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The Apprentice star Tim Campbell, YourGamePlan and Matrix launch National Interview Week with partners across UK industry

The Apprentice star Tim Campbell, YourGamePlan and Matrix launch National Interview Week with partners across UK industry

National Interview Week (NIW) launches this week, a pioneering education and early career initiative that’s seen many of the UK’s biggest organisations pledge volunteer time to support the programme. In its inaugural year NIW has been created to build students’ interview confidence and connect them with mentors…

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Record proportion of international NHS workers

Record proportion of international NHS workers

A third of doctors and three in 10 nurses working in the health service have come from abroad – the highest proportion since records began, an analysis of NHS Digital data by the PA news agency has revealed. In a recent article on Personnel Today,…

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Employment law and migrant workers in the UK

Employment law and migrant workers in the UK

Employers neglecting checks on the legal employability of their staff under UK law may be under fire warns Susie Thomson of Matrix Security Watchdog. The UK Government’s recent five-point plan to regulate immigration involves a substantial increase in penalties for companies employing illegal immigrant workers. Last…

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Turn the big three HR challenges of 2024 into opportunities

Turn the big three HR challenges of 2024 into opportunities

This year could well mark a watershed moment for HR; 12 months in which trends that have been bubbling under the surface emerge to transform the sector and have a major influence on how we work, writes Roger Clements, CMO at Matrix. They say bad…

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UK bakers expand recovery operations to Northern Ireland and Scotland

UK bakers expand recovery operations to Northern Ireland and Scotland

Bakers Basco, a leading cooperative venture established in 2006 by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis, and Warburtons, to manage its equipment has officially extended its services to Northern Ireland and Scotland. The expansion marks a significant step in the company’s…

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Security alert: Candidate screening trends in 2024

Security alert: Candidate screening trends in 2024

Matrix Security Watchdog’s MD Susie Thomson considers what employers should look out for to secure the best talent at minimum risk. As budgets tighten further, competition for talent intensifies and the cost-of-living crisis rolls on, 2024 looks like creating a perfect storm when it comes to…

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Matrix launches refreshed Milestone offering to Pave the Way for Public Procurement Reform in the UK

Matrix launches refreshed Milestone offering to Pave the Way for Public Procurement Reform in the UK

Workforce management solutions company Matrix has announced the launch of their enhanced Matrix Milestone solution, a procurement and supply management service line, with new technology and four new people appointments to their business development department, in readiness for the new procurement reform bill being launched in 2024. Commenting on…

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Councils urged to address environmental impact of misplaced grocery delivery equipment

Councils urged to address environmental impact of misplaced grocery delivery equipment

Bakers Basco the industry-leading membership scheme created by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis, and Warburtons, is calling upon local authorities and waste management managers to prioritise the environmental consequences of misused grocery delivery equipment. The scheme, which provides and manages…

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Why the NHS’s ‘fit and proper person test’ should be an industry standard

Why the NHS’s ‘fit and proper person test’ should be an industry standard

On 30 September the NHS rolled out its ‘fit and proper person test’ (FPPT) framework for vetting top-level executive and non-executive directors. The move is designed to strengthen board governance, boost leadership and improve patient safety and, as such, should be welcomed. But the NHS isn’t…

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Guarding against financial fraud in your hiring process

Guarding against financial fraud in your hiring process

Is the challenging economic climate leading to more financial fraud? Matrix Security Watchdog (MSW) has seen a 20% increase in the last nine months in candidates holding County Court Judgements, no doubt because of the cost-of-living crisis and global economic downturn. In this article, Susie…

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