Key Appointments Blog

‘You’re Fired!’

May 13, posted to Employers, General

Last week saw the return of the ever popular ‘The Apprentice’, but as Lord Sugar so easily ‘fires’ each candidate, it’s [...]

Many employers feel that the education system is failing to equip students with the skills their business needs, creating a shortfall in the employment market and high levels of youth un-employment to-boot. Could Higher Apprenticeships be the answer?

Spring clean the office

Mar 26, posted to Employers

Before you break out the mops and buckets just yet, we’ve compiled our top 5 ways to re-invigorate your workforce without implementing a full-scale deep clean.

Monitoring or Spying?

Mar 26, posted to Candidates, Employers

Is checking up on your employees a necessary evil or is it a way of safeguarding your business?

Top 20 Tips to help you to recruit successfully!

Mar 12, posted to Employers

Looking to Recruit? See our 20 top tips to help you choose the right candidate!

Unemployment Figures have fallen

Feb 24, posted to Candidates, Employers, News

Positive figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) were released recently showing that UK unemployment has fallen in the three months to December by 14,000 to 2.5 million.

Workers dismissed for political beliefs will be able to claim unfair dismissal under new European Court ruling

Feb 18, posted to Employers

A review by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in November 2012, found that UK law does not give adequate protection to employees, including members of the British National Party, who could be dismissed because of their political affiliations.

The working lunch

Feb 11, posted to Candidates, Employers

When we’re under pressure to get the job done we’ve all worked through our lunch breaks or on occasion cut lunch out altogether. But when it becomes the norm you have to ask yourself, is it really worth it?