http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service should copy the Armed Forces in advertising better for the range of caFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47044/illegal-criminal-record-checks-on-staff-being-carried-out-by-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47044/illegal-criminal-record-checks-on-staff-being-carried-out-by-employers.html Employers are making illegal criminal record checks on staff, amid calls for a review of the law. A BBC Radio 4 investigation has discovered requests to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) for applicants to jobs such as trainFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47043/new-degree-launched-to-help-close-it-skills-gap.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47043/new-degree-launched-to-help-close-it-skills-gap.html A new foundation degree will be launched at 12 colleges around the UK this autumn to address the nation's growing IT skills gap. The part-time <A href="http://courses.tvu.ac.uk/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseInstanceID=3453Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:43:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47034/unemployed-recruitment-target-of-25-for-travelodge-in-coastal-local-employment-partnership-scheme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47034/unemployed-recruitment-target-of-25-for-travelodge-in-coastal-local-employment-partnership-scheme.html Employment and welfare reform minister Stephen Timms has welcomed a hotel chain's pledge to create hundreds of new jobs for the long-term unemployed by building 55 neThu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47024/innovative-graduate-recruitment-vital-to-future-social-care-workforce.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47024/innovative-graduate-recruitment-vital-to-future-social-care-workforce.html The chief of HR at a social care charity has voiced serious concerns about the lack of people choosing to work in the sector now, which could cause major staffing problems in 20 years' time. <A href="http://www.personneltoThu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47014/new-tax-rules-could-add-400m-to-cost-of-hiring-temps.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47014/new-tax-rules-could-add-400m-to-cost-of-hiring-temps.html New tax rules could add an extra £400m to the cost of hiring temporary workers in certain sectors, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned. The government announced plans in theWed, 06 Aug 2008 14:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46999/mcdonalds-to-create-4000-jobs-across-the-uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46999/mcdonalds-to-create-4000-jobs-across-the-uk.html Fast-food giant McDonald's is to create 4,000 jobs across the UK in response to soaring demand. The company, which is serving two million more customers every month in the UK than last year, this morning launched a recruitmWed, 06 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46996/sharp-fall-in-demand-for-permanent-staff-as-recruitment-freezes-bite.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46996/sharp-fall-in-demand-for-permanent-staff-as-recruitment-freezes-bite.html Demand for permanent staff fell at the fastest rate for seven years in July, according to a monthly study of the UK job market. The Report on Jobs, by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and professiWed, 06 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/05/46997/police-job-ads-should-copy-armed-forces-campaign-says-police-improvement-agency-people-chief.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/05/46997/police-job-ads-should-copy-armed-forces-campaign-says-police-improvement-agency-people-chief.html EXCLUSIVE Police recruitment should mirror that of the Armed Forces by advertising for the full range of career paths it has to offer, a senior policing figure has urged. <PTue, 05 Aug 2008 16:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/05/46990/skilled-migrant-forum-threatens-home-office-with-second-judicial-review-over-unlawful-hsmp-changes.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/05/46990/skilled-migrant-forum-threatens-home-office-with-second-judicial-review-over-unlawful-hsmp-changes.html Campaigners have given the government a 14-day deadline to make further changes to the controversial Highly Skilled Migrant Programme (HSMP) - or face a second judicial review. The HSMP Forum wrote to the Home Office on 30 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/04/46978/employees-lose-confidence-in-job-security.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/04/46978/employees-lose-confidence-in-job-security.html Workers are rapidly losing confidence in the security of their jobs, research has revealed. A survey of 2,000 adults by bank Lloyds TSB showed that more than a quarter believed their job was less safe than a yeaMon, 04 Aug 2008 12:05:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46968/police-service-to-launch-graduate-fast-track-scheme-to-boost-applicants-for-senior-posts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/01/46968/police-service-to-launch-graduate-fast-track-scheme-to-boost-applicants-for-senior-posts.html A graduate fast-track scheme may be launched in the Police Service for the first time to help drive up the number of applicants for senior officer posts, the government revealed last month. The Green Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:36:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46959/bradford-bingley-project-helps-homeless-people-into-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/31/46959/bradford-bingley-project-helps-homeless-people-into-work.html Bradford Bingley is running a ground-breaking project in West Yorkshire to help get homeless people back into work. The financial services provider is working with the <A href="http://www.bitc.org.uk/take_action/in_Thu, 31 Jul 2008 13:06:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46910/lose-your-job-and-you-could-be-broke-in-52-days.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/28/46910/lose-your-job-and-you-could-be-broke-in-52-days.html The average worker would run out of money within 52 days if they lost their job, according to research by Yorkshire Building Society. The survey found that while most people have monthly outgoings of about £1,44Mon, 28 Jul 2008 11:02:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46886/jobseekers-in-financial-services-face-two-month-wait-for-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46886/jobseekers-in-financial-services-face-two-month-wait-for-work.html Jobseekers in the financial services sector are taking almost two months to find new employment as opportunities continue to wane, research has found. The number of vacancies came in below last year's figures for the sixthFri, 25 Jul 2008 12:25:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46884/friday-podcast-council-ceo-merry-go-round-proceeding-delay-verdict-and-rate-your-employer-online.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46884/friday-podcast-council-ceo-merry-go-round-proceeding-delay-verdict-and-rate-your-employer-online.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: news that councils are increasingly poaching chief executives from rival local authorities, avoiding having to promote from within or train private sectFri, 25 Jul 2008 12:23:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46874/lying-on-cvs-for-job-applications-rises-to-17.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/25/46874/lying-on-cvs-for-job-applications-rises-to-17.html Lying on CVs is on the increase, according to an indepth study of job applications. Pre-employment screening company Powerchex <A href="http://www.powerchex.co.uk/documents/Grads%20from%20top-ranked%20universitites%20less%Fri, 25 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46836/moscow-crowned-most-expensive-city-for-expats-for-third-year-running.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/24/46836/moscow-crowned-most-expensive-city-for-expats-for-third-year-running.html Moscow is the world's most expensive city for expats for the third consecutive year, according to the annual Cost of Living Survey from HR consultThu, 24 Jul 2008 07:54:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/23/46827/unemployed-londoners-need-more-help-from-local-councils-to-get-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/23/46827/unemployed-londoners-need-more-help-from-local-councils-to-get-work.html Councils across London need to do more to help unemployed people into work, according to a new report. Research by lobby group London Councils found that local authorities across the capital were employing a range to initiaWed, 23 Jul 2008 14:41:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/23/46819/black-and-minority-ethnic-apprentice-numbers-are-dramatically-low.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/07/23/46819/black-and-minority-ethnic-apprentice-numbers-are-dramatically-low.html The number of black and minority ethnic (BME) people taking up apprenticeships is dramatically low, new research has revealed. Less than 7% of apprentices are of BME origin, with participation especially low among Indian, bWed, 23 Jul 2008 11:33:00 GMT