Hydrogen and clients reap benefits of flexible and remote working
23 February 2015
Global professional services recruiter Hydrogen is reaping quantifiable benefits of flexible and remote working for both the firm and its clients, an associate director at the firm tells Recruiter.
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Global professional services recruiter Hydrogen is reaping quantifiable benefits of flexible and remote working for both the firm and its clients, an associate director at the firm tells Recruiter.
Allowing two seasoned employees to work part-time from their UK homes resulted in Hydrogen placements worth £600k last year, Becky Morgan, who heads the company’s legal practice, told Recruiter. The two, who previously held management roles at Hydrogen, each work three days a week researching and headhunting potential candidates.
A third employee has just returned from maternity leave to take on a similar role, and Hydrogen’s commitment to embracing flexible work has extended to other circumstances in which employees prefer to work flexibly and remote working, Morgan said.
The ongoing lack of candidates who fulfil every requirement precisely on a brief is encouraging clients to consider with greater openness candidates who want flexibility or who have had career breaks, Morgan went on to say. For instance, Hydrogen has placed skilled candidates who have been out of the workforce for as long as five years with clients who are taking a fresh view of available talent, she said.
Morgan was a contributor, along with Recruiter editor DeeDee Doke, at a masterclass held at The Work & Family Show last Friday.
Global professional services recruiter Hydrogen is reaping quantifiable benefits of flexible and remote working for both the firm and its clients, an associate director at the firm tells Recruiter.
Allowing two seasoned employees to work part-time from their UK homes resulted in Hydrogen placements worth £600k last year, Becky Morgan, who heads the company’s legal practice, told Recruiter. The two, who previously held management roles at Hydrogen, each work three days a week researching and headhunting potential candidates.
A third employee has just returned from maternity leave to take on a similar role, and Hydrogen’s commitment to embracing flexible work has extended to other circumstances in which employees prefer to work flexibly and remote working, Morgan said.
The ongoing lack of candidates who fulfil every requirement precisely on a brief is encouraging clients to consider with greater openness candidates who want flexibility or who have had career breaks, Morgan went on to say. For instance, Hydrogen has placed skilled candidates who have been out of the workforce for as long as five years with clients who are taking a fresh view of available talent, she said.
Morgan was a contributor, along with Recruiter editor DeeDee Doke, at a masterclass held at The Work & Family Show last Friday.
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