JGP News

Published: Local Government IT in Use, 31st January 2008

Local government needs to urgently update its recruitment processes to cope with a future where retiring baby boomers and declining numbers of skilled young people will put talent in short supply, says Richard Tyrie, co-founder of JGP.co.uk and jobsgopublic.com.

Local government is facing a recruitment time bomb. One that must be defused over the next few years, otherwise its traditional organisational structures, operating costs and, most of all, the delivery of public services, could come under considerable pressure; perhaps even collapse. (more…)

Those working for charities should be conscious of the costs involved with taking on new volunteers, it has been claimed.

The Commission for the Compact and Volunteering England claimed that although people deciding to volunteer give their time freely, the process is not “cost-free”.

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Improving employee retention is the main challenge for human resources (HR) teams, which could include those operating in the public sector, over the course of this year, it has been claimed.

According to research carried out by Taleo, it was revealed that 30 per cent of businesses surveyed believe retaining staff is their top objective.

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There should be a cabinet minister who is responsible for volunteering, it has been suggested.

According to a report by the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, it was suggested that such a role should be set up to represent the interests of those working for charities and voluntary groups.

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Britons are increasingly using the internet to search for jobs, a new study indicates.

In the annual National Online Recruitment Audience Survey (NORAS), it was indicated that 76 per cent of jobseekers have applied for a position, which may include jobs within the public sector, that they found online.

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