Leave on a positive note – here’s how to do it right with a resignation letter. So, you’ve accepted a new job and signed the contract. The next step? Writing your resignation letter. While you’ve likely already spoken to your manager in person or over a video call, putting it in writing makes your departure […]
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Now and then we all have days where we don’t like our jobs but there’s a big difference between feeling a bit blue on a Monday morning and actively hating your job. The former will most likely disappear over the course of the day, whereas the latter can be all-consuming. Are you ready to move
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Last night saw our first, and hopefully final, virtual awards ceremony for the s1jobs Recruitment Awards. We’d like to thank our amazing host Joel Dommett for doing such a fantastic job and to all the guests who joined us to help celebrate our winners. Congratulations to all our winners. We hope you celebrated in style,
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We’re thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2021 s1jobs Recruitment Awards in association with Esure. Congratulations to everyone who got this far, we can’t wait to announce our winners at our virtual event on August 26th. If you’d like to join us and find out who the winners are, you can book your table
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Talking about money is something many of us feel uncomfortable about which can make working out how to ask for a pay rise tricky. Yet whilst you might be willing to let off a mate who borrowed a tenner because you feel awkward asking for it back, you shouldn’t be willing to settle for being
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With workers toiling for longer since the onset of the pandemic – one study has suggested that hours in the UK are up by 25 per cent – the momentum for a shift to a four-day week has gained renewed traction. Skills shortages across an array of sectors might suggest the bargaining power exists to
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The lack of work experience opportunities caused by the pandemic has left nearly half of university students feeling unprepared for employment, according to a new survey which found that just 17 per cent had undertaken a work placement in the last year. A poll of 7,000 students and recent alums by graduate careers specialist Prospects
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A survey has found that one in four employers are considering introducing a “right to disconnect” policy to try to better help their staff keep their work and home lives separate. The poll by video conferencing firm Owl Labs surveyed 500 business leaders in the UK and found 27 per cent were looking into measures ranging from allowing staff
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A poll by the TUC has highlighted there may be an “emerging class divide” in the future of flexible working arrangements. The poll found that 60 per cent of people in higher-paid occupations had worked from home during the pandemic, compared to 23% of people with low-income roles. The union body is arguing that “working
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While much has changed in the world of work during the past 15 months of Covid, some things have remained the same, one of which appears to be the quality of employment available in the UK. Surveys conducted as part of the 2021 Good Work Index produced by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development
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