Open University beats Oxford and Cambridge at producing CEOs and MDs
Every year, millions of students, parents and academics gather wide-eyed to peruse the latest university league table. But what would the results look like if it was based on the number of graduates who went on to run a company? The experts, top recruitment firm Forward Role, decided to find out. They analysed over 260,000 […]
Gender Diversity in Start-Up Investment: New Study Shows Huge Gender Disparity in UK
DeckSender.com, the startup platform that aims to democratise access to investment has analysed the gender diversity of the 1400+ startups that have used it’s platform to raise money in its first year and the results are in – revealing a huge gender disparity among male and female startups in the UK. Female founder led startups […]
Diversity applause for British tech company
Advanced has been announced as one of the top 100 Diversity Leaders 2020 across UK businesses. An independent survey carried out on behalf of the Financial Times has recognised the diversity achievements of Advanced, which recently announced 33% of its board are represented by women. The award assesses diversity across gender, age, ethnicity, disability and […]
Advanced Survey Reveals Tech Adoption Increasingly Popular Across the Workforce
A new report from Advanced, one of the UK’s largest software and services providers, has revealed workers’ increasing hunger for innovation to improve the way they work. Findings from its Annual Trends Survey for 2019-20 show that disruptive tools are fast earning their spot as must-have tools in the day-to-day workplace. As much as 38% of the survey […]
As research finds one in two held back by confidence issues, turnaround CEO advises HR to approach failure differently
One in two people are being held back in their careers because of confidence issues and fears around making mistakes, new research from Nyenrode Business University and IE University has found. Of the 1,000 people surveyed, over 40 per cent admitted that they spent around 20-40 per cent of their time at work about getting […]
Why Diversity Recruitment Drives Need to Better Engage Their Target Audience
The CEO of disruptive careers and recruitment platform, SortYourFuture, warns employers that unless they tackle the engagement gap between themselves and potential applicants, many current diversity initiatives won’t work – resulting in candidates missing out on their ideal job and employers failing to find their perfect candidates. The resulting cost to employers is high: poor […]
As Gartner Report reveals leadership trust bombshell, how can HR re-engage their people?
A new report released this week by Gartner has led to the research and advisory company calling on HR to cultivate and develop independence among their employees. The findings in the report ‘The Modern Employee Experience’ found that leaders are losing confidence as only 24 per cent of employees trust their manager to help in […]
Why behaviours will trump skills in the future of work
As organisations plan for a world where they don’t know what skills they’ll need, they must develop a talent strategy that embraces people with the behaviours to adapt to change, says Aon Digital technology has transformed the work environment. The rise of automation and the fourth industrial revolution are changing the jobs landscape at an […]
Official presentation of Queen’s Award for Innovation to 79-year-old innovator
Airbond Splicers have announced the official presentation of a prestigious Queen’s Award for Innovation 2019. The presentation was made at Airbond’s Pontypool base by Lord Lieutenant of Gwent – Brigadier Robert Aitken CBE. Managing Director, Graham Waters said: “Is been a great day for us. We’re very proud to receive this award. Getting here has […]
New Research: Brexit delays and IR35 has cost UK freelancers up to £5.1bn
IR35, the legislation put in place to deter disguised employment tax avoidance, and the effects of the uncertainty over Brexit are combining to cause significant problems for UK businesses and freelancers alike. According to new research by PeoplePerHour.com and TalentDesk.io, which took in the opinions of almost 1200 businesses and freelancers, the combined scenarios have […]