Blog Pandemic - Recruitment International

26 days ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Family firms critical to economic rebound

The recovery of family businesses from the pandemic will be crucial in the rebuilding of the UK economy, according to not-for-profit membership organisation IFB Research Foundat...

2 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Pandemic fuels strong demand for freelancers

Businesses turned to freelancers most often for help with technology, digital marketing and design tasks over the past year, according to new research. A survey of 15,000 freela...

2 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Digital learning increases due to pandemic

While it’s well-known that working from home has increased over the past year, it seems learning from home has also risen significantly. According to the latest Learning and Ski...

2 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Better sleep silver lining of pandemic for UK workers

UK workers have been sleeping better since they began working from home but the impending return to offices could put their newfound restfulness at risk. According to a survey c...

3 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Better work-life balance wanted by lockdown-weary Brits

The pandemic has prompted many British workers to reassess their priorities, with almost half wanting a better work-life balance post lockdown. Working overtime during the pande...

3 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Pandemic leads to more workers having a side gig

The pandemic has led to more people juggling more than one job or mixing employment with self-employment, according to new research. A survey undertaken by freelance jobs mark...

3 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Pandemic pushes employers to focus on financial wellbeing

Employers believe they are doing a good job at supporting their workers’ retirement savings but recognise they are lacking when it comes to other areas of their financial wellbe...

5 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Pandemic punishes profits at Hays, Kelly and RTC

By Dawn Gibson Major recruiters continue to report big profit slumps as permanent placement activity remains low across world markets. The latest profit results for Hays, Kelly ...

5 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Which Japanese recruiters are defying the pandemic to maintain growth?

Japan is the world’s second largest recruitment sector by sales and the third largest by headcount, according to the WEC, but how have it’s top recruiters weathered the Covid 19...

7 months ago / Annabelle Humphreys

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Pandemic took a fifth of vacancies & a third of agency revenues, says Broadbean

New data from Broadbean Technology reveals that the global pandemic has led to a 22% drop in vacancy numbers across the UK this year, with London reporting a 32% decline in jobs...