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Engineering UK recently released their 2017 report on the contribution engineering makes to the UK and looks how we are performing against plans to address the skills shortage. There were some recommendations on how we can counteract the shortage of skills filtering into the industry, proactively…
In 2016 Business in the Community (BIC) undertook the largest survey ever of mental wellbeing at work. They cited the following, ‘One in four people will experience a mental health problem. At any point one in six of the working age population is suffering from a mental health condition. Last year…
FPR Group is proud to confirm that following March’s audit our Investors in People Accreditation has been extended to 2020. Since 1991 Investors in People has set the standard for better people management. The internationally recognised accreditation is held by 14,000 organisations across the world.
There is nothing in law that requires employers to use probationary periods, they are however commonly used when a new employee joins a company, and are a useful way of assessing performance in a given time frame. An employees’ statutory rights in regard to employment law are not affected by…
Adding the right people to your team should always be carefully considered. How someone will ultimately perform cannot be assessed in an interview alone. So how can you read between the lines?
FPR Group and some of our clients donated Christmas gifts to Naomi House and Jacksplace. Naomi House & Jacksplace hospices provide expert hospice care to more than 340 life-limited and life-threatened children, young people and their extended families from Hampshire, Wiltshire, Dorset,…
So, what do you do when the engineering skills shortage starts hiking up the average market salary above what you pay your employees? Should you address your internal pay structure to reduce the chance of losing valuable assets to your higher paying competitors?
A FIRM that helps 1,000 people a week find work has marked 25 years of business. Recruitment agency FPR Group, which has offices in Portsmouth, Havant, Chichester, Bognor Regis and Brighton, started in Brighton in 1991. The current board of directors all worked their way up through the ranks…
We are pleased to announce that Neil Williams in our Technical & Engineering team has been promoted to Senior Consultant. Neil has worked hard as a consultant over the last 3 years gaining respect from his clients, candidates and peers in the process. We are all delighted for him and with a new…
Porvair the international filtration business today announced the renewal of their UK master vendor recruitment agreement with specialist recruitment firm FPR Group. The company which manufactures in the UK and USA with sites in Fareham, New Milton and Wrexham was last year awarded the Queens Award…
We are delighted to announce the opening of our new Bognor Regis office to further support our growing Horticultural & Food Production Division. Managing Director Mark Foster said: "We have achieved growth across all areas of our business in the past three years. Another office in Bognor will…
We are proud to announce that Jez Cook has been promoted to a Senior Consultant within our technical & engineering division. Jez joined FPR Group in 2013 and has continually gone the extra mile for his contractors and clients. Congratulations Jez!
