Editors Blog

The Apprentice | Essex council jumps on the PR bandwagon

For weeks the email inboxes of the Personnel Today team have been bombarded by press releases from all manner of companies jumping aboard The Apprentice bandwagon. Now ahead of the show's final episode tonight, that bombardment has reached unprecedented levels with...

Posted by Mike Berry on June 11, 2008 10:40 AM

Recruitment | Discrimination and the baby question

A new survey reveals that three-quarters of bosses say they would not take on a new recruit if they knew they were going to fall pregnant within six months of starting. The survey by Employment Law Advisory Services (ELAS), comes...

Posted by Mike Berry on April 21, 2008 2:30 PM

The Apprentice | Grafting distracts from leadership

"I have found you one of the biggest shopping centres in England" said Sir Alan when explaining tonight's photography task. Well done Sir Alan, they tend to be quite easy to find. "I've got an IQ of 170" boasted Simon...

Posted by Rob Moss on April 16, 2008 10:55 PM

The Apprentice | Pregnant pause please Sir Alan

Sir Alan Sugar's views on women in the workplace - and how they should be upfront in job interviews about their intention to start a family - are well publicised. The boardroom Gruffalo believes employment laws are damaging to women...

Posted by Mike Berry on April 8, 2008 9:47 AM

The Apprentice | Class discrimination!

It was only when today when I read a review of last night’s Hancock and Joan on BBC4 last night that I remembered why I’d intended not to start watching the new series of The Apprentice on BBC1. But watch...

Posted by Rob Moss on March 27, 2008 4:24 PM