Sustainability: Creating opportunities for the Labour market
1st December 2020From employee wellbeing, to new jobs created by the growing need to protect the environment, sustainability is shaping the job market, and is set to accelerate after the pandemic. Over recent years, the importance of sustainability has grown, becoming a very real concern for many economies, indus...
Read More- Sustainability: Creating opportunities for the Labour marketRight to shared parental leave
19th November 2020Shared parental leave enables mothers to commit to ending their maternity leave and pay at a future date, and to share the untaken balance of leave and pay as shared parental leave with their partner, or to return to work early from maternity leave and opt in to shared parental leave and pay at a...
Read More- Right to shared parental leaveRedundancy and unemployment support
19th November 2020Redundancy is not as rare as you may think and affects thousands of people each year. It is understandable that many people think, why me? and see this as the end of their career when in fact it could very well be the beginning of a new and exciting one. At a time when you […]
Read More- Redundancy and unemployment supportGi Group supports the Kickstart scheme
19th November 2020The UK Government’s Kickstart Scheme provides funding to employers to create new 6-month job placements for young people who are currently on Universal Credit and at risk of long-term unemployment. It’s a fantastic way for businesses to bring new ideas, thinking and innovation into your business ...
Read More- Gi Group supports the Kickstart schemeThe opportunity for logistics and the need for a driver attraction strategy
17th November 2020Richard Madej, Head of Driving at Gi Group UK, highlights the crucial role logistics operations are playing in the changing economic landscape – and why organisations and drivers in the sector have the chance to thrive like never before in these unique market conditions. As we continue to see the...
Read More- The opportunity for logistics and the need for a driver attraction strategyHow do you do well in an interview?
10th November 2020You’ve got an interview – Well done! Now comes the hard work, convincing the interviewer that you are the best candidate for the job, can do the job better than the others and will bring enhanced benefits to their company. PLANNING & PREPARATION Good planning and some groundwork prepara...
Read More- How do you do well in an interview?October Labour Market Update
20th October 2020The latest ONS labour market statistics show an estimated quarterly increase of 144,000 to 488,000 vacancies in July to September 2020, while there was a slight increase in those in payrolled employment during September when compared with the previous month. Commenting on the latest figures, Gi G...
Read More- October Labour Market UpdateBirmingham 2022 launches apprenticeship scheme
29th September 2020Birmingham 2022 has officially launched its search for the first group of apprentices to work as part of the team delivering the biggest sports and cultural event to be held in the UK for ten years. The search for candidates to fill the first business administrator roles, has now begun, with othe...
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