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Voluntary groups ’struggle’ with employee retention
Those working for charities are struggling with employee retention, a new survey has shown.
According to figures released by consultancy TalentDrain, 60 per cent of the organisations questioned state that their annual workforce turnover is at least 16 per cent.
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Welsh authorities to see funding increase
A total of £3.8 billion is to be invested into local authorities in Wales, it has been announced.
Earlier this week, Dr Brian Gibbons, local government minister, reported that in the final settlement for 2008-09 some £3.8 million in core funding will be ploughed into those working for such public sector bodies and the services that they deliver.
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Charity employers view pensions as “staff retention tool”
Offering a final-salary pension scheme could help those working for charity and voluntary groups with their staff retention, it has been suggested.
In research published by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) as part of its Annual Reward Management survey, it was revealed that 32.2 per cent of voluntary sector bodies operate such pension programmes for new employees.
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Jobsgopublic announces surge in audience figures
Jobsgopublic is now attracting over 400,000 unique visitors a month.
Jobsgopublic goes from strength to strength as the latest figures from an independent audit of web traffic for September 2007 recorded the biggest leap yet in unique visitor numbers.
An independent audit by ABCe states that Jobsgopublic has more than doubled their figures from their last audit recorded in the November of 2005, and now attracts over 400,000 unique visitors a month.
Richard Tyrie, founding Director of Jobsgopublic is pleased with the results agreeing that:
“Naturally we’re really pleased to see the continued growth of visitors to Jobsgopublic. The new figures illustrate the ongoing migration from press advertising to online recruitment, and also highlight jobseekers’ growing confidence in the internet as the main jobseeking channel for opportunities in the public and not for profit sector.”
As one of the largest niche Jobs Boards in the UK, Jobsgopublic has remained ‘true to its roots’ by retaining its specialist interest within the public and not for profit sectors. Richard Tyrie puts this success down to excellent employee knowledge and technical expertise regarding the specific needs of public and not for profit sector organisations in terms of delivering online recruitment solutions.
The audited site traffic data by ABC Electronic will be presented alongside Audience Survey data as part of Noras (National Online Recruitment Audience Survey). The survey acts as a media planning tool for recruiters wanting to use digital media, combining user demographics and allows recruiters to target their advertising.
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Scottish government merges public sector bodies
The Scottish government has merged its charities and social enterprise organisations, it has emerged.
It was claimed that those working for such public sector institutions face many of the same issues.
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