Recruitment News - March 2024
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Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
Nearly a third of employees have little understanding of how to use AI and data and less than one in ten have received training on AI tools in the past 12 months HR leaders report that recruiting AI and data skills will be their topmost technical skills priorities in 2024, as the AI revolution sweeps the nation’s workplaces. The new research, commissioned by Corndel , the strategic workplace ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
In recent years, relationships at work have been under the spotlight, and there have been numerous reports of senior executives resigning or being dismissed as a result of workplace relationships including last year when Bernard Looney, the CEO of BP, resigned for failing to fully disclose details of his past personal relationships with colleagues. Despite this increased focus, employers are ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
Almost every third job in IT is remote, making the sector a leader when it comes to flexible working, a new study by electronic retailer Currys reveals. Since the end of the pandemic there has been a shift in mentality for many desk workers in the UK, with nearly half of them (49%) stating their desire for a flexible role has increased. A staggering 43% of Brits said they would NOT apply for an ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 19, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
Pioneering Dorset lawyers urged businesses to put employment law into practice when they celebrated International Women’s Day. They hailed progress made so far in tackling inequality but warned that there is still much to do to ensure female workers have the same opportunities as men. The call came as Ellis Jones Solicitors held a dedicated ‘Lunch and Learn’ session at its Bournemouth office for ...
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Posted on Friday, March 15, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
Elon Musk’s claim that AI will make all human jobs irrelevant should not be taken seriously, according to a survey of tech experts. During an interview with UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak for the AI Safety Summit last year, Musk said: 'There will come a point where no job is needed — you can have a job if you wanted to have a job ... personal satisfaction, but the AI will be able to do ...
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Posted on Tuesday, March 5, 2024 by Sue Franklin — No comments
In a new study, by computing accessories and tech retailer Currys, more than a fifth of desk workers agreed that talkative colleagues are the biggest distraction in the workplace. The survey asked just over 1000 desk workers, not office only due to the rise in hybrid and remote, across the UK about their ideal and dreaded working conditions to find out the biggest productivity setbacks and the ...