Recruitment

Carer Andrew Cumming is encouraging others in south Gloucestershire to take up the "rewarding job".

You have to give a lot because that's what care is, but sometimes you get something great back that can make you feel good." You do make a difference. "People can really understand exactly what the role involves, what the responsibilities are and even have an interview with somebody and potentially get a job that same day." "It is a rewarding job - if you really want to get a job where you can go home at the end of the day and say 'that was brilliant, I've made a difference to 12 people today,' then this job is amazing." The campaign features a series of videos from carers sharing the benefits of their jobs, and aims to decrease the number of vacancies in the area. Taking part in a social media campaign by South Gloucestershire Council, Andrew Cumming, who works for Bluebird Care, said: "It is a rewarding job."

Today is the last day for the state government appointed panel to come up with physical test criterion for transpersons who have applied for recruitment in ...

Apart from that, the panel is referring to UN guidelines and judgements given by the Supreme Court and High Courts on similar issues in the past. Yes, the Bombay High Court has asked the Maharashtra government to come up with criterion for physical tests of transpersons latest by February 28. MAT directed the Maharashtra government to allow transpersons to apply, following which the government approached the Bombay High Court stating that no guidelines had been formulated for hiring of transpersons.

UKHospitality (UKH) has launched a new education landscape guide to help businesses understand how to further improve recruitment, training and skills ...

“UKHospitality has worked very closely with the Strategic Development Network to produce this guide dedicated for hospitality and we’re excited to go even further in how we can help businesses develop their next generation of talent.” Nicholls added: “There aren’t many sectors that can rival hospitality’s career offering with the variety of roles available and the buzz it offers, along with the prospect of going from bar to board in a matter of years.” “UKHospitality set out in its Workforce Strategy the need to make these sorts of initiatives and qualifications more widespread and it’s really encouraging that we now see so many businesses heavily engaged in skills and training.”

Although recruitment spiked at the end of 2022, dwindling applicant numbers suggest that employers may face construction talent recruitment challenges.

The fall in application numbers at a time when demand is growing is a concern. “Brexit did create a talent exodus in construction, leading to limited resources and more competition for the best professionals. There is already a massive skills shortage in the uk construction industry due to under investment for decades, compounded by Brexit. [5% rise in all various wage rates](https://www.fmb.org.uk/resource/batjic-wages-and-holidays.html#:~:text=Wage%20rates%202022%2F23,for%20all%20apprentices%20and%20trainees.&text=For%20skilled%20wage%20rates%2C%20S,per%20hour%20to%20%C2%A314.04.), including apprentices and trainees. The research from APSCo revealed that while vacancies were consistently higher throughout 2022, December saw a significant jump in jobs advertised. Although a drop in applicants over the festive period is expected, such an acute fall in applicants is a sign that the sector is facing construction talent recruitment challenges due to Brexit and

The City of Austin will be launching a major jobs campaign to promote hard-to-fill positions and increase recruitment across the organization.

The Department of Aviation continues to fill vacancies and support on-airport partners in filling their vacancies following historic pandemic impacts on the travel industry. [recruitment of lifeguards](https://www.austintexas.gov/department/lifeguarding-austin) to staff the City’s pools over the summer season. Measures to increase recruitment and bolster retention were the centerpiece of the City's The airport hosted a Job Showcase and Hiring Fair in September 2022 continues to support AUS concessions through a paid marketing recruitment campaign aimed at filling vacancies in airport restaurants and shops. The compensation increases began in October 2022 and have already led to a higher volume of applications, and more hires, across many departments. In September, the City increased starting pay for EMTs and paramedics. AW has also begun surveying new hires and current employees to increase staff retention. So far for FY23 the utility has filled 108 positions – 71 internal promotions and 37 external hires. The campaign aims to recruit residents of central Texas who are focused on public service and helping the community and may be attracted to the City's great benefits. In FY 2022, Austin Energy filled 306 vacancies - 205 were internal candidates and 101 were external. The Citywide hiring campaign, led by the City’s Human Resources Department and Communications and Public Information Office, is the largest in the City’s history and will run for six months, starting Feb. The vacancy numbers for sworn public safety employees fell by 8% over the same period.