Intersectionality is a concept first put forward by civil rights advocate and Professor, Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. Although its origins lie in academia, truly understanding intersectionality is key...

A steady decline in the number of teachers applying for jobs could put the new Government’s education recruitment plans at risk unless a clear strategy for skills attraction is developed. That’s...

Responding to the King’s Speech and the policies announced by the new Labour Government, Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo)...

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has welcomed the July General Election date, but urges all major parties to ensure skills growth and a robust employment market are at the...

Imagine discovering that for every pound you spend on job boards, up to 24 pence might as well be poured down the drain.

Despite the Parliamentary recess, the Labour government had Whitehall working hard over the summer, particularly the new teams set up in Department of Business and Trade to draft the Employment...

As a concept, social mobility refers to the ways in which someone’s socio-economic status can change over the course of their lifetime, and how it may differ to those of previous generations. The...

Many recruitment roles are challenging to fill due to talent shortages. Every recruitment consultant needs and wants to find fantastic candidates through well-developed networks and well-placed...

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has launched a new member service, APSCo Advanced Media, powered by advertising specialist TRS Media, to help recruitment firms fully...

Now the dust is starting to settle on Labour’s landslide victory, priorities are starting to shift from campaigning to policy implementation. Last month’s King’s Speech was packed with ideas to...

In 2024, women are more ambitious and career-driven than ever, with the rise in workplace flexibility enabling this for many. However, despite some hard-fought wins, women remain underrepresented...

“Those who are unaware of history are destined to repeat it.” When I started in the IT recruitment industry back in the early 1980s, for a company called Myriad Appointments, it was a very different...