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The EU Pay Directive Cements a Move Towards Global Transparency Legislation. Here’s What the UK Needs to Know.

The pay transparency era is here. Last year, we saw a steady drumbeat of new pay reporting requirements in Europe and around the globe, a post-pandemic revival of Gender Pay Gap reporting in the UK, a laser focus on pay range transparency in the U.S., and more employees openly discussing and sharing their pay. With…

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Talent Acquisition

What Questions Should You Never Ask in a Job Interview?

Most job seekers know that when interviewing for a job, asking intelligent and well-thought-out questions is an integral part of the applicant evaluation process. Approaching a job interview with a variety of questions on topics such as company and departmental goals, culture, mission and values, why the position is open and what is expected of…

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Employer Branding

Who’s Seen a Huge Pay Rise This Year?

We are half way through the year, already! So now is a great time to take a look at who is receiving the biggest wage increases of 2016, which industries are thriving and which are looking to grow over the next few months and years. Lucas Blake have assessed the situation and put together the…

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Employer Branding

Is Fat Cat Pay Putting Employees Off?

The furore over the tax affairs of the Prime Minister got me thinking about executive pay. The CIPD published some research at the end of last year about what employees really think about their CEO’s pay. CEO pay is now 183 times higher than the average salary, compared with 47 times in 1998. Around 7 in 10…

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Employer Branding Talent Acquisition

A Guide to Performance Based Advertising for Jobs

Ever wanted a form of advertising where you don’t have to pay upfront? What if you are not guaranteed certain results and end up paying way too much? FEAR NOT. Introducing performance based advertising, where you end up paying based on the results you achieve. This is more effective because you know if what you…

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Workplace

What are the Best, Worst, Highest and Lowest Paid Jobs?

Just how happy are you at your current job? Do you feel your salary is generous, or are you underpaid? However you view your current occupation, it’s always helpful to compare your situation to others for a greater understanding of your career. Maybe it’s time for a career change? Just be sure you don’t choose a bizarre occupation such as…

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Employer Branding

5 Ways to Make Faster Job Offers

Job offer rejections are on the rise and concerns about salary, relocation, and benefits are not the main cause. The culprit seems to be the slow hiring process, leaving room for high-demand talent to receive offers from other companies. A surprising 49 percent of candidates declined job offers because they accepted an offer from another company…

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Employer Branding

Do Good Looks Lead to Career Success?

It could be argued that we live in an incredibly superficial world. Concepts of beauty affect everything we do – the products we buy, the food we eat, even the people we associate with. But does it affect our work lives? This infographic from brightonsbm.com delves deeper into the controversial question – does it pay to be…

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Employer Branding

7 Ways to Become a Highly Effective CEO

Everyone’s an expert.  Given the chance to be CEO, I’d certainly know what to do.  There’d be free coffee all round and don’t get me started on the long lunchtimes we should all be having.  You, too, may spend many a happy hour righting your company’s wrong-doings.  What would be on your wish list if…