Berry Recruitment Group (BRG) anticipates continued strong growth through 2022 as it releases its latest financial figures. The group’s accounts to the end of 2021 showed its profits before taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA*) up 49 percent on the previous year to £2.27m. The business, which includes the brands Berry Recruitment, Wild Recruitment, Wild Berry...
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Anti-social behaviour harms business
Businesses need to be on top of their social media messaging or they could lose out on the brightest recruits. That’s the warning from a recruitment group which says the candidate shortage has put more power in the hands of job-seekers. Wild Recruitment said the situation has reversed because previously they’d advise candidates to check...
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Wage rises cease as businesses struggle
Wage increases amongst blue collar workers have plateaued and some are even reducing, according to a leading recruiter. The candidate shortage led to higher wages for many workers across multiple sectors, including warehouse work, manufacturing, hospitality and driving. Employers even raised wages to the same higher levels across the country – meaning the London amount...
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Will standardised pay cause a capital flight?
Berry Recruitment warns of a potential ‘flight from London’ due to increased pay rates being standardised across the country. Lee Gamble, managing director of Berry Recruitment, said many people in the south-east could relocate in order to secure a higher standard of living. He said that some national companies have decided that all staff should...
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Berry’s onsite-offsite hub model is rolled out
Berry Recruitment has launched the first of its new offsite hubs that it believes will be the template for future onsite recruitment. The Hybrid Onsite Resource Centre (HORC) in Washington near Sunderland will serve those businesses that require larger numbers of workers. Whereas previously Berry Recruitment might have placed its recruiters within a client’s company,...
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