Tag: employee

Recruitment Trends 2025 – what you need to know now

As of early 2025, the UK’s senior recruitment landscape has been experiencing notable shifts influenced by economic conditions, technological advancements, and evolving workplace dynamics. Economic Outlook and Hiring Trends Recent data indicates a decline in the UK labour market, with permanent staff vacancies decreasing at the sharpest rate since August 2020.  Despite this downturn, nearly… Continue reading Recruitment Trends 2025 – what you need to know now

Habits UK staff want BANNED from workplace post-pandemic

After a long period of homeworking, new research from Instantprint has looked into the habits that UK employees want banned from the office post-coronavirus. Not washing your hands after visiting the toilet (43%), heading into work with a cough or cold (37%) and air kisses (33%) topped the list of habits that Brits want banned… Continue reading Habits UK staff want BANNED from workplace post-pandemic

Should it be illegal to contact staff out of work hours?

The number of hours employees have been working has spiked throughout the pandemic, with several studies indicating that remote working has encouraged more overtime. In fact, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) previously found that people working from home during the pandemic were putting in an average of six hours of unpaid overtime a week.… Continue reading Should it be illegal to contact staff out of work hours?