Skills shortages, sustainability and women’s PPE cited by HS professionals as key areas of focus, report finds
May 13, 2024
A new report has highlighted skills shortages, sustainability and a lack of women’s PPE as key areas to focus on in the UK health and safety sector. Read More
Improving Workplace Safety: Personality Assessments to improve organisational safety culture
July 19, 2023
Find out more about how you can reduce workplace health and safety incidents through strategic recruitment. Read More
Companies warned of the ‘dangers’ of a wrong HSEQ hire
July 19, 2023
A leader in careers and recruitment has warned of the ‘catastrophic impact’ of companies making the wrong choice when it comes to hiring staff. Read More
“Career opportunities, progression, development, challenge – it’s all there in health and safety and I wish I’d joined the industry sooner.”
July 11, 2023
In this article, Assistant Editor, Rhianna Sexton speaks to Eddie McGrath, HSE Director at Jacobs, about his career, and encouraging young people into the profession via apprenticeships. Read More
Recruit to retain
June 30, 2023
Following on from last week’s article to coincide with International Women in Engineering Day, Beth Holroyd outlines key points to consider when encouraging more females into a sector in desperate need of new talent. Read More
Moving forward
June 23, 2023
On International Women in Engineering Day, Beth Holroyd says more needs to be done before we see true equality in our own sectors. Read More
How to hire and retain EHS professionals in Europe – an insight
June 9, 2023
Gerry Pearson, Shirley Parsons' Managing Partner, provided insight on how to hire and retain EHS professionals at a European conference. Read More
42% of companies plan to increase headcount, research shows
March 6, 2023
Findings from research into the recruitment plans of over 500 companies from across the UK reveal employer plans to increase headcount over the next 12 months. Read More
Thinking ahead – using psychometric tests to retain and find talent
November 24, 2022
Jordan Harlow, Occupational Psychologist at Shirley Parsons on psychometric tests and his role in developing a new tool aiming to go beyond traditional processes. Read More
Standing out – finding and retaining HS talent
October 24, 2022
A new recruitment profiling tool aims to go beyond a CV to build a richer, in-depth picture of potential candidates. Here, we find out more about its development. Read More