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Zero hours contracts – Scourge or saviour?

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Recent media coverage may give you the impression that “zero hours” contracts are a mighty evil, allowing powerful employers to exploit downtrodden workers.

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Job vacancies are at their highest now since before the recession

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

Great news that there are now more job vacancies in the UK than at any time since the days before the recession, according to figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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‘Will this person raise our average?’

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

This is simple.

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Five Key Secrets for Small Business Recruiting Success

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

It’s fairly common knowledge that  freshly minted university graduates will often prefer large corporations with a recognisable brand image.

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Employee Absence - a guide on managing absence effectively

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

With the Christmas season looming, we're likely to see an increase in absence and sickness.

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Key Appointments - check out our fresh new look!

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Company News, Employers

Key Appointments - check out our fresh new look We're really happy to announce our fresh new website, brand  image and logo that we've launched today.

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Infographic: What you need to do on LinkedIn, even if you're NOT looking for a Job

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Employers

We've just come across this Infographic and thought it contained some really good information.

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Guest Blog - Nathan Combes from Lupton Fawcett Lee & Priestley

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Implied term stops ex-employee from having it all his own way!

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Key Appointments – time to evolve!

by Richard Hayden

/ Candidates, Company News, Employers

It's been over four years since we opened the doors here at Key Appointments and we recognise that each of our clients are unique and different in the way that they want to recruit new additions to their teams.

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New National Minimum Wage rates coming in October

by Richard Hayden

/ Employers

Employers are reminded that new National Minimum Wage (NMW) rates will take effect from 1 October 2013.

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