Newsletter Archive

2011

Housing Association turns to managed service specialist to regain control of their temporary agency recruitment >>
With their focus firmly on increasing control of their temporary recruitment and reducing their staffing costs, Metropolitan Housing Partnership (MHP) is leaning on PPS's expertise to manage the recruitment of all their temporary agency workers and achieve their goals...

Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO): Could it be the right response in today's climate? >>
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) has been around in the HR recruitment world since the Nineties, and yet the majority of UK companies are still using high street and specialised recruitment agencies for permanent recruitment needs, or are doing all of their recruitment in-house...

9-5, no longer the way to make a livin' >>
A recent survey carried out by the flexible working community Workology found that almost half of all flexible workers would forgo a 100% pay rise if it meant giving up the way they worked - and that figure shot over 70 per cent when that prospective pay rise was lowered to 50%...
Four seasons in one day >>
Never before have so many generations with such diversity worked together. With employees staying in the workforce longer than ever, and Generation Y freshening the Baby Boomer/Generation X mix, it's quite possible to have four generations in a single team, each bringing a significant variation in working style, aspirations and attitudes...
Talent not tokenism >>
The CBI/TUC report 'Talent not Tokenism', which is supported by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, states: a firm's success and competitiveness depends on its ability to embrace diversity and draw on the skills, understanding and experience of all its people...
Spotlight on >>
Richard Harding, Head of Recruitment, Essex County Council...