The benefits of a flexible employment strategy
In light of new research showing that short-term, contracted employment is highly valued by Britain’s freelance workforce, Richard Abelson, director at recruitment consultancy MERJE, considers the ...
Recent trends in contact centre leadership recruitment
Recruitment for Contact Centres in the last twelve months has seen a lot of activity at the senior end of the market and within the interim space. The need for Senior leadership in these changing t...
Recruitment industry sees mixed signs in latest employment figures
The UK’s employment rate has remained at record levels, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics, despite a slight rise in unemployment.The figures, published today, reveals an ...
Crowdworking – Is Your Job Heading For The Cloud?
Where you live may no longer be a factor in finding a great job.If your job can be done on a computer, chances are it can be done remotely, “in the cloud.”As more and more businesses and applicatio...
Will jobs exist in 2050?
There’s no question that technology is drastically changing the way we work, but what will the job market look like by 2050? Will 40% of roles have been lost to automation – as predicted by Oxford ...
Staff at small businesses are the UK’s most fulfilled and most loyal
The UK’s small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are outperforming larger businesses in keeping their staff happy, according to new global research released today by LinkedIn. Despite this advant...
MERJE’s 5th birthday brings £5m turnover
MERJE is celebrating its fifth anniversary and its turnover this year is projected to break the £5m barrier.Directors Jonathan Abelson, Richard Abelson and Edward Manson launched the company in 201...
UK hiring steady in September
British companies kept hiring staff last month after a brief lull around June’s European Union membership referendum, but pay growth for temporary workers slowed, a monthly survey of recruitment ag...
