E-Newsletter » March 2011

Extra, extra, read all about it…… this month I’m delighted to bring you information on Impact Extra. Impact Extra is a free help and advisory service, courtesy of Impact Recruitment Services’ expertise and knowledge of the recruitment industry. To use Impact Extra you will need to register, which will also allow you to open up useful downloads and set up your personal email alerts for any specific candidates or jobs you want to be the first to know about.

We are still as dedicated as ever in providing a first class recruitment service, but believe Impact Extra offers all businesses a more holistic service that supports our working in partnership ethic.  So read on and register…

Best Wishes

Paul Hooper
Operations Director

Impact Insight

Free Employment Law and HR advice

It is our business to stay ahead of employment law and HR best practices and with the support of the REC, The Recruitment and Employment Confederation, and EMW, our partner law firm, we have experience of handling many different cases and queries… Impact Extra allows us to share our learnings and experience with businesses and [...]

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Essential Download Library

How often have you spent hours surfing for recruitment information or a specific document?  Well your search ends here as we have compiled a library of the most popular downloads and information sources, all in one place, click here to view Useful Downloads. Whether you need information on improving your interview technique, measuring employee satisfaction [...]

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Team Talk

We have been in training (if walking over the road to get a sandwich counts?!) all year for our next fundraising event, The Crazy Hats Breast Cancer Appeal Annual Sponsored Walk on 27th March at Wicksteed Park, Kettering… Crazy Hats founder, Glennis Hooper, is Paul Hooper’s Auntie and is currently Impact Recruitment Services’ chosen charity [...]

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Industry Update

AWR Pay Points – what’s in and out?

The Department for Business has confirmed some of the key areas that are in and out of scope in terms of the definition of pay… PAY INCLUDES: Basic pay based on the annual salary an agency worker would have received if recruited directly (usually converted into an hourly or daily rate); Overtime payments Shift allowances [...]

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What Do Candidates Want?

Last year was a difficult one for recruiters. There are signs that 2011 will be just as challenging, with a small rise in unemployment and a period of below inflation pay rises. So how does this make job seekers behave and feel?…read more. Through research, we are keen to gather as many perspectives as possible [...]

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Time Out

True Story

A candidate failed to turn up for work one day, due in at 0800 and was uncontactable until 1530.  On finally getting hold of him the conversation went something like this…read more. “Why haven’t you been at work today and why haven’t you been in touch to let us know?” “Well you’re probably not going [...]

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Have a Cuppa

Fancy a drink and it’s not your turn to make it and you know if you make one for yourself then you’ll end up making one for others too? Then you need the Impact Tea Generator. We suspect this will probably be the most popular feature on our new website and is our attempt at [...]

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