View Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

Employment law: Seven key tasks for HR in 2021

2020 was the year that Human Resources was required to react to the unexpected, but it’s now time to plan for the known challenges in the coming year. We look at what Human Resources can do to prepare for 2021. 1. Be ready for the new immigration system The end of the Brexit transition period…

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Employee Recruitment After Immigration Rules Change

The end of freedom of movement and changes to immigration rules effective from 1 January 2021 affect employee recruitment, while travel limits for business travel also need to be factored in. Lindsey Barras, immigration lead at PwC UK, sets out five tips for employers There have been a number of starts and stops during the…

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View 10 Simple Tricks To Make Yourself More Employable

10 Simple Tricks To Make Yourself More Employable

Experts say government support will mean more business will hire this year They offer tips on how to get hired and where to seek employment in 2021 Get hired! We feature 15 companies advertising roles right now Last year saw a number of people lose their jobs thanks to the pandemic, while for some, it…

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View How Can HR Support Working Parents During Lockdown?

How Can HR Support Working Parents During Lockdown?

As England and Scotland are placed under tighter restrictions, People Management explores what employers and HR support can do to help those juggling their jobs and home schooling England and Scotland have entered their third national lockdown this week after a new variant of the coronavirus accelerated the number of cases. The regions join Wales…

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View HR Predicts Potential Of Hybridized Workforce

HR Predicts Potential Of Hybridized Workforce

This year, HR will be at the center of digital transformation 2020 was perhaps the most challenging and important year for HR on record. As businesses struggled against the global pandemic, People teams were crucial with 87% of HR leaders saying their teams played a vital role in driving change, enabling remote working, and supporting…

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View Job Adverts Reach Highest Level For Year

Job Adverts Reach Highest Level For Year

Despite continuing Covid restrictions and the looming threat of Brexit with either no deal or an unsatisfactory deal, the number of job adverts reached a 2020 high in early December. According to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), this was a major boost for hopes of growth for 2021. However, the figures also show a…

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View Lockdown Improves Employer/Employees Communication

Lockdown Improves Employer/Employees Communication

Employees are happier with how information is being shared with them at work compared to when they worked in the office earlier this year, pre-Covid-19, as revealed in the annual Information Sharing Research* The change has been so great that the question asked in the Happiness Test, powered by WorkL, is now the highest scoring…

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View Looking For Jobs Despite Pandemic

Looking For Jobs Despite Pandemic

New research has found that the majority of workers were not put off looking for jobs this year and remain optimistic about future prospects, despite the impact of the pandemic on the economy. In a survey of 1,521 respondents, 59% said they continued to seek new opportunities, and this has lead James Reed, Chairman of…

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View Jobseekers Adapting To Changing Jobs Market

Jobseekers Adapting To Changing Jobs Market

@ReedCoUK predicts year of movement in 2021 despite pandemic New research by REED has found that the majority of workers and jobseekers were not put off looking for jobs this year and remain optimistic about future prospects, despite the impact of the pandemic on the economy. In a survey of 1,521 respondents, 59% said they…

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