2021: a year that’s seen the job market reach record-breaking levels and unemployment rates dropping, with businesses across the country screaming out to be filled, forcing some sectors to offer extraordinarily high pay packages to entice potential candidates. And of course, there’s been a shift in the way industry’s recruit, with the digital revolution allowing businesses to adapt more traditional processes and take them online, to suit the current climate. It’s fair to say it’s been a rollercoaster of a Read more …

If there was ever a good time to apply for a HGV – or lorry driver – job, it’s now. Why? If you haven’t heard, some companies are offering as much as £60,000 to lorry drivers signing on to work for them. Triggered by an ongoing national shortage of drivers, the struggle to recruit continues, which has led to a boost in pay for workers, with even some newly qualified drivers reportedly starting on a wage of £35,000. Lorry driver Read more …

Is your business struggling to recruit? Perhaps you’re finding you have a high staff turnover, and you don’t know what the solution is? Maybe your job advert is being seen, just not by the right candidate? Or are you finding that too much of your time is being spent on recruiting? Whatever the size of your business and regardless of whether you have a human resources department or not, there are often many signs that might be telling you that Read more …