March saw John Bercow, former Speaker of the Commons, deemed a workplace bully in a scathing report from an independent parliamentary appeals panel. There have been tales of him being wracked with fury, blocking people’s exits, shouting aggressively and being “repeatedly dishonest”. If you’ve recently watched Adam Kay’s medical TV dramatization This is Going to […]
As we reach the midway mark of the first quarter of the year, it’s an interesting and varied picture for the recruitment market. In many ways it’s ‘more of the same’ following the job market characteristics of the last few months, and in addition, we need to have an eye ahead on rising inflation and […]
With the Great Resignation priming candidates and employers for some seismic shifts in the jobs arena in early 2022, everyone needs to get the lay of the land. For candidates, there are some interesting changes on the horizon. So whether you’ve powered through furlough but now feel secure enough to make a change, it’s time […]
The pandemic, with all its challenges to each of us on a personal level, has definitely been a time for personal reflection. Working intensely from within the walls of your own home, or not being able to do that, has made people really consider the nitty-gritty of their work: do they like it, how important […]
Recent critical data has shown that here in the North we are recovering admirably – in employment terms – from the dire effects of the pandemic, even if we’re still home to some of the dreaded hotspots. We’re ahead of everywhere else in so many ways. However, a problem was brewing before the pandemic even […]
