London Sales Recruitment News (June 2008)

News Archive

• Positive discrimination recruitment laws introduced
  27/06/2008
  Equalities minister Harriet Harman has set out plans that will allow companies to use positive discrimination to boost recruitment equality.
• 'Security threat' deters mobile working
  26/06/2008
  Sales jobs employees are being deterred from using mobile workstations because of potential security threats, a Hypertec survey has found.
• Employers face resignations over health concerns
  26/06/2008
  More than half of employees would consider quitting if their health concerns were not addressed by their employer, a new survey has revealed.
• IT sales set to be hit by bank cuts
  25/06/2008
  IT sales jobs employees face a difficult time trying to sell to banks, according to Cititec.
• New scientific excuse for sales SatNav errors
  25/06/2008
  Sales jobs employees that find themselves pitching to a cow in a field rather than executives in a boardroom can now give a scientific explanation for their SatNav error.
• Employers warns against new vocation proposals
  24/06/2008
  New vocational diplomas proposed by the government will not have any greater value to employers than GCSEs or A-levels, according to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).
• Social networking could become an 'integral part' of business
  20/06/2008
  Social networking is an excellent way for firms to find out what's happening in the industry, according to Social Media Portal (SMP).
• Sales employees set to receive right to train
  19/06/2008
  Employees in sales jobs could soon have the right to request time off for training.
• Sales employees set to receive right to train
  19/06/2008
  Employees in sales jobs could soon have the right to request time off for training.
• Enthusiasm key in interviews
  12/06/2008
  Candidates for sales jobs should make sure they show their enthusiasm for a job role in interviews, one expert has claimed.
• Reward and recognition key to workplace success
  11/06/2008
  Employers need to think in terms of reward and recognition in order to keep their workers happy, one expert has claimed.
• EU maintains UK's 48+ hour week
  10/06/2008
  Sales jobs employees will be able to continue to work for longer than 48 hours per week following a meeting of European employment ministers yesterday.
• TUC criticises gender pay gap
  09/06/2008
  The gender pay gap has been criticised as "not ethically justified" by the Trade Union Congress (TUC).
• Equal opportunity policy 'key' for employers
  06/06/2008
  Employers need to make sure they have an equal opportunities policy in place to avoid discrimination, one expert has suggested.
• Employers should be wary of 'interview minefield'
  06/06/2008
  The interview process can be a minefield for employers as much as employees, according to one expert.