Olympics could boost fragile employer confidence to recruit, finds REC

The Olympics could provide a boost to employer confidence as a quarter of UK bosses say they think the games will be good for their businesses with only four percent predicting a negative impact on...

One month to go until Olympics – and Brits not bothered, reveals GfK

With exactly one month to go until the Olympic Games opening ceremony on 27 July, a survey from market research company GfK Group found 70% of Brits were indifferent or uninterested in the event...

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HR Excellence Awards 2012 – Most Effective Recruitment and Retention: Network Rail

Three years ago, Network Rail, the authority responsible for the UK’s railway network, made the decision to open a centre in Milton Keynes. By 2012, 3,000 staff would move in to the £120 million...

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Internal recruitment: right or wrong?

One of the remarks often bandied around the workplace is “people are critical to the business”. Wrong! You need to re-write that to “the right people are critical to the business”.

Accor to create 3,500 UK jobs in three years, with a £5 million investment in people development

Accor, the hotel operator has launched people development strategy, strengthening its commitment to providing a learning and development support to its future and existing employees across its network...

See The Best: BIS scheme helps 3,000 ex-service staff into business roles

A Government-backed initiative providing ex-service personnel with the tools they need to get into business has helped nearly 3,000 people over two years, BIS has reported.

Metro Bank to recruit an extra 250 employees this year, following surge in applications

Metro Bank, Britain’s newest high street bank, has unveiled plans to recruit 250 positions this year, and to grow to 200 stores by 2020.

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Public sector employment drops to lowest level in nine years, reports ONS

The number of people employed in the private sector increased by 205,000 to reach 23.38 million but the number of people employed in the public sector fell by 39,000 to reach 5.90 million, the lowest...

Online job opportunities for HR staff increase by 12% since May 2011

Online job opportunities have increased by 3% since May 2011 with HR roles demonstrating “robust growth” according to the Monster Employment Index.

Government invests in Mandatory Work Placement scheme and tightens sanctions for jobseekers that avoid it

The Government will invest £5million in the expansion of the Mandatory Work Activity scheme, requiring more jobseekers to do a month's full time activity to help them back into work.

UK's employment outlook keeps head above water despite recession fears, reports Manpower

The UK’s employment outlook has continued to keep its head above water, according to Manpower Group, which this morning unveiled its quarterly Employment Outlook Survey.

We are letting our children down. And therefore our employers and country

I am going to nail my colours to the mast from the start. I am bewildered about education today. I just cannot understand why it has become so difficult to teach kids to read, write and do simple...