Apprenticeships should embrace diversity, says minister

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 12:29:00 GMT

Making sure that more people with disabilities or learning difficulties, and those from minorities, are able to benefit from apprenticeships is a priority for the Government, according to skills minister John Hayes.

Employer branding conference preview: Connecting Employees to Customers to Profit

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:26:00 GMT

London will play host to the 2012 Employer Branding World Series Summit on 21 March and Personnel Today and TMP Worldwide are official partners for the event. The "2012 Employer Branding World Series" S

Small firms to be given £1,500 to hire first apprentices

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:11:00 GMT

Small businesses will be offered £1,500 to take on their first young apprentices, as part of a government drive to boost apprenticeship numbers. To coincide with National Apprenticeship Week, Prime Minister David Cameron t

Too few applicants to fill graduate roles, say employers

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:01:00 GMT

Nearly two-fifths (38%) of employers believe that there are too few graduates to fill entry-level vacancies, despite high youth unemployment rates, new research has found. Figures from the Office for National Statistics sh

Employee referrals fill one job post in eight

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:01:00 GMT

Organisations that use employee referral schemes fill one-eighth (13%) of their vacancies through this method, new research has found. XpertHR's survey on employee referral schemes found that 69% of employers used staff ref

G4S starts recruitment drive for 10,000 Olympic Games security staff

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:10:00 GMT

G4S, the security provider for the London 2012 Olympic Games, has launched what it called "the biggest paid recruitment drive this century" in order to hire 10,000 security staff in time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer.

Lack of skilled candidates leaving graduate roles unfilled

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:40:00 GMT

One-third of graduate recruiters failed to meet their recruitment targets in 2010-11 because of a lack of suitably skilled candidates, according to research published today. The Association of Graduate Recruiters' (AGR) wi

RAD Awards 2012: winners announced

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 00:01:00 GMT

The RAD Awards 2012 took place last night at London's Grosvenor House Hotel, recognising the best in recruitment media and communications across a range of categories. The awards ceremony, hosted by comedian Sean Lock and S

Anonymous CV plans backed by major employers

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:16:00 GMT

More than 100 major UK businesses have signed up to a government initiative that proposes asking for CVs without the name or the school details of candidates in order to remove the risk of discrimination during the applicati

One organisation in three has no plans to deal with Olympics disruption

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 12:05:00 GMT

Almost one-third (29%) of organisations have no plans to deal with disruption caused by this summer's London Olympics, despite the majority expecting to experience some form of disruption during the Games. This is accordin

Disagreement continues over immigration's impact on UK unemployment

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 16:43:00 GMT

There have been further developments today in the debate over the impact of immigration on levels of unemployment in the UK. Research published today by the Government's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) points to an assoc

Agency Workers Regulations not hitting use of temporary staff

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 13:50:00 GMT

Figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) appear to refute claims that employers will lay off large numbers of temporary workers this week to get around the requirements of the new Agency Workers Regulations (AWR).

PwC to lead creation of Higher Apprenticeship scheme

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 12:49:00 GMT

Accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has announced that it will lead the development of a Higher Apprenticeship programme for young people looking to move into the professional services sector. Earlier this week, b

Government unveils £1 billion youth employment package

Fri, 25 Nov 2011 11:47:00 GMT

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has unveiled a £1 billion package aimed at tackling youth unemployment through the creation of 400,000 work and training placements. The "youth contract" initiative will offer subsidies of

Recession causing employees to shun flexible working

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 09:52:00 GMT

Employees are less inclined to take up the option of flexible working and are instead prone to "presenteeism" due to pressure they feel because of the ongoing economic uncertainty. This is according to telecommunications c

Half of employers carry out background checks for senior roles

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT

Nearly half (46%) of organisations gather background information on potential candidates for senior management roles using methods including criminal record disclosures and the use of candidate-checking agencies. This

Majority of employers willing to hire ex-offenders

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:04:00 GMT

More than half of employers believe that they have an important role to play in helping ex-offenders back into the workplace, according to a report published today. The survey,

Job market showing signs of recovery

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:01:00 GMT

There are indications that the UK job market is experiencing a recovery, after figures released today highlighted the biggest month-on-month increase in job demand for almost two years. The figures, from Reed's job index fo

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