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    Rumours during recruitment: how should HR respond?

    by Daniel Jennings 9 May 2025
    by Daniel Jennings 9 May 2025

    Stories and rumours about candidates can emerge during the recruitment process, but how seriously should they be taken?

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    Law firm HR professional embroiled in ‘anti-Islam’ row

    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025
    by Jo Faragher 12 Mar 2025

    City law firm compelled to email staff to reassure them senior HR professional’s anti-Islam remarks do not represent its views.

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    The Olympics are here: but what’s the real game?

    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 26 Jul 2024

    For something that is primarily an athletics event, modern business has managed to complicate matters.

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    Tribunal rules on asylum seeker escorts’ WhatsApp texts

    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024
    by Adam McCulloch 30 May 2024

    Derogatory and racist messages shared on workplace WhatsApp group. One worker was unfairly dismissed but another worker's claim failed.

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    Which candidate attraction channels work best?

    by Rob Moss 12 Apr 2024
    by Rob Moss 12 Apr 2024

    Eploy survey of in-house recruiters charts quality and quantity of candidates across different candidate attraction channels.

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    Beware of Quit-Tok, the trend for filming ‘bad news’ meetings

    by Harriet Willis and Anna West 10 Apr 2024
    by Harriet Willis and Anna West 10 Apr 2024

    What is Quit-Tok? Gen Z employees have been taking to social media to show ‘awkward’ discussions with their bosses.

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    Actress to take religious discrimination claim to Court of Appeal

    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2024
    by Rob Moss 14 Mar 2024

    Christian actress Seyi Omooba to take case to Court of Appeal following EAT decision that she had not been religiously discriminated against.

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    Royal Mail targets next generation of posties

    by Rob Moss 28 Sep 2023
    by Rob Moss 28 Sep 2023

    Royal Mail early careers recruitment drive aims to drive down youth unemployment and the average age of its workforce.

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    Acas issues advice ahead of Women’s World Cup semi-final

    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 15 Aug 2023

    Acas has issued employer advice ahead of the Women's World Cup semi-final, which sees England's Lionesses face Australia.

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    Worker unfairly dismissed following offensive Facebook posts

    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2023
    by Ashleigh Webber 13 Apr 2023

    Tribunal finds London Underground employee who posted offensive remarks about the Black Lives Matter protests on Facebook was unfairly dismissed.

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    Is it time to move the goalposts on social media?

    by Brigitte Weaver and George Warren 16 Mar 2023
    by Brigitte Weaver and George Warren 16 Mar 2023

    Should all organisations take another look at social media policies in the wake of the BBC's standoff with Gary Lineker over a comment on Twitter?

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    Gary Lineker: BBC to review social media guidelines

    by Rob Moss 13 Mar 2023
    by Rob Moss 13 Mar 2023

    Corporation to launch independent review of social media use following the boycott of sports programmes by presenters.

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    RAD Awards 2023 shortlist: Use of Social Award

    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023
    by Jo Faragher 13 Jan 2023

    Here are the campaigns shortlisted for the Use of Social Award, sponsored by Socially Recruited.

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    Meta to make 13% of workforce redundant

    by Jo Faragher 9 Nov 2022
    by Jo Faragher 9 Nov 2022

    Facebook and Instagram owner Meta has announced it will make 11,000 staff – or 13% of its workforce – redundant....

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    RAD Awards 2023: Showcase your talent attraction and communications

    by Rob Moss 31 Aug 2022
    by Rob Moss 31 Aug 2022

    Employers who have made great strides in their employer branding and recruitment communications are being invited to enter the 2023...

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