It’s only a few days before our return to TV. In advance of this we wanted to share with you the 2 new ads that we’ll be showing and give you some more details of the programmes you’ll be seeing these ads around.

For the first week of the campaign we’ll be showing the two 30 second ads that ran in January to build familiarity with people again. From week two we’ll introduce a new 30 second advert (see below), which questions why people spend hours moaning about their jobs when it only takes 10 minutes to upload their CV to Jobsite. This will run alongside the two 10 second TV adverts that were on air in January.

From the 17th October a new 10 second advert will be added to the mix (see below), which asks whether you’re happy or envious when a colleague announces they’re leaving for a new job. It’s a favourite with many of the team here and is the theme of the new print advert which will run in national and regional newspapers from October. Continue reading “More Max – Our new TV ads” »

As you’re probably aware, from 1st October agency workers will be entitled to new rights as the Agency Worker Regulations come in to force.

We put some questions to our legal advisor – employment lawyer Philip Landau – to help our readers who are contracting understand how it may affect them.

Here’s what Philip had to say…

What are the Agency Workers Regulations (AWR)?

The Agency Workers Regulations 2010 which come into effect on 1 October 2011, will give agency workers many of the same basic employment and working conditions as their comparable colleagues who work on a permanent basis in the same or a similar role.

So who is covered by the Regulations?

The Regulations will cover agency workers who are supplied to a hirer by an employment agency. These workers are often referred to as ‘temps’. Agency workers sourced through intermediaries will also fall under the Regulations. Continue reading “All Change for Agency Workers” »

Jobsite’s August-September Recruiter News email contains the details of all our recent activities.

Highlights include:

• Jobsite returns to TV – 4 week nationwide advertising starts 3rd October
• Exclusive partnership – Jobsite launches Careers portal on O2 Active
• Research findings –  latest insights into job seeker behaviour revealed
• TruLondon summary – conclusions from one of the industry’s most inspiring events
• Why the quality of your hires isn’t about recruiting
• Amanda Hite’s tips on finding the right employees for your company
• Mobile and Video in Recruitment Conference – save £49!

Click here to read the full newsletter online.

Continue reading “Recruiter News, August/September 2011” »

With the advance of technology, the boundaries between our work and home life have become increasingly blurred. National Work-Life Week (26-30 September) highlights the growing importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and why we should all switch off at the end of the day…

Do you remember a time before email, before the internet, before mobile phones even? What a strange and distant land that was! It all seemed so simple back then – people commuted to the office, they worked a 9-5, and then they returned home to their families. And that was that – work finished as soon as you walked through the door. There were no Blackberries to intrude on your family suppers, no internet to tempt you away from family gatherings and the only cuddling up on the sofa you did was with your partner or children, not your laptop!

Fast forward 20 years and life couldn’t be more different. Today, our working lives revolve around technology, allowing us to ‘log on’ anytime, anywhere. But while this 24/7 access to work may seem like an employer’s dream, it’s not doing much for our work/life balance.  Continue reading “All Work and No Play…” »

Congratulations – you’ve got the interview lined up; problem is, now you’ve got to get there! With rail travel and petrol prices soaring, should companies be offering to reimburse your travel expenses?

Imagine the scene – after months of planning, preparing, and hard slog, you’ve finally been accepted for an interview for your dream job. The catch – you live in York and the interview is scheduled for 9am in London. The big question is how do you get there and most importantly, who pays? In this scenario, a typical return journey for a candidate to attend the interview on time would cost £245. That’s a huge sum of money to gamble on a journey where a happy outcome isn’t necessarily guaranteed. But if you don’t attend the interview, you’ll have absolutely no chance of bagging the job. It’s a catch-22 situation and one that is causing huge anxiety amongst job seekers. Continue reading “Reimbursing Interview Expenses – Where Do You Stand?” »