Category: Recruitment Industry
Making AI work in recruitment
From driverless cars to Siri, a dystopian future in which humans are replaced by robots is looking more of a reality than ever. Cynics say that the personal touch of a recruiter could never be replaced, but technology is already disrupting the industry. The increase in online staffing platforms and Vendor Management Systems will only... Read more »
The Legal Challenges facing Recruitment Businesses in the early years
From a legal perspective, the challenges that a recruitment business faces in its early years should hopefully be small. As long as the legal structure of the business is in place from the outset, the company should be free to grow without too many legal issues. But it’s all about getting on the right legal... Read more »
How do you feel about the Government’s call for evidence on Non-Compete clauses in restrictive covenants?
There is a lot of hype in the press at the moment that the Government is “banning“ restrictive covenants. But have you read the Department for Business Innovation and Skills (“BIS”) Call For Evidence on non-compete clauses? I think that much of the hype is scaremongering from those who have either not read the document,... Read more »
The Recruitment Process – The Psychology behind an interview
I’ve written in the past about keeping candidates close during the recruitment process; and I’ve blogged about the importance of recruitment companies recruiting the right recruiters. So now I thought I’d share some recently acquired knowledge about the interview part of the recruitment process. I was lucky enough to attend a workshop run by Dr... Read more »
The Recruitment Business, from Growth to Exit
We’ve taken the views of some of the elite of the recruitment world and one thing they all stress for a recruitment start-up is the importance of laying proper foundations – beginning with the end in mind and having clear written goals and objectives towards that end. Self-evident? It’s amazing how many companies skip that... Read more »
Do Recruiters really understand the Agency Workers Regulations?! (Or, Yet another application of Supervision, Direction or Control)
The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 (AWR) came into effect on 1st October 2011. But even after all this time I am often asked whether they apply to particular situations when recruiters are placing Contractors with Clients. As most of us know, the AWR give agency workers the same or no less favourable treatment as comparable... Read more »
Recruiters…”Supervision, Direction, or Control”…everything you needed to know but were afraid to ask!
As we all know, Supervision, Direction or Control (“SDC”) is one of the fundamental factors which determines the employment status of a contractor. Is the contractor supervised, directed, or controlled, in how they carry out their work for the client? Under the Intermediaries Legislation (aka IR35) the SDC test has already been in use to... Read more »
Recruitment Companies – How to recruit the right people to work for you!
Recruiters spend all day recruiting, right?! Square pegs, round holes, any other dimension you care to consider, a good Recruiter will find the right candidate to fill that role. But how good are Recruitment Company directors at recruiting the right people to work for them?! From Resourcers and Consultants to Senior Management, it goes without saying... Read more »
Recruitment Agencies – Introducing a candidate to a role, not just to a Client
Recruitment Consultants cannot simply hand the CV of a candidate to a client and expect to receive an introduction fee. They have to introduce the candidate to the role itself; otherwise what’s the point of a client using a Recruitment Agency? This mainly applies to contingent recruitment, but in order to ensure that the Recruitment... Read more »
Recruitment Company Owners – Understanding Restrictive Covenants in Employment Contracts
All my recruitment company clients are familiar with restrictive covenants. They all insist that they are included in their consultants’ employment contracts. But how much do you understand about whether they are enforceable should an ex-employee breach them? In short, restrictive covenants in employment are terms written into the employee’s contract to provide a certain... Read more »