There has been huge confusion at specialist graduate recruitment websites in the last few days after the Department for Work and Pensions told This is Money that companies shouldn’t advertise roles under the Kickstart Scheme yet. Chancellor Rishi Sunak revealed the scheme nearly two months ago in his mini-budget and said more details would be … Read more
With lockdown hiring freezes, furlough schemes and almost all travel scuppered, investors were braced for recruitment group Hays to have a difficult quarter. The coronavirus pandemic has created ‘conditions far harsher than any I have known’, Hays chief executive Alistair Cox said. Net fee income – the industry’s version of gross profit – fell by … Read more
MARKET REPORT: Recruiters’ shares slump after analysts warn that artificial intelligence may put them out of a job By Francesca Washtell For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 2 March 2020 While much of the public is sceptical – or even downright scared – of artificial intelligence, businesses … Read more