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To Hire or Not to Hire? The Impact of the National Minimum Wage Increase on Your Workforce

2024 saw the biggest rise in the UK National Minimum Wage (NMW) of all time, with further increases to come into play in April 2025. While the rise aims to reflect the ongoing...

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Striking the Balance: How to Keep Your Workforce Motivated During Challenging Times

In today’s volatile business environment, challenges are inevitable. Companies face tightening budgets, shifting priorities, and market uncertainty, but often the victims of...

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Retaining Culture vs. Scaling Up: Could a Toxic Workplace Undermine Your Business Growth?

As businesses scale and adapt to new challenges, leaders often face the critical balancing act of growing their workforce while maintaining a positive, productive company...

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“Making Work Pay” – a review of the Autumn 2024 Budget for employers.

By Ken Craig, Director So now we know more about the Labour Government's 'Making Work Pay' initiative: the introduction of the Employment Rights Bill, significant increases to...

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Downloadable job search tracker

Managing a job search can feel like a job in itself. That’s why we’ve created a simple, easy to use, downloadable and free job search tracker to help you stay on top of your...

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CV Tips

Your CV is likely to be the first chance to make an impression on potential employers, so it’s vital yours is a good one. Over the years Anne Corder Recruitment has offered a...

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These Are The Questions That Candidates Should Be Asking In An Interview

Often is the case that we view the interview process from the wrong perspective. Cue a heady mix of excitement and nervousness, often underpinned by standard interview...

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Typical interview questions: Some useful tips

Where do you see yourself in five years? This is your chance to articulate your career aspirations and relate them to the industry and company you are interviewing for. Research...

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What are the top 5 things I should expect from a recruitment agency?

Whether you’re looking for a job or advertising a role, there are certain things you should expect from any recruitment agency. We detail the top five here. There are many...

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How employers can get the most out of graduates in the new age of wellbeing

With Graduate Season upon us – how can employers strike a balance between productivity in the workplace whilst prioritising the wellbeing of their successful candidate?...

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It’s high time we addressed the ‘hot topic’ of menopause in the workplace

As summer progresses, we’re keen to urge employers to address the serious issue of menopause in the workplace. When it comes to subjects to shy away from in the office, the...

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Supporting and empowering people with learning difficulties in the workplace

There are 1.5 million people in the UK with a learning disability – 870,000 of those are of working age. Learning Disability Week runs from June 17-23, with ‘Do You See Me?’ the...

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Time to put Men’s Health firmly on the agenda this June

Research shows that work ranks as the biggest cause of men’s mental health issues, and over a third of men don’t bother to see their GP because they can’t get an appointment....

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Advice for employers during Stress Awareness Month

Work-related stress costs UK economy £28 billion – employers warned Poor mental health among UK employees is costing the UK economy £28 billion each year – and accounts for...

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