well as the laws around paid and unpaid internships.

How to Attract Talent to Your Company

Your recruitment process takes many stages and can be time-consuming, but it’s important to get each step right.

How to Conduct a Job Interview

In this guide, we'll look at what a job interview is, how to conduct an interview and where it sits within the job application process.

Can an Employer Withdraw a Job Offer?

In this guide, we’ll cover the rules on withdrawing job offers, and how to do it whilst keeping legally compliant.

Britain's biggest businesses are being urged to recruit prison leavers

Government has launched a national campaign to encourage Britain’s biggest businesses to recruit prison leavers in order to reduce re-offending and expand the economy

DWP and CIPD launch new Disability Confident guide

Aiming to help them recruit, retain and foster the progression of disabled people and those with health conditions in the workplace, a new Disability Confident guide for managers has been produced by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) and the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).

A word from our founder: Looking at recruitment and retention trends in 2024

I spoke recently about the challenges that businesses are now facing when it comes to attracting and keeping hold of top talent. Since the Covid pandemic and the rise of flexible working, we’ve seen a growing number of employees leave their jobs. We’ve also seen an ongoing struggle for businesses to fill their job openings with suitable candidates…

The employer’s guide to onboarding a graduate

One in four graduate employees quit in their first two months on the job, according to the Telegraph. To help improve the likelihood of your graduates succeeding and progressing in your company, here are some important tips…

Six facts to consider before you hire young workers

Now school’s out for summer, you may find your desk and inbox stacked with CVs from teenagers seeking to build up some work experience (and funds) while they’re on their break. But before you hire, don’t forget these important legal facts…

6,000 shops vanish in last five years

The UK has lost around 6,000 high street stores in the last five years as financial pressures continue to boil and business rates rise.

This employment law guide explores the basics of apprenticeships and offers guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls.

When employing younger workers, employers need to be aware that there are greater restrictions in place in order to provide young people with more protection in the workplace.