Legal-ease: Contract law

Brown and Anor v Neon Management Services identifies areas where companies may need to re-examine their employment contracts to ensure the best protection for the business

Employers struggling with candidate experience

Only 70% of organisations provide every unsuccessful candidate with a rejection message, according to ?the Good Recruitment Benchmark Report

Are workers the real losers in a ‘no-deal’ Brexit?

In the face of a possible 'no-deal' scenario, employees could stand to lose the most

Why I turned to 'smart' drugs

Sarah (not her real name), is a student in her third year at Leeds University. She tells HR magazine that Ritalin and modafinil are very popular among her peers.

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Hiring refugees makes business as well as ethical sense

Refugees are a largely untapped skills source, but legislation and workplace cultures pose barriers

The recruitment challenges of a challenger bank

While we are growing in brand awareness and scale, there’s still a lot of competition for talent

Building a female talent pipeline is not about fixing women

Most organisations are awash with female talent, but this talent hasn’t been given the opportunity to show what they can do

L'Oréal: AI can diversify talent acquisition

At the Unleash World Conference and Expo, L'Oreal's chief digital officer of global human resources Niilesh Bhoite explained how the company created a fairer faster recruitment process

References: What you need to know

When either providing or asking for a reference it's important to consider these key points made by the new Acas guidance

Legal lowdown: Unethical manager requests

Asking an employee to carry out something that is not necessarily illegal could fall within the category of unreasonable behaviour

Raising the status of the European PA

The latest Brexit developments have revealed a hole in support staff recruitment, with demand for multi-lingual staff outweighing supply

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HR issues raised by Bodyguard

As well as proving to be a massive hit, BBC drama Bodyguard highlighted a number of important workplace issues