J OBS NOW
I s s ue085
01823618701 wa y ne @pr e pa r e dme di a . c o. uk www. pr epa r edmedi a . c o. uk 26t hJ a nua r y2018
NE WY E AR NE WCARE E R
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNow Pg2
New YearNew Car eer
‘ BestBef or e’bar gai nssaved Br i t ons£6. 6m i n2017,wi t h Sout hr eapi ngbi ggestr ewar ds Br i t onss av edatl eas t£6. 6m l as ty earbyt ak i ngadv ant ageofpr oduc t ss ol d af t ert hei r‘ Bes tBef or e’ dat e,wi t hpeopl el i v i ngi nt heSout hs c oopi ngt he bi gges ts av i ngs ,f i gur ess how. Dat af r om onl i ner et ai l erAppr ov edFood,whi c hs pec i al i s esi ns el l i ngf ood andhous ehol dpr oduc t snearorpas tt hei rBes tBef or edat es ,s howedt hat s av i ngsmadebyc us t omer si ni t st op100per f or mi ngc ount i est ot al l edmor e t han£6, 600, 000.Thi sf i gur er epr es ent st hedi f f er enc ebet weenpr i c espai d byAppr ov edFoodc us t omer sf ori t spr oduc t sl as ty earandt het ot al oft hei r r ec ommendedr et ai l pr i c e. Look i ngats av i ngsbyl oc at i on,f i gur ess howt hatt heonl yNor t her nc ount i es t of eat ur ei nt het op10f orhi ghes ts av i ngswer eLanc as hi r eandWes tYor k s hi r e.Es s ext oppedt hel i s twi t hs av i ngsofar ound£375, 380,f ol l owedby London,wi t h£285, 580.Lanc as hi r ec amei nf our t hat£242, 000,whi l eWes t Yor k s hi r ehel doni nt het op10atei ght hwi t ht ot al s av i ngsof£184, 000. FounderofAppr ov edFood,DanCl uder ays t at es :“ I t ’ sr eal l ygr eatt os eet he k i ndofs av i ngspeopl ear emak i ngbyt ak i ngas ens i bl eappr oac ht of oodl abel l i ng.Ourhopei st hatwor dwi l l s pr eadabouti ni t i at i v ess uc hasour ss o mor epeopl ear oundt hec ount r yc anbenef i tf r om t hehuges av i ngst obe madebyus i ngt hi sappr oac ht os hoppi ngwhi l eal s or educ i ngt hel ev el sof f oodwas t ei nt heUK. ” Thedat ahasbeenr el eas edasBr i t ai nappr oac hes‘ Bl ueMonday ’ ,aday t hatc l ai mst oi ndi c at et hemos tdepr es s i ngdayoft hey earbyt ak i ngi nt oac c ountac ombi nat i onofi s s uesi nc l udi ngl ac kofmoneyaf t erChr i s t mas ,f ai l ed NewYear ’ sr es ol ut i ons ,poorweat herc ondi t i onsandt hebl uest hatt y pi c al l y f ol l owt heendofahol i days eas on. Regar dl es soft hedat e’ saut hent i c i t y ,i tdoeshi ghl i ghtt hef ac tt hatmi l l i onsof Br i t onswi l l bes t r uggl i ngf i nanc i al l yi nJ anuar yf ol l owi ngt heChr i s t mas per i od.Thec os tofgi f t s ,t r av el andheat i ngov ert hi sper i odhast ak eni t st ol l ont hepoc k et sofmanyBr i t ons .Fi gur esf r om pr i c ec ompar i s ons er v i c e uSwi t c hs ugges tonei nf ourf ami l i eswi l l s t ar t2018owi nganav er ageof £452ont hei rc r edi tc ar ds .Asmanyashal fpr edi c tt heywi l l nothav epai d t hi sdebtof fbynex tChr i s t mas . Theef f ec t sar eex pec t edt obef el tes pec i al l yac ut el yt hi sy ear ,wi t hl ev el sof ‘ wor k i ngpoor ’ ( hous ehol dsbel owt hepov er t yl i nedes pi t eatl eas tone per s onbei ngi nwor k )hav i ngr i s ent o60% ofal l t hos ec l as s i f i edas‘ i npov er t y ’ i nBr i t ai n,ac c or di ngt oas t udybyCar di f fUni v er s i t y . TheJ os ephRownt r eeFoundat i on( J RF)s ay sasmanyas14mi l l i onpeopl e i nt hi sc ount r yar ec ur r ent l yl i v i ngi npov er t y ,asr i s i ngf oodandener gybi l l s c ont i nuet ohi tBr i t onshar d. Danc ont i nues :“ Wear eac ut el yawar eoft hef i nanc i al di f f i c ul t i est hatmany peopl epr es ent l yf ac ei nt hi sc ount r y .Weal s ok nowt hatBr i t onshav eal way s f oundc l ev erandi ngeni ousway sofmak i ngi tt hr oughhar dt i mes .Wi t hone t hi r dofal l f oodpr oduc edgl obal l yt hr ownoutbef or ei ti seat en,weatAppr ov edFoodf eel i ti st i met or ec ogni s et her ol et hats hopsands uper mar k et spl ayi nt hatwas t age,andat t emptt ol etpeopl ek nowt hatwi t hal i t t l eunder s t andi ngaboutwhat‘ Bes tBef or e’ ac t ual l ymeans ,t her ear emi l l i onsof poundsofs av i ngsoutt her et obehad. ” TheBes tBy / Bes tBef or edat er ef er st ot hedat eaf t erwhi c hf oodmayl os ea degr eeoff l av ourort ex t ur e.I tdoesnotr el at et os af et y ,onl yqual i t y . Sav i ngsmadeons uc hpr oduc t st ot al l ed£6, 618, 640i n2017byAppr ov ed Foodc us t omer sal one.TheSout hac c ount edf or£3, 978, 005oft hef i gur e, wi t ht heNor t hr eapi ng£2, 640, 632.Howev er ,t het wor egi onswer ec l os er whenc ons i der i ngt heav er aget hatc us t omer ss av edperor der ,wi t ht he Sout hr ec or di ng£66,whi l et heNor t hs aw£61s av i ngsperor der .
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNowPg3
New YearNew Car eer
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNow Pg4
Car eer si nCar e
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNowPg5
Car eer si nCar e
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNow Pg6
Oppor t uni t i es
Lat estj obsdat a:Per manentpl acement supascont r act or usedecl i nes -Per manentpl acement si ncr easeby9% -Cont r act or soutonassi gnmentdown15% -Per manentvacanci esup1% -Cont r actvacanci essl i p8% -Pl acement swi t hi nf i nanci alser vi cesup21% -Aver agesal ar i esup0. 7% year onyear Per manentpl acement sup Pr of essi onalr ecr ui t mentf i r msr epor t edt hatt henumberofcandi dat es secur i ngper manentr ol esi nDecember2017i ncr easedby9% year onyear ,accor di ngt onewsur veydat af r om t heAssoci at i onofPr of essi onalSt af f i ngCompani es( APSCo) . APSCo’ sdat a,whi chf ocusesonpr of essi onalr ecr ui t ment ,r eveal st hat vacanci esf orper manentst af fal soi ncr easedby1% overt hesame per i od.Thi sgr owt hi sr ef l ect edi nt hemostr ecentf i gur esf r om t heOf f i ce f orNat i onalSt at i st i cswhi chr epor t edi nJanuar yt hatUKempl oyment l evel shaver eachedar ecor dhi ghl evel ,dr i venbyani ncr easei nf ul l t i me wor k.
Theover al lnumberofcont r act or soutonassi gnment ,meanwhi l e, di ppedby15% dur i ngt hesameper i od.Thi scanl ar gel ybeat t r i but ed t oasi gni f i cant36% year onyearf al li nI Tpr of essi onal swor ki ngona cont r actbasi sdur i ngt hi st i me. Thesef i ndi ngsar ei nl i newi t ht hel at estdat af r om t heOf f i cef orNat i onalSt at i st i cs,whi chf oundt hatt het ot alnumberofsel f empl oyed wor ker sdecr easedby82, 000i nt het hr eemont hst oNovember2017. Fi nanci alser vi cessect orswapscont r act or sf orper manentt al ent Muchoft hest r engt hoft heper manentr ecr ui t mentmar ketcanbeat t r i but edt ot hef i nanci alser vi cessect or ,wher evacanci eshavei ncr easedby13% year onyearandpl acementar eup21Thi sf ol l owsa per i odofi ncr easedcont r act orusewi t hi nt hesect orami dt hehei ght eneduncer t ai nt ywhi chf ol l owedt heEUr ef er endum. Cont r actvacanci eswi t hi nf i nanci alser vi ces,meanwhi l e,decr easedby 3% year onyeari nDecember2017whi l et henumberoff i nancei nt er i msoutonassi gnmentdi ppedby2% overt hesameper i od.
Cont r act orusedecl i nes
Aver agesal ar i esst abl e
Demandf orcont r act or sdecr easedacr ossever yoneoft het r adeassoci at i on’ scor esect orgr oups.Vacanci eswi t hi nengi neer i ng,f orexampl e, sl i ppedbyj ust3%,whi l edemandwi t hi nI Tandmar ket i ngf el lmor esi gni f i cant l y( by9% and22% r espect i vel y) .
APSCo’ sf i gur esal sor evealt hatmedi ansal ar i esacr ossal lpr of essi onalsect or sr emai nl ar gel yst abl e,i ncr easi ngby0. 7% year onyear . Thi sf i gur ei schar act er i sedbynot abl ef l uct uat i onsi nt er msofsect or , wi t hf i nanci alser vi cesandengi neer i ng,f orexampl e,r ecor di ngupl i f t s of3. 1% and2. 1% r espect i vel y .
er t ai nt yduet oBr exi tandasever eshor t ageofski l l edcandi dat es. "
AnnSwai n,Chi efExecut i veofAPSCocomment s: “ Ther obustgr owt hi nper manentpl acement swi t nessedi nDecember hasbeenaccompani edbyaweakeni ngi ncont r act ormar ket sas hi r i ngcompani esoptf orsecur i t yoft al ent ,agai nstabackdr opofgr owi ngski l l sshor t agesi npr of essi onalmar ket s. “ Thi si spar t i cul ar l yt r uewi t hi nf i nanci alser vi ces,wher edemandf or per manentst af fhasskyr ocket edovert hepastyear .Thi scanmost l i kel ybeat t r i but edt oenhancedconf i dencei nt hesect orf ol l owi ng f r eshpr edi ct i onst hatBr exi twi l lnoti mpactdemandf ort al entwi t hi n t hesquar emi l et ot heext entt hatmanypr evi ousl yf ear ed. ” JohnNur t hen,Execut i veDi r ect or ,Gl obalResear chatSt af f i ngI ndust r y Anal yst s,adds: " Whi l ei ti snotunusualt hathi r i ngdeci si onst akel ongeri nDecember duet oendof yearbudget s,st af f i ngf i r msar er epor t i ngt hatempl oyer s ar edef i ni t el ywai t i ngt oseewhatmi ghthappenwi t ht heeconomy bef or ecommi t t i ngt omaki ngaj obof f er .Dur i ng2018,wecanbecer t ai nt hatt het wof act or st hati nf l uencedt hemar ketsomuchi n2017 wi l lcont i nuet odomi nat e:busi nessunc
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNowPg7
Compani est hatpayt hei rCEO modest l yper f or m bet t er Compani est hatpayt hei rCEO modes t l yper f or m bet t er
Pr of es s orXav i erBaet en,whoc onduc t edt hes t udy ,s ay s ,
UKf i r msov er payCEOswhenc ompar edt oEur opeannei ghbour s
“ Thi spai nt sav er yc l earpi c t ur es howi ngt hatUKc ompani ess i gni f i c ant l yov er payt hei rCEOsi nc ompar i s ont oot hermaj ornat i onsi nt heEU.Theyar enotpai dmor ebec aus et heyper f or m bet t er ,butbec aus e,amongs tot hert hi ngs ,CEOsi nt heUKhav e mor ec ont r ol ov ert hec ompanyasawhol er el at i v et oEur opean f i r msduet owi derdi s per s i onofs har eowner s hi p. ”
Compani eswhopayt hei rCEOsmor emodes t l yper f or m bet t erf i nanc i al l y ,ac c or di ngt onewr es ear c hf r om Vl er i c kBus i nes s Sc hool . Thes t udyex ami nedt hepayl ev el sandhabi t sofCEOsand CFOsi n861c ompani esi nt hemaj ors t oc ki ndex esac r os s Eur ope,i nc l udi ngt heFTSE100and250i nt heUK,t heOMXS60 i nSwedenandal l l i s t edf i r msac r os sGer many ,Fr anc e,Net her l andsandBel gi um. Us i ngf i r m per f or manc edat at oc al c ul at ewhatc ompani ess houl d bepay i ngt hei rCEOs ,r es ear c her sf oundt hatf i r mswi t hbet t erf i nanc i al per f or manc et endedt opayt hei rCEOsl es st hanot her s . Anal y s i soft hedat aal s or ev eal edt hatUKc ompani es ,al ongwi t h t hos ei nGer many ,ov er payt hei rCEOsi nc ompar i s onwi t hot her c ount r i es–andt hatt her ewer emor ec as esofCEO ov er pay ment i nf i r mswi t hmor ewi del ydi s per s eds har eowner s hi p,anot her f eat ur eofUKc ompani es .
Dor set
Thes t udyal s of oundt hat ,t ak i ngi nt oac c ountf i x edr emuner at i on,s hor t t er mi nc ent i v esands har eopt i ongr ant s ,UKCEOs ar epai d94t i mesmor et hant heav er agewor k eri nt hei rf i r m, andt hatal t houghCEO payi nt heUKhaddr oppeds l i ght l yt hi s y eart oamedi anof€4. 3m,t hi sf i gur er os et o€4. 9m whenadj us t edf ort heef f ec toft heBr ex i tv ot eont heBr i t i s hpound. Baet enadds ,“ T ak i ngev er y t hi ngi nt oc ons i der at i oni ti sc l eart hat UKc ompani ess houl dl ookc l os el yathowt heypayt hei rCEOs– notj us thowmuc hbutal s ohowt hei rpaypac k agesar es t r uc t ur ed.Thebes tper f or mi ngc ompani esi nt hi ss t udyt endedt o payt hei rCEOsal i t t l el es s ,andt heyal s ot endedt opaymor eof t hei rpac k ageasf i x eds al ar yandl es si nt hef or m ofv ar i abl e, s har ebas ed,r emuner at i on.
Somer set
I s s ue0 8 5J obsNow Pg8
Soci alMedi aWeekBr i st ol-f i nalcal lf orspeaker sandsponsor s Gl obalconf er ence,Soci alMedi aWeeki sr et ur ni ngt oBr i st olf r om 26t h Febr uar y–2ndMar ch2018.Oneof25ci t i eswor l dwi det ohostSoci al Medi aWeek,Br i st oli st heonl yci t yi nt heUKout si deofLondont oget i nvol ved. Homeoft hewor l d' st opUni ver si t yBusi nessI ncubat or ,r ankedas numberoneci t yf orst ar t i ngabusi nessbyt heSt ar tUpCi t i esI ndex, cl ai mi ngt he' Cool estCi t yi nt heUK' cr owni n2017&mostr ecent l y vot edbyt heNewYor kTi mesasoneoft hebestpl acesi nt hewor l dt o vi si ti n2018,Br i st oli si deal l ypl acedt ohostanddel i verawor l dcl ass di gi t aleventoft hi sscal e. The2018edi t i onofSoci alMedi aWeekBr i st olwi l lhaveacur at ed st r eam ofi nspi r at i onalevent s,t al ksandsemi nar s.And, i snowput t i nga f i nalcal loutf orhi ghpr of i l esoci almedi aspeaker sandsponsorpar t ner s l ooki ngt oengagedi gi t alpr of essi onal s,soci almedi aexper t s,busi ness owner sandbr andsf ort hel astt wosl ot s. I tpr omi sest obeasi mpr essi veast hei naugur alSoci alMedi aWeek Br i st olhel di nNovember2016whi cht r endedl i veonTwi t t er ,i ncl uded keynot esf r om Facebook,Buzzf eed,Twi t t er ,Gl assdoorandYahoo,a 50st r ongevent spr ogr ammeat t endedbyover1, 500del egat esf r om over80di f f er entbr andsandbusi nessesandvi si t or sf r om asf araf i el d asAust i n,Texas. Pr esent edbyBusi nessWest ,Br i st olMedi a,andDest i nat i onBr i st ol , Soci alMedi aWeekBr i st olpr ovi desagl obalcol l abor at i veandi nnovat i ve pl at f or mt oshowcaset heSout hWest ’ sexper t i seaswel laspr ovi di ng gr assr oot soppor t uni t i esf ornet wor ki ng,knowl edgeshar i ngandengagementwi t ht hewi derbusi nesscommuni t y .
Gl oucest er
Theeventwi l lbr i ngt oget herkeypl ayer st hatcont r i but et ot hatknowl edgeandal soseekt of aci l i t at ecol l abor at i onwi t hbusi nessesandent er pr i sest hathaveyett of ul l yr eal i set hepot ent i alofsoci almedi a.I thas event st ai l or edt obusi nessesandpr of essi onal swhowantt of ur t hert hei r under st andi ngofemer gi ngt echnol ogy ,mobi l eandsoci almedi aand sessi onsdedi cat edt ot hosewhoar eal r eadyatt hecut t i ngedgeofnew t r ends. Theeventi ncl udesast el l arl i neupofi ndust r ysuppor tf r om agenci es andpar t nerandt r adeor gani sat i onssuchasDi gi t alMar ket i ngAssoci at i on,PRCAandBusi nessMar ket i ngCl ub. Soci alMedi aWeekwhi chcommemor at esi t s10t hanni ver sar yi n2018 wi l lhavet hegl obalt heme,“ Cl oser ”whi chwi l lexpl or et hei nt ensi f yi ng conf l i ctbet weencommuni t yandi ndi vi dual i sm. Ti cket swi l lgoonsal el at eJanuar y .I fyouwoul dl i ket obeal er t edwhen t heschedul egoesl i ve,pl easevi si tht t ps: / / smwbr i st ol . co. ukt or egi st er . Tost ar taconver sat i ononl i negot o#smwbr i st ol ,orpl easecont actor gani si ngpar t ner ,Ambi t i ousPRon01 179051 177t of i ndoutmor e. Soci alMedi aWeekBr i st oli si nt hepr ocessofl aunchi ngont hef ol l owi ng channel s.Keepi nt ouchvi a: Facebook:ht t ps: / / www. f acebook. com/ smwbr i st ol I nst agr am:ht t ps: / / www. i nst agr am. com/ smwbr i st ol / Twi t t er :ht t ps: / / t wi t t er . com/ smwbr i st ol Li nkedI n:ht t ps: / / www. l i nkedi n. com/ gr oups/ 8620436 Websi t e:www. smwbr i st ol . co. uk Hasht ag:#smwbr i st ol AboutSoci alMedi aWeekBr i st ol( #smwbr i st ol ) SMW i sal eadi ngnewspl at f or m andwor l dwi deconf er encet hatcur at es andshar est hebesti deas,i nnovat i onsandi nsi ght si nt ohowsoci al medi aandt echnol ogyar echangi ngbusi ness,soci et yandcul t ur e ar oundt hewor l d. SMW i sanest abl i shed,r espect edandt r ul yi nt er nat i onalevent .SMW host sover25conf er encesf ourt i mesayearondedi cat edweeksi nFebr uar y ,June,Sept ember&November ,acr osssi xcont i nent s.Onagl obal l evel ,SMW r eaches75, 000physi calat t endees,host s10, 000speaker s andhasagl obalr eachof600mi l l i onpeopl e. SMW i soneoft hewor l d' smosti mpor t antsour ceofi nf or mat i oni n r egar dt ot hef ut ur eofhumanconnect i vi t y ,wi t hf ouredi t i onsofSMW hel dperyear ,andi n2018SMW wi l lcel ebr at ei t s10yearanni ver sar yi n NewYor kCi t y .
Rel easef r om Ambi t i ousPR