The Sales Director News (October 2009)

News Archive

• Minimum wage 'should not be increased' in sales jobs
  30/10/2009
  The government should concentrate on creating new sales jobs instead of increasing the minimum wage, according to an industry body.
• Employers 'need clarity' over internships rules
  28/10/2009
  Employers encouraging people to take internships in sales jobs need to be clear about what they can legally do.
• Event 'to highlight AWD's effect on sales recruitment'
  27/10/2009
  An event being held in the West Midlands next week promises to inform companies about new changes that could affect their use of temporary workers for sales jobs.
• Recruiter survey 'highlights importance of sales recruitment services'
  26/10/2009
  Employers are increasingly struggling to find talented workers despite the high level of unemployment, highlighting the importance of using a sales recruitment service.
• Sales recruitment 'needs to come up to public-sector standards'
  23/10/2009
  Private sector employers need to improve their recruitment processes to ensure that people are not discriminated against, a leading trade union has advised.
• People in sales jobs are 'working harder than ever'
  22/10/2009
  UK sales professionals are working longer hours than ever before, according to an industry expert.
• Majority of employer relationships are 'very good'
  21/10/2009
  A large percentage of people working in sales jobs have very good relationships with their line manager, according to a new survey.
• Sales targets increase despite recession
  20/10/2009
  Over half of people in sales jobs received a year-on-year target increase in 2009, despite the economic downturn.
• Sales professionals 'starved of training'
  19/10/2009
  People working in sales jobs have said that they do not receive enough training, with more than one third stating that they do not receive any at all.
• Money 'is not only way to motivate sales staff'
  19/10/2009
  Sales recruitment managers have been told that employees get their biggest motivation by being respected from their boss and colleagues.
• Small sales businesses could be given aid by RBS
  15/10/2009
  The Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) and Natwest has announced new plans to aid small sales enterprises by giving them loans and any extra advice they need.
• 'More credit needed' to help struggling sales enterprises
  14/10/2009
  Businesses that are struggling during the recession need better access to credit, according to an industry expert.
• Sales recruiters are 'looking for stability'
  12/10/2009
  Sales recruitment professionals are "hard working" and looking for "companies to respect that contribution", according to a new research.
• Benefits of flexible working 'should be emphasised'
  12/10/2009
  Businesses should be placing more emphasis on flexible working, according to an industry expert.
• Pay freezes are 'only part of employment solutions'
  09/10/2009
  Freezing the pay of employees will not solve all sales recruitment problems, according to an industry expert.