Press Release August 2010: Attractive People Most Likely To Get The Job Research from the UK's only recruitment agency review site has revealed that those who are more attractive are the most likely to succeed in the workplace, with 67% of employers admitting to being more inclined to give an attractive person a job. More... Online Job Searches In London Rise UK online search volumes for jobs in London have increased by 10%, from 550,000 in March to 673,000 in June, according to a report from social marketing agency Greenlight. The report also pointed to a rise in online searches for career advice, with search volumes for the term 'career advice' rising from just 14,800 searches in March to 1m in June. More... Twitter Usage Soars Global usage of Twitter has doubled in the past year, according to new research from digital marketing intelligence specialist comScore. The research shows that the social networking site attracted 93m internet users in June, up 109% on the previous year. More... Online Recruitment Rises The number of companies recruiting online has risen in the last quarter, according to data from online recruiter Jobsite. The research shows that the number of firms recruiting rose by 4% on the last quarter to 48%, while 11% more SMEs advertised vacancies compared to the last quarter. More... Jobs Market Starting To Polarise, Says REC's Jobs Outlook The number of employers reporting redundancies rose in July with the Recruitment & Employment Confederation's (REC) Jobs Barometer falling three points in July following five consecutive months of improvement. However, the number of employers intending to recruit temporary and permanent staff over the next three months remains stable. More... Employee Ownership Schemes Boost Productivity More than half (53%) of UK workers claim they would be more productive if they were able to share in profits or have an ownership stake in their employer's business, according to research from Kelly Services. The Kelly Global Workforce Index surveyed roughly 134,000 people in 29 countries, including almost 6,000 in the UK. More... Overweight Employees More Likely To Take Time Off Overweight employees take more time off from work for illness than staff who are within the healthy weight range, a new UK study has suggested. The results of the study found workers classed as obese (in this case, those with a BMI above 30) took four more sick days per year on average than those of a healthy weight. More... Social Media Costing UK Economy Up To 14 Billion Pounds Research has suggested that up to 6% or two million, of the UK's 34 million-strong workforce spend over an hour per day on social media whilst at work, amounting to more than one eighth of their entire working day. MyJobGroup.co.uk, which polled 1,000 UK workers, has warned that Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks could potentially be costing the UK More... Workers Find It Tough To Take Time Off UK workers are finding it tough to take time off, according to a new survey from international recruiter Randstad. The Randstad quarterly work monitor survey shows that around two-thirds (67%) of UK workers believe that their workload increased in the second quarter of 2010 More... Scottish Staffing Levels Fall Flat In July While Scotland's economic recovery continued in July, Scottish employment levels remained flat, according to latest Bank of Scotland PMI report. The report shows that following five months of job creation, Scottish firms reported that staffing levels were unchanged during July. More... Banking Break-Up Could Create Demand For UK Recruiters Abroad Opportunities abound for UK recruiters in immature international markets, should banking giants relocate headquarters if universal banks are broken up, according to Mark Cameron, chief operating officer at Astbury Marsden. More... Public Sector Employee Trust In Employers Plummets Just 16% of public sector employees say they trust their senior leaders, according to new research from the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD). The CIPD's quarterly Employee Outlook survey also shows that 54% of public sector staff agree most people today are not willing to lose pay by going on strike, compared to 47% in the private sector, More... Scrapping Default Retirement Age 'Bad' For Young Employees The Government's proposal to scrap the default retirement age from April 6 next year has prompted a Kent lawyer to speak out for talented young employees struggling to find a foothold on the employment ladder. Melissa Edmond, employment lawyer at law firm Furley Page, said More... Graduates And Recruiters Urged To Get More Social Media Savvy Three-quarters of graduate recruiters are concerned that accessing candidate information via Facebook and other online networks can get in the way of a 'fair and measurable' recruitment process. The findings come from from the Social Media Audit conducted by recruitment and marketing communications provider Penna Barkers. More... Drop In Minimum Wage Could Cost Employers 50 Million The drop in the age limit for the adult minimum wage will cost employers an additional 50m, it has been estimated by Thomsons Online Benefits. From October 1 2010, the adult rate for the national minimum wage will be applicable from 21 years of age, dropped from 22. It will affect 85,000 workers who will now benefit from the higher wage rate. More... images courtesy of www.freefoto.com

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