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Back in 1986, while working for the same niche recruitment firm, The Focus Group, Dominic Wade and Philip Macdonald met for the first time. The pair gelled immediately, both sharing the same business values and both with the dream to set up a unique and innovative recruitment business.  Together, they saw a gap in the market for a recruitment firm that challenged the stereot...

On February the 25th 2021 it will have been 30 years since business owners, Philip Macdonald and Dominic Wade, signed all the paperwork and opened Wade Macdonald's doors. Over the next ten questions we asked them both about their past, present and future.   - O N E -  ​What did you do before Wade Macdonald? Philip: Prior to opening Wade Macdonald in 1991, I had just complete...

Automation can bring about huge improvements and efficiencies. However, for those whose jobs may be affected, this technological advancement can be a double-edged sword. According to the World Economic Forum, over 80 per cent of business leaders are accelerating the automation of work processes due to the Covid-19 pandemic. These companies estimate that 40 per cent of their ...

Over the past year, the coronavirus pandemic has meant that some opportunities for professional progression have been put on hold. However, with the good news that there are signs we are coming out of the second peak of the virus and as the economy is slowly starting the process of repair, businesses are sure to find themselves on firmer footing very soon. The ability to adv...

Taking on an apprentice can be a valuable investment in the future of your business. Research suggests that, on average, each person will bring in over £15,000 more than they cost over the lifetime of their qualification.   This month’s National Apprenticeship Week, taking place from February 8th to February 14th, aims to celebrate this. It will praise employers who have com...

Coined by sociologist Judy Singer in the late 1990s, the umbrella term, neurodiversity, covers a wide spectrum of conditions – from attention deficit disorder (ADD) to autism, dyslexia and dyspraxia. Around 1 in 7 people in the UK are neurodivergent, but unfortunately, many employers struggle to tap into this potential. In a poll conducted by the CIPD, 72 per cent of HR prof...

In March last year, the government decided that, because of the unprecedented pressures COVID-19 created for businesses; mandatory gender pay gap reporting was to be suspended. This decision was met with severe disdain, with many worried about the disproportionate effect the pandemic was about to have on women as the primary caregivers for home-schooled children and sick rel...

Falling on the third Monday of January, Blue Monday is said to be the most depressing day of the year. This sombre title is traditionally linked to bad weather, post-Christmas finances and failed New Year’s resolutions. In 2021, many employees will also be feeling the strain of another Covid-19 lockdown. Mental health in the workplace is becoming a pressing issue – responsib...

In a recent piece of research we conducted, it was found that 44 per cent of employees are finding working from home much harder, physically, mentally and emotionally, than being in the office. Nearly all the respondents surveyed said that the biggest challenge they face whilst working from home was isolation. They stated that they miss the regular social interaction with co...

Technology continues to transform the way we do business, but statistics suggest the HR sector is due an update. Three in five leaders responding to the KPMG 2020 HR Survey said that this discipline may ‘become irrelevant’ if it doesn’t ‘modernise its approach to understanding and planning for the future needs of the workforce’. HRIS systems, which have become increasingly s...