Disabled jobseekers don't get the help they need from recruiters and employers, survey shows

Despite evidence of recruitment industry commitment to helping disabled candidates find work, it is the “attitude and knowledge” of recruiters that cause the greatest frustration for disabled job...

Asda to recruit 5,000 extra staff and offers employees 750,000 overtime hours in run-up to Christmas

Asda has launched a drive to recruit an additional 5,000 seasonal staff to work during the Christmas period.

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National Online Recruitment Awards 2011: The Winners

Now in its second decade, the National Online Recruitment Awards last night demonstrated how the calibre of the sector has progressed in the past 12 months.

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Ferrari launches global graduate scheme

Ferrari has launched a world-wide campaign to new graduates with the goal to find young talent to insert in the company's structure.

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CBI unveils package of measures to tackle unemployment

The CBI today called on the Government to introduce a new tax incentive to encourage companies to take on young unemployed people, as part of a package of measures aimed at boosting employment across...

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Reed Index shows biggest jump in job opportunities for two years

Job opportunities across the UK are up in one of the biggest month on month increases for nearly two years, according to the Reed Job Index for October.

Poor hires cost employers millions of pounds – and it's HR’s fault

In 1998, and from my HR role, I asked to be seconded into the sales team at a telecoms giant for two reasons

Can workers end up worse-off under AWR? The spotlight falls on large employers as the rules about temps take effect

The Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) is a complex piece of legislation. The basic premise of agency staff being entitled to equal treatment with direct recruits - for example in terms of pay, working...

September 2011: 23,000 fewer retail jobs compared to the same period in 2010

In the third quarter of 2011, retail employment was down by 0.8% compared with the same quarter a year earlier, the equivalent of 5,780 fewer full-time jobs according to the British Retail Consortium...

Stonewall launches a jobsite aimed at gay people

Stonewall has launched two new tools for lesbian, gay and bisexual jobseekers completing the charity’s suite of resources for gay people moving through education and their careers.

Reckitt Benckiser launches online games to attract graduate recruits

Pharmaceuticals company Reckitt Benckiser (RB) has launched a suite of eight “fast and fun” online and mobile mini-games.

Employers Forum on Disability joins 16 employers in launching protocol for recruiting disabled people

Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD) is set to launch the Recruitment Protocol today, which will help remove barriers to disabled jobseekers.