Leading premium supermarket chain, Waitrose, teamed up with work-based training provider, First4Skills, to help young people gain new skills and knowledge and assist in developing their future careers. As part of the National Apprenticeship Week [...]
More than a quarter of Scottish workers (28 per cent) have said they would be encouraged to lead a healthy lifestyle if their managers led by example. Furthermore, 43 per cent of Scottish workers surveyed [...]
Fail to plan. How many times do we use that phrase with our employees and highlight the pitfalls of failing to plan? And, are we, as good employers, taking the positive next step by encouraging and [...]
Hollywood A-listers are shouting about it - Jennifer Lawrence recently joined a long list of actors including Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson, Patricia Arquette, Cate Blanchett and Rose McGowan who have spoken up about the misogyny [...]
It’s always been a difficult question – how to attract the best talent to your business. Sure; money talks, but it’s not the only influencer. These days the savvy job-hunter is looking for company kudos; [...]
Leading energy firm SSE is making the business case for companies to do more to support young people written off from the jobs market. Young people are three times more likely to be unemployed in [...]
New research from law firm Barcan+Kirby as part of its Citizen 2025 whitepaper, which was launched recently shows that under 55's are not expecting to work into their 70's. This comes in contrast to the [...]
Diversity and inclusion are increasingly becoming a priority for organisations, who are recognising the very real business benefits. Research shows companies with diverse teams that are led inclusively perform better than those with more homogenous [...]
The Nominations for this year’s Hr NETWORK National Awards have opened and the interest in this, the highlight of the HR calendar in Scotland, is the highest it’s ever seen. 2016 marks the 10th Anniversary [...]
Trainee solicitors across Scotland are set to benefit after the Law Society of Scotland agreed an increase to both its recommended and mandatory minimum pay rates. The Law Society's Council has agreed that, from April [...]