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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Recruitment processes have relied on CVs since the 1950s, though they are now more often in digital format than paper – and that’s the only real change in over 60 years. The prevailing belief is that solely relying on CVs for hiring is now an…