Over the next two years, 65% of companies say they plan to increase their use of contingent workers, reflecting just one of ways our employment landscape is changing. Workforce management company Matrix is working with employers, suppliers and individuals to build adaptable strategies, that aim…
A national poster campaign from Bakers Basco, with support from the Association of Independent Festivals (AIF) has driven a 24% boost in recoveries of reusable plastic bread baskets and dolly equipment from festivals and events across the UK. The campaign, aimed at festival organisers and event caterers, launched in…
Recent high-profile events in the United Kingdom have brought vividly to life the critical importance of organizations thoroughly checking candidate credentials before making a hire. They range from the abduction, rape and murder of Sarah Everard by an off-duty Metropolitan Police officer to the disturbing…
Bakers Basco, the leading cooperative set up by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis and Warburtons to manage and police their bread baskets, has seen a 34% increase in recoveries from unauthorised bakery locations in Northern Ireland, since officially expanding its…
Should employers be actively embracing people with squiggly careers? The Recruitment and Employment Confederation and KPMG’s most recent UK Report on Jobs, found that permanent hires had fallen again. Across the UK, companies are taking on fewer permanent employees. Increasing reluctance to take on permanent staff appears…
Automation in recruitment shouldn’t come at the expense of the customer experience, argues Roger Clements, chief growth officer at Matrix Workforce Management. As the world hurtles towards an increasingly digitalised landscape, our HR, recruitment and background screening industry finds itself at a pivotal crossroads. The…
Lady Elish Angiolini’s recommendations as part of the Sarah Everard inquiry look set to fail, writes Matrix Security Watchdog’s Susie Thomson. Her firm offers digital pre-employment and background screening services. A welcome recognition and confirmation of the failure of the police recruitment process to effectively screen candidates, the first report from the…
Attrition rates on bread baskets and dolly equipment used in the baking industry have fallen 4.34% and 6.63% respectively over the last year to reach their lowest levels in four years, new figures from Bakers Basco show. Despite fluctuating circumstances over the past 10 years…
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…
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,…