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. Do you dread getting up …
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, …
It’s often assumed that the acute problems for working parents associated with a lack of childcare largely evaporate when their youngsters reach school age – a myth that anyone who has lived the experience will quickly discredit. A new survey by childcare firm Koru Kids found that nearly half of the 2,000 mothers questioned believe …
Problems with childcare don’t stop at the school gate Read More »
Skills, skills, skills – with the economy rebounding out of lockdown and the exodus of EU workers post-Brexit, employers just can’t get the know-how they need right now. From traditionally lower-wage positions in hospitality and retail through to HGV drivers, construction workers and IT specialists, employers across the spectrum are reporting staff shortages that have left them …
Time for workers to squeeze the most from shortages Read More »
Feelings among office employees are mixed, to say the least, when it comes to returning to the workplace. Some relish the idea and others dread it, while the majority fall somewhere in between. With the Scottish Government yet to confirm when the legions of home workers might begin to be repatriated, the only certainty right …
Failure to communicate will destroy employee loyalty Read More »
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 …
Even in a world where contact tracing systems work accurately and efficiently – a sphere we definitely don’t occupy at the moment – such schemes are only effective to the extent that people comply with the notice to self-isolate, and it is here where the Government’s recent U-turn on reforms to statutory sick pay (SSP) have created …
Sick pay U-turn creates dilemmas for frontline staff Read More »
Fears are mounting that those on the first rung of the career ladder will bear the scars of the Covid recession for years to come, with more than one in four young people worried that poor mental health will affect their ability to find work in the wake of the pandemic. A survey earlier this month of …
Young workers are battling an interconnected crisis Read More »
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 …
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 …
Four-day week risks further divisions among workers Read More »
