NEWS & INSIGHTS

Recruitment Advertising – How the World has changed!

4th April 2023

By Amanda Riley Over the weekend, a friend of mine shared a ‘jaw dropping’ advert from the 1930’s with me. Entitled: ‘They Mustn’t Marry. Hefty Girls Wanted For Police Force’, the short article was an…

The Evolution of Leadership Assessment

22nd March 2023

By Amanda Riley Now here’s a scary thought (well it is for me!), I’ve been recruiting now for over 3 decades. During that time there have been a lot of changes: from manually posting letters…

The resilience of UK Manufacturing

16th February 2023

By Amanda Riley Around this time last year, I commented on an encouraging survey by Make UK/PwC that optimistically predicted UK Manufacturing growth of +3.3% in 2022. COVID seemed to be in its final throes,…

Executive Isolation

31st January 2023

As an Executive Search and Leadership Consulting firm it is no secret that a main objective of TS Grale is to help businesses and their senior teams establish the most effective ways of identifying and…

Traceability of Timber – Supporting Sustainability

26th September 2022

Whilst the UK settles in to a world after BREXIT, the UK timber industry is looking at ways to ensure that they are sustainably resourcing their supplies. Since as much as 87% of timber imports…

Recruiter Briefing: What Secures a Great Candidate

21st September 2022

According to a recent survey of companies hiring external talent, surprisingly, 40 per cent of processes fail to get them the right person. A study by Finances Online, found that 93.5% of candidates valued “the…

Assessment – Selecting The Best Talent

8th September 2022

Each year, businesses lose money on bad hires. According to the CIPD, this cost is around £12,000 per hire, however, it has been reported to be as high as 30% of their base salary. Whilst…

Workplace Innovation for your business – beat your competitors

30th August 2022

By definition, innovation is “the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or services”, and 63% of companies now have Chief Innovation Officers to help generate new ideas and systems.…

UK Hiring Boom: How Is The Forecasted Recession Going To Affect it?

24th August 2022

Following another hike in interest rates, The Bank of England has forecasted that a recession will hit the UK markets in the last quarter of 2022 and will continue throughout 2023 (BBC News). Whilst this…

Motherhood Tax: The Effect On Business and The Economy

18th July 2022

Motherhood Tax (otherwise known as the “The Motherhood Penalty) is a highly discussed issue that is raised globally. It refers to the true cost of trying to balance both parenting and pursuing a career, where…