16-24 Year Olds
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NewsEmployers must support home workers to avoid long-term health risks
Millions of home workers are risking long-term health issues because of the way they are working, according to a new study.
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Young people see biggest increase in redundancies
Young people in the UK have faced the biggest increase in redundancy as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has reported.
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How to tell the difference between perfect candidates and good interviewers
The current economic climate as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic has meant that for those organisations looking to fire currently, it’s never been more important to ensure the perfect candidate is found, adding value to the business as well as fitting in culturally.
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Are employee benefits holding women back in tech?
The question of how to get more women to join—and remain in—the tech workforce is one that’s been mulled over for many years, but finding the answer has never been more pressing.
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Back to school
Anyone can be an entrepreneur says Julie Devonshire OBE, director of King’s College London’s Entrepreneur Institute – they just need the right guidance. Here, she tells Rhymer Rigby how she plans to turn the country’s sharpest minds to business.
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Are employers ready to report gender pay gaps in April?
With gender pay inequality hitting the headlines again – are employers ready to report gender pay gaps in April?
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Attracting young talent to your business
I’ve read a lot in the media about how large businesses are often losing out to smaller companies when attracting and retaining top young talent, says Rashid Ajami, Campus Society. The latter appears to offer fresh and exciting opportunities that larger organisations struggle to match.
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Candidates turn down job offers if you don’t share their values
Businesses could be missing out on the best possible candidates because they don’t do enough to promote their company’s values during the recruitment process, according to LinkedIn.
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Getting the best out of generation Y and Z at work
The workplace is getting younger – you can’t move for articles about the millennial generation and how the professional world is going to change as more members of Generations Y and Z flood businesses as replacements for retiring employees.
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Apprenticeships ‘are the solution’ to UK skills gap
Workers in Britain believe apprenticeships are the key to closing the UK’s skills gap, according to research by CV-Library.
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5 steps to fight against gender bias from performance reviews
The existence of a major gender disparity in the tech industry, particularly in the male dominated culture of Silicon Valley, is common knowledge.
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Are male middle managers the key to gender equality?
Male middle managers could be the key improving gender equality in business, according to a report by the Cranfield School of Management.
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79% now employee at least one young person, but SMEs lag behind
There are now 80% of businesses in the UK employing at least one young person (aged 16-24), according to the CIPD, the professional body for HR and people development.
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Apprenticeships seen as ‘a man’s world’ by young people and parents
Parents are twice as likely to advise their sons to take on an apprenticeship compared with their daughters, according to research from British Gas.
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Align your HR and Business Strategy with the Needs of the Mobile Generation
Recent market research points to a clear conclusion; the consumer-IT generation is set to storm the modern workplace and they are bringing their apps and smartphones with them.
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40% of managers prefer to hire younger men to avoid maternity leave
Huge strides have been made to bridge the gap in gender inequality in the UK in recent years, especially in the workplace. But 40% of business managers have admitted that they would generally be wary of hiring a women of childbearing age. That’s according to new research by law firm Slater & Gordon.
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Maximising your Investment in Young People
In recent years, a growing number of savvy employers - large and small, multinational and local - have identified young people as their secret weapon in the war on talent.
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Almost 50% Of Business Owners Are Cautious About Employing Young Women
81% of British business managers admit that they would ask female job seekers their future and current family plans if the law permitted it and 49% of managers confess that age and gender does factor in to their final decision on whether to recruit someone.
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A Practical Guide To Hiring
Let’s face it. Employees come with baggage. For example, the right to claim unfair dismissal if sacked!
