FPR Group has been recruiting in the UK since 1991 and in that time we have successfully guided our clients through all economic times, legislative changes and what is required to continue attracting the most talented people.
As we now recruit through the age of information overload, our front line professionals cut straight to the point and offer you their expert opinion and thoughts on how to get ahead.
Companies can spend a huge amount evaluating employee engagement. A stay interview is a structured conversation that can help a manager understand what a happy employee is experiencing, and what motivates them. Interviews for a potential new employee often investigate the reasons that someone wants…
Motivation to increase workplace diversity has gained huge momentum over recent years. With legislation regarding gender, ethnicity and disability information starting to be introduced, it’s important to consider age discrimination as a factor for workforces of all sizes.
On 11th October 2018, the government launched a consultation into whether employers should publicly report information about differences in pay based on ethnicity.
This week is National Stress Awareness week, and we’re using that platform to explore stress in the workplace. Good stress awareness and management at work is important. We all know that some days are bound to be tougher than others, but it’s important that a bad day doesn’t snowball.
On Monday afternoon, the Autumn Budget was released by the Chancellor, Phillip Hammond, which detailed the plan to delay changes to IR35 legislation in the private sector until April 2020.
Last week, the social networking site LinkedIn published their 2018 list of most socially-engaged staffing agencies. One of the top companies in the list has over 2,000,000 followers. But just how important is social media to the recruitment industry?
With employment rates at a record high in the UK, it is ever more important to keep your key employees engaged with the future of your company. An effective approach to appraisals will benefit both the employee and your company by meeting their developmental needs, keeping them with you.
In May 2018 new legislation regarding Data Protection will become law. The General Data Protection Regulations Act 2018 (GDPR) will supersede the Data Protection Act of 1998. There are two key elements of the new legislation. People will have more say over what companies do with their data and it…
The employment industry is in a candidate led climate so employers need to ensure that good practice prevails throughout the resourcing process and ends with feedback. Candidate and employer communication has changed dramatically in recent years and with the introduction of smartphones, has become…
The employment rate in the UK remains at a record high so the candidate market is extremely fluid with the best candidates being snapped up very quickly! With so many great opportunities available real talent has got a choice of jobs so the question is how can employers remain competitive and…
Both the business and recruitment industry have been reacting to the recent Brexit negotiations following Theresa May’s October speech to the House of Commons regarding the meeting of the European Council. We still have no clear agreements in place regarding the terms of Brexit but at least now we…
The enthusiasm and drive of new recruits and employees can be lost or enhanced as a result of how meetings are conducted. If you have watched the recent series of W1A, the satirical sit-com based in the BBC studios you may well find yourself chuckling at the scenes depicting management meetings, and…
