This guide from CIPD highlights the key checks carried out during the recruitment process and explains the risks and practical considerations to be taken into account when offering employment. As traditional recruitment practices continue to evolve, partly driven by the development of technology, organisations need to ensure that they follow pre-employment checking procedures that are…
The most effective way to hire the best staff is to use a great recruitment agency, one that you know you can trust and who understands your business. Job boards, LinkedIn, and national media are good ways to find a broad range of potential employees, but to hire the best talent you will need the…
Against the backdrop of the UKโs worst cost-of-living crisis in decades, with the annual rate of CPI inflation increasing by 10.4% in February 2023, CIPD research finds that fewer employees are finding it easy to pay their bills. Charles Cotton, CIPD’s senior policy advisor on performance and reward. Year-to-year data from the Chartered Institute of Personnel…
Emma Mamo of Scotlandโs national mental health charity SAMH, highlights the need for people professionals to care for themselves. Most roles have an element of pressure, such as targets or deadlines, but stress is when we feel that what is being asked of us is more than we are equipped to deal with. We may…