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Lat estj obsdat a: Per manentvacanci es r esi l i entasdemandf or cont r act or sdi ps Lat estj obsdat a:Per manentvacanci esr esi l i entasdemandf orcont r act or sdi ps -Per manentvacanci esst abl eyear onyear -Cont r actvacanci esf al l12% -Par t i cul arcandi dat eshor t agesi nsoci alwor k,engi neer i ngandf i nancesect or s -Aver agesal ar i esi ncr easeby1.

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APSCo’ sdat a,whi chf ocusesonpr of essi onalr ecr ui t ment ,r eveal s not abl evar i at i onsbet weent het r adeassoci at i on’ scor esect or gr oupsi nt er msofhi r i ngact i vi t y .Whi l eper manentvacanci esacr oss soci alwor khavei ncr easedsi gni f i cant l y( by36%) ,per manentr ol es wi t hi nI Tsl i ppedby6%.

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Per manentpl acement si ncr easedby4% year onyearwhi l econt r act orpl acement sal sor oseby4% overt hesameper i od,f ur t hersi gnal l i ngmar ketr esi l i ence.

Candi dat eshor t agesbecomi ngmor eevi dent APSCo’ sdat aal sopoi nt st owar dst heevergr owi ngski l l sshor t age pl agui ngsever alsect or si ncl udi ngsoci alwor k,engi neer i ngandf i nance.Demandf orsoci alwor kpr of essi onal s,f orexampl e,i ncr easedby36% year onyearwhi l e17% f ewerj obswer ef i l l ed dur i ngt hesameper i od.Thi si si nkeepi ngwi t hwi despr eadr epor t sof shor t agesf aci ngt hepr of essi onalsoci alwor kerar enai nr ecent mont hs.

Aver agesal ar i esup APSCo’ sf i gur esal sor evealt hatmedi ansal ar i esacr ossal lpr of essi onalsect or si ncr easedby1.

2%.Thi sf i gur ei schar act er i sedbynot abl ef l uct uat i onsi nt er msofsect or ,wi t hengi neer i ngandf i nanci al ser vi cesbot hr ecor di ngupl i f t s( 1.

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2% year onyearwhi chi saf ur t herposi t i vesi gn f ort hel abourmar ket . ” “ Howeverwi t ht heel ect i onj ustar oundt hecor ner ,andBr exi tont he hor i zon–whi cht hr eat enst oi mpactt heUK’ saccesst opr of essi onal t al ent–t her ecr ui t menti ndust r yi sf aci ngachal l engi ngr oadahead.

Thi si swhywear eur gi ngt heGover nmentt ounder t akear evi ewof t heUKl abourmar kett oensur eempl oymentl egi sl at i onr emai ns‘ f i t f orpur pose’ andenabl esf l exi bl ewor ki ngt of l our i shi nt hewakeof gr owi ngski l l sandcandi dat eshor t ageswhi chcoul dbeexacer bat ed i napostBr exi ter a. “ Rel easef r om Bl ueskyPR

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Onei nf ourbusi nessesal r eady user obot i csi nt hei rHR f unct i on Accor di ngt oar ecentsur veybygl obalt al entacqui si t i onandmanagement f i r m,Al exanderMannSol ut i ons,25% ofseni orHRpr of essi onal sal r eadyuse r obot i csi nt hei rHRort al entacqui si t i onf unct i on.

However ,despi t et hef actt hatover70% ofseni orHRpr of essi onal sbel i eve t hatr obot i cswi l lhaveaposi t i vei mpactont hei ror gani sat i onovert henext t hr eeyear s,f i gur esf r om Li nkedI n’ s2017Gl obalRecr ui t mentTr endsr epor t r eveal st hati nt er nalt eamsar eonl yi nvest i ng17% oft hei rbudgeti nt onew t echnol ogi es.Af i gur ewhi chcont i nuest obedwar f edbyi nvest menti nt oj ob adver t s,andr ecr ui t mentagenci es,whi chcombi nedaccountf orover50% of t hei rt ot alspend.

Laur i ePadua,Di r ect orofTechnol ogyandOper at i onsConsul t i ngatAl exanderMannSol ut i ons,comment edont heneedf oragr eat erf ocusoni nnovat i on; “ Notonl yi si tencour agi ngt oseet hatonei nf ourseni orHRpr of essi onal si s al r eadyusi ngr obot i csaspar toft hei rTal entst r at egi esbutal sot hatover70% ofdepar t mentl eader sunder st andt hebenef i t sofut i l i si ngr obot i csandaut omat i oni nt hei rHRf unct i ons.Sof t war eaut omat i onhol dssi gni f i cantoppor t uni t i esf orHRpr of essi onal s,andcanaugmentt her epet i t i vet asksof t eni nher ent wi t ht al entacqui si t i on,i ncl udi ngdat ami gr at i on,si f t i ngandaggr egat i ng.I n f act ,anal ysi sf r om GR8r eveal edt hatasmuchas60% ofr ecr ui t er s’ t i mei s devot edt osor t i ngcandi dat es,andt hatbyaut omat i ngt het opoft hei rf unnel pr ocessr ecr ui t er scangai nbet weent hr eeandf i vehour sadaywhi chcanbe usedf ort r ul ypr oduct i vet asks. ” “ Theset ool sar enoti nt endedt oel i mi nat et her ol eofHRpr of essi onal s,t hey ar edesi gnedt or el i evet hem f r om r epet i t i ve,of t enmundanet askst hatconsumeval uabl et i mewhi chwoul dbebestspentl ever agi ngt hei ri nt er per sonal ski l l sandengagi ngwi t hcandi dat es. ”Rel easef r om Bl ueskyPR

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Donoti gnor et hedanger sofsi del i ni ngr emot ewor ker s,war ns t al entacqui si t i onandmanagementconsul t ancy Gl obalt al entacqui si t i onandmanagementspeci al i st , Al exanderMannSol ut i onshascounsel l edempl oyer st o r evi ewt hewayi nwhi cht heyengagewi t hr emot ewor ker s.Thi scomesaf t ert heCI PDpubl i sheddat ai ni t s Empl oyeeOut l ookSpr i ng2017r epor twhi chf oundt hat onei nt hr eer espondent s( 33%)f el tt heycoul dn’ tswi t ch of fi nt hei rper sonalt i mewhi l eal mostonei nf i ve( 18%) sai dr emot ewor ki ngmakest hem f eel‘ undersur vei l l ance’ .

“ Compani esmustsetandnur t ur ef l exi bl ewor ki ngpol i ci esf r om t hebegi nni ngoft heempl oymentcont r act andr evi ewpr act i cesr egul ar l ywi t hempl oyeest o ensur emut ualunder st andi ngandsat i sf act i on,andt o f ost erwi deror gani sat i onalsuppor t .Af t eral l ,t hesei ndi vi dual sar ej ustasval uabl east hosebasedi nt heof f i ce andi t ’ st her esponsi bi l i t yofempl oyer st oensur et hey f eelast hought heyar epar toft hebusi ness,eveni f t heyar enotphysi cal l yi nt heof f i ce. ”

Comment i ngont hef i ndi ngs,Li saFor r est ,Gl obalHead ofI nt er nal Tal entAcqui si t i onatAl exanderMannSol ut i onssai d;

“ TheCI PDal sof oundt hatal mosthal f( 42%)oft hose whowor kr emot el yf eeli thel pst hem t ost ayi ncont r ol oft hei rwor kl oadandoverat hi r d( 37%)bel i evet hey ar emor epr oduct i vewhenwor ki ngf r om home– demonst r at i ngt hebenef i t sef f ect i vef l exi bl ewor ki ng canhaveonbusi nessandi ndi vi dual sal i ke.Ast he f l exi bl ewor ki ngpopul at i oni ncr eases,i ti skeyt hatempl oyer sar ebet t erequi ppedt omanager emot est af ft o ensur et hatempl oyeesenj oyt hesebenef i t swi t hout f eel i ngpr essur i sed,si del i nedordi sengaged. ”

“ Thesuccessoff l exi bl ewor ki ngi ni t i at i vesr el i esonef f ect i veempl oyeeengagementst r at egi es.Howevert oo f ewor gani sat i onsar ecur r ent l y‘ get t i ngi tr i ght ’ t ot he det r i mentofnotonl yt hei rempl oyeesbutal sot hei rongoi ngsuccess.Fai l ur et oembr acef l exi bl ewor ki ngr i sks al i enat i nghugesegment soft hewor kf or ce-especi al l y amongstt hemi l l enni alpopul at i on-and,ast heCI PD’ s f i gur esdemonst r at e,canl eadt odi sengagementand demot i vat i on. ”

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Empl oyer smusti mpr ove accessi bi l i t yf orst r oke survi vor saswor kf or ceages Empl oy er smus tl ear nhowt oadequat el ys uppor ts t af fwho hav es uf f er eds t r ok esi nr es pons et oc hangi ngwor k f or c edemogr aphi c s .Thati st headv i c eofHRanddi v er s i t yc ons ul t anc y ,t heCl earCompany ,dur i ngNat i onal St r ok eSur v i v al Mont h.

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Ac c or di ngt ot heSt r ok eAs s oc i at i on,t her ear ec ur r ent l ymor e t han100, 000s t r ok esi nt heUKeac hy ear ;t hati sar oundone s t r ok eev er yf i v emi nut es .What ’ smor e,s t r ok ei sal eadi ng c aus eofdi s abi l i t yi nt heUK,wi t hal mos tt wot hi r dsofs t r ok e s ur v i v or sl eav i nghos pi t al di s abl ed.

Kat eHeadl ey ,Di r ec t oratTheCl earCompany ,c omment s ; “ Ac c or di ngt oc har i t y ,Di f f er entSt r ok es ,ev er ys i ngl eday ar ound108peopl eofwor k i ngageory oungerhav eas t r ok e.

Thank f ul l y ,s ur v i v al r at eshav ei nc r eas eds i gni f i c ant l yi n r ec enty ear s .Howev er ,r et ur ni ngt owor kdur i ngoraf t err ec ov er yc anbec hal l engi ng. “ Undert heEqual i t yAc t2010i ti sunl awf ul f oranempl oy ert o t r eatadi s abl edempl oy eeorappl i c antl es sf av our abl ybec aus eoft hei rdi s abi l i t y .Howev er ,whenanex i s t i ngempl oy ee bec omesdi s abl eds omeempl oy er smays t r uggl et ohel p t hem wi t ht het r ans i t i on. “ Suc c es sl i esi nopeni ngupl i nesofc ommuni c at i on.Not wo i ndi v i dual sar et hes ameandnoonek nowsbet t ert hant he empl oy eewhats uppor tt heyneed.Thebes tc our s eofac t i on i ss i mpl yt oas k . “ Reas onabl eadj us t ment smayi nc l udeaphas edr et ur nt o wor k ,r es tt i met oc opewi t hani nc r eas ei nf at i gueoral l owi ng t i mef ormedi c al t r eat ment .TheGov er nment ’ sAc c es st o Wor kf undc anhel pwi t hf i nanc i al c os t sas s oc i at edwi t hr eas onabl eadj us t ment s . “ Ast henumberofs t r ok es ur v i v or si nt hewor k pl ac ei nc r eas es ,HRdepar t ment sandbus i nes sl eader swi l l i nc r eas i ngl y hav et omanager eques t soft hi snat ur e.Byget t i ngs ol i ds y s t emsandpr oc es s esi npl ac enow,bus i nes s esc anbeahead oft hec ur v ewheni tc omest or es pondi ngt oc hangi ngwor k i ngdemogr aphi c s . ” Rel eas ef r om Bl ues k yPR

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