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British Army launches videos to increase recruitment among ethnic minorities

The British Army has launched the first of three recruitment videos - Slough to Soldier: Why I joined the Army.

Schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, a judicial review has ruled

A judicial review judgment, ruling that Department for Work and Pensions schemes to help unemployed people get work are not slave labour, means the department can continue to help people get the...

Hot topic: are graduate management schemes a façade for talent on the cheap?

Last month, Asda unveiled a fast-track retail management scheme, which will offer 15 graduates an opportunity to become a manager in a year. Asda launched a programme of apprenticeship training...

Crush Complexity: employment tribunals – mediate, or pay?

The old chestnut of tribunal reform has barely been out of the news, since HR called on HRDs last month (cover pictured right) to propose their agendas for change in the tribunal procedure, in our...

UK employee enthusiasm for social media spurned, finds Hyphen study

UK organisations are failing to harness social media for effective engagement with staff. This is creating a communications disconnect between employees and management, according to a survey of 1,500...

Lloyds Banking Group HR director to leave the organisation

After five years at Lloyds Banking Group (LBG), group HRD, Angie Risley (pictured), has announced her intention to depart.

‘Employees first, customers second’, says HCL Technologies’ global HRD

Global IT company HCL Technologies has made the controversial decision to announce 'Employees first' on its website homepage, rather than customers first.

LV= launches financial services apprenticeship for customer service teams

Insurance company LV= has launched a financial services apprenticeship Programme for customer service teams working within its life insurance and retirement solutions business.

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Nine out of 10 employees still claim to be 'engaged' at work, reports ETS

A study by HR consultancy ETS has found almost nine out of 10 employees describe themselves as being ‘engaged’ at work.

Eight out of 10 employers ill-equipped to offer their employees rehabilitation support following long-term illness, finds Aviva

The Government is calling for employers to be at the centre of managing employees back to work following absence, but only 20% of employers feel equipped to offer their employees rehabilitation...

UK employers fail to plump for succession planning, with barely half building talent pipelines, reports ILM

Employers are failing to build the skills of the future, despite calls from Government to address the effectiveness of management development in business, according to research from the Institute of...

'Actively passive' jobseekers: the new challenge for recruitment, according to survey of 749 employees

Recruiters need to move beyond a focus on active or passive candidates, according to a recent poll by online recruiter, Webrecruit, which found 41% of employees, while not actively looking for a job,...

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