http://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/07/48887/nhs-director-jailed-for-lying-about-professional-qualifications.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/07/48887/nhs-director-jailed-for-lying-about-professional-qualifications.html An NHS director has been jailed after lying on his CV about his profWed, 07 Jan 2009 15:55:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/06/48867/5000-uk-employers-register-as-migrant-worker-sponsors.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/06/48867/5000-uk-employers-register-as-migrant-worker-sponsors.html Nearly 5,000 UK employers have registered as sponsors for migrant workers, government statistics show. The UK Border Agency announced that 4,875 businesses had registered for the new Australian-style points-baseTue, 06 Jan 2009 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/05/48865/tuc-welcomes-staffshare-secondment-plan.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2009/01/05/48865/tuc-welcomes-staffshare-secondment-plan.html A new service which enables organisations to sell the time of their staff has been welcomed by the TUC. StaffShare allows organisations to registerMon, 05 Jan 2009 11:53:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48805/employment-prospects-of-ethnic-minorities-fail-to-improve-since-1970s.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48805/employment-prospects-of-ethnic-minorities-fail-to-improve-since-1970s.html The employment prospects of some of the UK's ethnic minorities have failed to improve and may well have declined markedly since the 1970s, according to research. A study by research professors at both Manchester and OFri, 19 Dec 2008 14:57:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48800/unions-slam-decision-to-restrict-number-of-bulgarian-and-romanian-migrants-entering-uk-to-work.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/19/48800/unions-slam-decision-to-restrict-number-of-bulgarian-and-romanian-migrants-entering-uk-to-work.html Unions have slammed the government’s decision to keep restrictions on the number of Bulgarian and Romanian migrants entering the UK to work. The <A href="http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitecontent/documents/aboutFri, 19 Dec 2008 09:51:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/18/48795/recruitment-freezes-expected-in-2009.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/18/48795/recruitment-freezes-expected-in-2009.html Widespread recruitment freezes are expected in 2009 as the recession continues to bite, a human capital consulting firm has warned. Financial services companies will stop hiring and are due to implemeThu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48707/agency-workers-directive-must-come-into-force-in-the-uk-by-5-december-2011.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48707/agency-workers-directive-must-come-into-force-in-the-uk-by-5-december-2011.html The Agency Workers Directive must come into force in the UK by 5 December 2011, the European Union (EU) has announced. The EU set the implementation date as it published the official wording of the directive - which will gWed, 10 Dec 2008 10:50:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48705/skilled-migrants-celebrate-after-being-given-go-ahead-to-challenge-visa-rules.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48705/skilled-migrants-celebrate-after-being-given-go-ahead-to-challenge-visa-rules.html Thousands of skilled migrants are celebrating another legal victory over the Home Office after being given the green light to challenge retrospective changesWed, 10 Dec 2008 10:08:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48704/cipd-chief-points-to-importance-of-professional-qualifications-in-boosting-earnings.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/10/48704/cipd-chief-points-to-importance-of-professional-qualifications-in-boosting-earnings.html CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme has spoken of the importance of professionaWed, 10 Dec 2008 09:32:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48702/incapacity-benefits-claimed-by-40-of-people-in-one-manchester-district.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48702/incapacity-benefits-claimed-by-40-of-people-in-one-manchester-district.html More than 40% of people living in a district of Greater Manchester are claiming incapacity benefits, it has been revealed. Falinge, in Rochdale, is home to 1,142 working-age people – and 490 of them are reported to beTue, 09 Dec 2008 13:58:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48700/online-recruitment-hits-19-month-low.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48700/online-recruitment-hits-19-month-low.html Online recruitment hit a 19-month low in November as demand for new staff plummeted in several industry sectors across the UK. TTue, 09 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48698/global-economic-crisis-may-force-more-short-term-contracts.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/09/48698/global-economic-crisis-may-force-more-short-term-contracts.html The global financial crisis will force companies to offer short-term contracts rather than permanent jobs to new employees, according to academics. Vicente Cuñat, a finance lecturer at the London School of Economics, has wTue, 09 Dec 2008 10:48:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/08/48663/london-olympic-2012-organisers-promise-interviews-to-disabled.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/08/48663/london-olympic-2012-organisers-promise-interviews-to-disabled.html The organisers of the 2012 Olympic Games have pledged to give job interviews to all disabled applicants who meet the criteria for a vacancy. The promise is part of a recruitment drive by the London Organising ComMon, 08 Dec 2008 10:37:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/08/48662/cipd-warns-uk-to-prepare-for-widescale-redundancy.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/08/48662/cipd-warns-uk-to-prepare-for-widescale-redundancy.html The UK should brace itself for a further wave of redundancies, according to one economist, following news that 533,000 jobs were axed in the US in NovemMon, 08 Dec 2008 10:17:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48642/baby-p-media-witch-hunt-to-make-filling-social-worker-posts-even-harder.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48642/baby-p-media-witch-hunt-to-make-filling-social-worker-posts-even-harder.html The media witch-hunt of Haringey social workers in the wake of the Baby P case will add to the profession's recruitment and retention problems, experts have warned. Front-line social workers were singled out for criticismFri, 05 Dec 2008 17:01:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48647/dave-ulrich-calls-on-hr-to-exploit-downturn-to-get-rid-of-duds.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/05/48647/dave-ulrich-calls-on-hr-to-exploit-downturn-to-get-rid-of-duds.html Business guru Dave Ulrich has urged HR professionals to use the tough economic climate to their advantage in 2009 - by getting rid of poor performers. Speaking excFri, 05 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48605/cipd-praises-decision-not-to-put-flexible-working-extension-on-hold.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48605/cipd-praises-decision-not-to-put-flexible-working-extension-on-hold.html CIPD chief executive Jackie Orme has praised the government for "holding itsWed, 03 Dec 2008 14:22:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48599/queens-speech-workplace-equality-flexible-working-welfare-reform-and-skills-all-on-the-agenda.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48599/queens-speech-workplace-equality-flexible-working-welfare-reform-and-skills-all-on-the-agenda.html Measures to increase workplace equality, extend flexible working rights, reform the welfare-to-work process and boost skills featured in the Queen's Speech<STRONWed, 03 Dec 2008 12:44:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48592/recruitment-hits-record-low.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/03/48592/recruitment-hits-record-low.html Demand for both permanent and temporary staff has plummeted to a record low, a comprehensive report revealed today. The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and KPMG Report on Jobs showed that last month saw the sWed, 03 Dec 2008 09:31:00 GMThttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/02/48555/recession-hit-firms-face-damage-from-survivor-guilt-after-redundancies.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/12/02/48555/recession-hit-firms-face-damage-from-survivor-guilt-after-redundancies.html The biggest challenge for HR professionals over the next 12 months will be dealing with survivor guilt, an expert has warned. Robin Wood, managing director for HR service provider CMC, said survivors' feelings of guilt afteTue, 02 Dec 2008 08:55:00 GMT