McDonald's sets out to pick the teams to serve food at the London Olympic Games

McDonald’s has launched its first Olympic Champion Crew Super Team event at its Strand restaurant near Charing Cross Station in London, to select the squad to work in its restaurants at the London...

SME manufacturers see their domestic demand 'flatline' - having an impact on their recruitment prospects

Sentiment has fallen sharply among the UK's small and medium-sized manufacturers, as firms predict a slight decline in production over the next three months, the CBI said today.

SMEs see domestic demand 'flatlining', impacting on recruitment, finds CBI

Sentiment has fallen sharply among the UK's small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), as firms predict a slight decline in production over the next three months, the CBI said today.

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Grimsby and Doncaster identified as major 'black spots' for high levels of NEETS, by The Work Foundation

A report published this morning by The Work Foundation and Private Equity Foundation has uncovered 10 black spots for youth disengagement - cities where between one in five and one in four young...

AWR: comparator vs. Swedish Derogation - No contest when it comes to comparator

The Agency Workers Directive (AWR) has brought about one of the most significant regulatory changes to the UK staffing market. Temporary workers in the UK now have the right to equal treatment in...

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