Category: Recruitment

HR180 Super Series: low down on Zero Hours contracts

There’s been loads of discussion in the media about No Guaranteed Hours Contracts (NGHC) a.k.a the more well known Zero Hours Contracts. And if you want to know about an employment subject, ask the Leeds based HR Outsourcing and Consulting experts at HR180 Ltd! So as the first in our Super Series of Vlogs, here’s […]

September 19, 2016

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Apprenticeships: the poor relation?

HR180 is the leading HR outsourcing and consultancy company in Leeds, Yorkshire dealing with everything to do with the people side of businesses throughout the UK. HR Manager Becky Mee ponders Apprenticeships which can be seen as the poor relation of post-16 education. I’ve recently had the misfortune of having my house re wired.  Now, […]

September 19, 2016

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How to manage in a ‘gig economy’

HR Assistant, Chelsea Davis, has been looking at a rising trend in recruiting, the ‘gig economy’, and it’s a trend that’s likely to stay. So what is a gig economy? In basic terms it is an environment in which temporary positions are common and organisations contract with independent workers for short-term engagements. With an increasing number […]

September 19, 2016

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The hidden costs of working

When starting a new job many individuals review their expenses; making adjustments for a longer commute or different travel arrangements such as train or petrol expenditure. However how many of us take into consideration the other hidden costs of working? That new haircut that you got for your first day The new professional wardrobe, updated […]

September 19, 2016

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2015 review of HR practices

2015 has seen the usual plethora of focus areas for HR professionals, including an increase focus on employer branding, wellbeing strategies and culture audits. However, possibly the most sweeping changes has been in the use of complex recruitment tools, adopted in the main by larger, professional organisations, in particular the use of Contextualised Recruitment Systems […]

September 19, 2016

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Recruitment following redundancy – top tips

So, you’ve had to make redundancies in your organisation but need to recruit to a job elsewhere. How do you make sure that you don’t fall foul of the good work you put in throughout the redundancy process? How do you keep costs and the number of applications you receive at the right level? Read […]

September 19, 2016

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EY scraps academic qualifications for 2016 recruitment

FINANCIAL services firm EY is preparing to remove academic qualifications from their 2016 entry criteria, following an 18 month analysis of their entry requirements. By Clare Burnett – Deputy Editor, Yorkshire – 3rd August 2015 Talent management firm Capp looked at EY’s approach to recruitment. Their analysis showed EY that there was “no evidence to […]

September 19, 2016

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Recruiting staff for your home business

You’ve taken the leap; you set up your home-based business and things are going really well. The time has come to take on your first member of staff.  But how do you go about finding the right person? Inviting someone into your home to work for you can seem a daunting task. How should you go […]

September 19, 2016

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We love recruitment!

It was a proud moment for us when George Osborne announced in his 2015 Budget Statement on Employment that Yorkshire was the county which has created more jobs than the whole of France! Our superstars have been busy recruiting on behalf of a number of our clients within Yorkshire and further afield for a diverse […]

September 19, 2016

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