The team at FCR (F1rst Commercial Recruitment) has just received October’s report on the UK’s labour market and as always wanted to share it with you. Whether you’re an employer or a candidate, taking a minute to read through the key points will give you a better idea about the current job market. Here’s are […]
Voluntary living wage rate rise to boost 150,000 UK staff
More than 150,000 workers in the UK whose firms are signed up to the voluntary living wage rate are set to get a pay rise. The voluntary rate, promoted by the Living Wage Foundation campaign group, is to rise by 30p an hour to £8.75. For those living in London, the rate will rise by […]
Stockport Business Awards
Well, what an amazing night at Stockport Town Hall last night. Big congratulations goes to all the winners! Some really tough competition this year and every single one of the shortlisted candidates deserved their places and did amazingly well even to get to the shortlist! Here’s to Stockports finest!
AI sector ‘needs more brain power’
Interesting news for those deciding what route to take for future careers…. People may worry that robots are coming for their jobs – but the companies making the bots are struggling to find qualified employees, reports the BBC. According to analysis from jobs site Indeed, there are at least twice as many jobs in artificial […]
Report on Jobs – September 2017
FCR (F1rst Commercial Recruitment) have just received September’s report on the UK’s labour market and thought it was an interesting read for both employers and candidates currently in the job market. Here’s are what we consider to be the salient points: Permanent placements and temp billings continue to rise Although the number of permanent […]
World Smile Day 2017
World Smile Day is celebrated on the first Friday in the month of October every year. The idea of ‘World Smile Day’ was initiated by Harvey Ball, a commercial artist from USA who was known to have created the Smiley Face in 1963! So today, give a stranger one of your smiles. It might be the only sunshine they […]
Macmillan Coffee Morning
What a fabulous result from our neighbours at Pendulum on their Macmillan coffee morning. Not only did they make some sumptuous cakes and biscuits, they also raised a whopping £179.00 for the charity! We bought plenty of raffle tickets and along with feeling like we’d eaten a mountain of cake, we also had ‘two’ winners […]
Flowers…. but from whom?
Well, we had a lovely surprise this morning with TWO boxes of flowers for the very lovely Kelly and Sharon. The message read “I would just like to thank you for your support xx” no other details, no name no return address…. so whoever it was that took the time and trouble to send us […]
Sedentary work habits harming productivity
Public Health England (PHE) will this week recommend that employers introduce ‘walking meetings’ outside the office to reduce stress, back and neck pain in the workforce. PHE CEO, Duncan Selbie will say that sitting at a desk all day is “haemorrhaging productivity. Move more, get up and about — walking meetings. I don’t just mean […]
Young Entrepreneurs of the Year 2017
Last week, on Thursday 13th July, our Operations Director, Sharon, had the pleasure of returning to Stockport’s Young Entrepreneur of the Year competition 2017 as a judge. Stockport Young Entrepreneur of the Year is an annual event that aims to encourage and support budding entrepreneurs in the Stockport community. Every year, each of the […]