Extract . . . Until 1st October 2011, most businesses adopted the default National Retirement Age (NRA) of 65 for their staff. Under the then law, employers had the right to retire employees at 65, provided they followed the statutory retirement procedures. If such procedures were followed, such a dismissal would be neither unfair nor [...]
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Extract . . . Despite recent research suggesting that a cursory glance over a candidates Facebook profile is more effective at predicting future career success than an online recruitment test, such test still remain enduringly popular with HR departments. Online tests for recruitment are widely used and routinely result in specific feedback to applicants in [...]
Extract . . . New research has revealed that five percent of the UK SME population account for two thirds of private sector employment, suggesting that high growth small businesses are playing a key role in the recovery of the UK economy. In the “Breakthrough Growth Champions Report” from Santander, leading SMEs were shown to [...]
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Extract . . . News broke last month of recruiters requesting the Facebook login details of job candidates in order to screen profiles prior to offering them a position. The news set off a firestorm of controversy about what recruiters had the right to ask for. The debate soon broadened with news reports that a [...]
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Extract . . . Find yourself continuously apologising, playing mum or not asking for that promotion? These are three common mistakes women make in the workplace, says Nicky Garcea, director at organisational psychology firm Capp The glass ceiling has a hairline crack, but it is not yet broken. Women remain underrepresented at senior levels and [...]
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Extract . . . Are you making sure your young talent feels challenged and appreciated? SkillSoft’s Kevin Young has this advice to keep the bright, young things in the building. Experience is crucial when running a business, but recruiting the next batch of talent is essential if your business is to stay one step ahead [...]
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Extract . . . Not every employee is capable of selling products or services to potential customers. The selling process requires an employee to possess a particular set of interactive and persuasion skills, as well as a compatible personality profile (garrulous, self-confident, unafraid of rejection, etc.). While some employees enjoy the challenge, most want no [...]
Extract . . . NINE years ago, Laura Udall noticed that her young daughter Rachel suffered back pain from lugging her books back and forth to school. Ms. Udall, a former saleswoman at AT&T, decided to develop and market a book bag backpack light enough for children to wear safely. She founded her own company in [...]
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