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Graduates call for blind recruitment practices amid concerns that university snobbery still poses a hurdle for social mobility

Wilko strikes: Pitfalls to avoid when changing contract terms

Thousands of workers at high-street chain Wilko have voted to walk out following a unilateral change to their working hours

How AI will liberate organisations

Artificial intelligence (AI) liberates employees from dry technical tasks and gives them the freedom to devote themselves to what they were intended to be: human capital

Work visas for international graduates to be extended

The government has announced that international students will be able to stay in the UK two years after graduating to find a job, overturning former prime minster Theresa May's restrictive policies

Grad hiring buoyant but Brexit a threat, research finds

?Nearly 22,000 graduate jobs were created over the 2018/19 recruitment season, according to the Institute of Student Employers’ (ISE) annual student recruitment survey

Government Spending Review: Further education, police recruitment and NHS training investment announced

As Sajid Javid declares an end to austerity, HR experts take a look at the main announcements affecting the function

Hiring prisoners can help tackle skills shortages

Employers that train and recruit ex-offenders are well prepared for economic challenges

GSK contractors accused of working outside IR35

News of HMRC sending "aggressive” letters to GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) contractors shows HR must be involved in tax issues, say experts

We must widen our vision of what could shape the future of work

The future of work is a story we will be narrating for many more decades to come

Job advert jargon puts half off from applying

Technical language could be discouraging candidates from even considering roles and costing businesses talent

Women hardest hit by changes in employment

Caring responsibilities and lack of long-term savings and pensions mean women are more likely to feel the effects of economic insecurity

Social media in hiring: Ten top tips

If you think recruiting through social media means putting up the odd tweet or two then you are doomed to failure