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Why are Fathers not taking up Shared Parental Leave

12/06/2017 / Employment Law / employment law, fathers in the workplace, gender pay gap, HR, human resources, maternity pay, recruitment, recruitment agencies, shared parental leave, SPL, working fathers, working mothers

What is Shared Parental Leave? Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was set up in 2015 to allow parents more flexibility when juggling…

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Top 5 workspace deal-breakers for UK job seekers

22/05/2017 / Candidates, Clients, Job Hunting, Top Tips / candidates, job hunting, job seekers, looking for work, office decor, office furniture, recruitment agencies, recruitment agency, recruitment consultants

When looking for a job, a company’s office environment encourage or discourage someone from taking up a job offer. A recent study has

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Top 10 Ways to Overcome Interview Nerves

08/05/2017 / Candidates, Guides, Job Hunting, Top Tips / interview anxiety, interview nerves, job hunting, job search, recruitment agencies, recruitment agency, recruitment consultants

Everyone suffers from interview nerves to some degree so the trick is to learn how to keep your nervousness in-check

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How to respond to an employee’s request for a pay rise

24/04/2017 / Clients, Employers, Guides, Top Tips / careers, human resources, managers, pay rise, performance related pay, recruitment agencies, recruitment agency, recruitment consultants, salary increases

You may be a manager or you may be a member of your HR department. You’ve been approached by an

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Top 10 Interviewing Tips To Help You Find Your Next Great Hire

10/04/2017 / Clients, Employers, Guides, Interview Questions / candidates, employers, hiring, how to conduct an interview, interviewing tips, interviews, job interviews, jobs

Finding the right person for a role includes conducting interviews effectively. Taking the time to prepare for interviews will enable

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Top 10 New Employment Laws Coming Into Force in April

27/03/2017 / Candidates, Clients, Employers, Employment Law / apprenticeships, employment, employment laws, family pay, gender gap, immigration skills charge, IR35, jobs, law, minimum wage, pay increases, pensions, redundancy, Sick Pay

Every year in April, a raft of new employment laws are introduced. They often include increases in various statutory pays

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7 ways a long recruitment process can harm your business

13/03/2017 / 2i Recruit News, Clients, Employers / guildford recruitment companies, hiring, hiring top talent, HR, human resources, jobs, jobs in surrey, recruitment, recruitment agencies, recruitment consultants, recruitment process, talent acquisition

Quick and efficient recruitment is essential to hire the best talent available. We outline the top ways a long recruitment

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A longer commute decreases well-being despite greater salary

27/02/2017 / Candidates, Clients, Employers / candidates, commuting, employee happiness, employee satisfaction, happiness, job, job search, jobs, jobs in london, jobs in surrey, recruitment, salary, travelling, well-being, work, workers

A study of commuting and personal happiness found that a longer commute decreases well-being despite greater salary. The study carried out by

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How to Answer Competency Based Interview Questions

13/02/2017 / Candidates, Guides, Interview Questions / competency questions, how to answer interview questions, interview advice, interview preparation, interview questions, interviews, job interview

When you apply for a job you may get asked competency based interview questions in your interview. These questions are

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UK Job Market Is Set To Boom in 2017 Despite Brexit

30/01/2017 / Recruitment Industry News / Brexit, job market, jobs, UK economy

There has been a lot of uncertainty in the run up to the referendum and following the vote for the

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