I have just started work as the part-time clerk and responsible financial officer to a parish council and, as such, am a signatory on the council’s bank account and need online banking access. The council bank accounts are with NatWest, where I happen to be a personal customer of almost 40 years’ standing. However, they … Read more
A surge in firms hiring admin staff shows employers are looking at reopening offices after lockdown, a jobs market expert has today claimed. As it was today announced unemployment figures have reached a five-year high, James Reed, from recruiting firm Reed, said the number of jobs available on his company’s site was actually growing. He … Read more
Council admin worker, 24, who spent £200 a day on cocaine stole £6,000 from his employers to pay off his drug debts in cycle to work scheme voucher scam, court hears Council-worker John Buckley, 24, submitted cycle to work scheme vouchers Buckley approved 6 fraudulent cycle to work scheme vouchers for himself The vouchers, totaling … Read more
Would you REALLY want to work here? Job hunters reveal the worst recruiters they’ve encountered – including a request for ‘good looking’ applicants for a shopping website Bored Panda rounded up hilarious job recruitment fails from around the world One employer refused to consider applicants who didn’t already have a job Another was hiring a … Read more
It is ‘highly unlikely’ private employers could force staff to get a Covid jab when one finally becomes available, according to lawyers. Although most of Britain will need to get vaccinated to achieve herd immunity and stop the disease spreading, a jab can’t be given without people’s consent. A Covid vaccine may soon become a … Read more
Model moans that her stunning good looks and perfect make-up have lost her work as potential employers ‘judge’ her for being too attractive Australian beauty queen discriminated against because she’s too good looking The 27-year-old Insta-star has been told she that other’s assume she is ‘stuck up’ Maria Thattil is telling others not to let other’s perception … Read more
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on the employment market – but there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for struggling jobseekers. The world’s largest job site Indeed is launching a two-day virtual hiring event next week, where more than a dozen major firms will have over 2,000 roles up for grabs across England … Read more
Could your boss be SPYING on you? Employers fearing a productivity dip as lockdown continues are turning to surveillance to ‘create an office atmosphere’ for home workers Dr Claudia Pagliari says managers have ‘ramped up’ tracking their employees Digital tracking on apps such as Slack and Microsoft Teams logs worker’s time Co-founder of tech startup is turning … Read more
More than 80,000 employers return £215million to the government in furlough payments which was no longer needed or received in error HMRC figures say 80,433 firms have returned money received under furlough Companies and other bodies have handed £215,756,121, back to the Government It’s a fraction of the £35.4billion handed out under the tax-payer funded … Read more
A CEO has revealed the top five traits highly memorable and successful people have in a job interview. Robert van Stokrom, National President of the Recruitment and Consulting Services Association (RCSA) told Australian recruitment company Seek a memorable person often has confidence, curiosity, passion, great communication skills and is proactive with their career. Those who … Read more