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How did the Ides of March turn out for you? Otherwise known as 15 March, it’s a date that lives in infamy, as they say, because of the link with Julius Caesar’s assassination. Perhaps it will live in infamy here if the Agency Workers Directive was passed, as anticipated into UK legislation, on Monday. Actually, it’s not its passage that will bring employers and recruiters harm - it will be the ignorance of its nuances and turning a blind eye to its inevitability that will bode badly ...
Bloggers with Bite
Good luck, hope you fail
With the recession officially over, it is only natural for the entrepreneurial, the curious, the impatient and the ambitious to lift their heads over the parapet and see what’s out there. However, it presents the employer with a challenge: when they leave, do you wish your staff luck and move on - or are you bitter over all the hard work and investment that you put in?
Soap Box
Carrot beats stick as a motivator
Some in the recruitment industry have failed to realise that managing by fear is ultimately self-defeating
Portrayed in the worst possible light
Agencies involved in the so-called construction cartel have not been given a fair trial from the OFT or the press
The Challenge
Teva’s triumphant trio
A three-way partnership may seem complex, but Resourcing Matters and HR Connexions has found a winning formula for pharma giant Teva
South Atlantic mission
Upfront & Personnel came to the Falkland Island Company’s rescue to find a sales advisor willing to travel 8,000 miles from the UK
Sound Bites
Soundbites
In the current job market, in your view which is the most important element you look for - extra qualifications or experience?
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FROM: Ditch the hobbies from CVs
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“What a cheap way of advertising daxtra. Very tacky.”
FROM: Social networking not used effectively by employers
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FROM: Inquiry uncovers ‘widespread’ exploitation of migrant and agency workers
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FROM: Compare like with like jobs, says Shoesmith
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FROM: ABAE creates 100 apprenticeships
