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Recruitment & retention

by Hannah Vickery 1 Nov 2013
by Hannah Vickery 1 Nov 2013
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Capita rolls out ‘agentic AI’ to speed up recruitment

by Jo Faragher
13 Jun 2025
Outsourcing company Capita will use agentic AI to automate more than 200 recruitment tasks and speed up hiring.
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Redundancies boost candidate availability at fastest pace since 2020

by Rob Moss
13 Jun 2025

Candidates availability in May 2025 rose at its fastest pace since 2020, amid reports of redundancies and fewer job opportunities.

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Healthdaq: Shaking up health and social care recruitment

by Jo Faragher
11 Jun 2025

Healthdaq CEO Stephen McLarnon talks about winning Excellence in Public Service Award in 2024 and his company's work reducing agency worker spend.

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Hiring confidence drops due to ‘reset’ in market

by Jo Faragher
10 Jun 2025

UK employers’ hiring confidence for the third quarter of this year has dropped 12%, the steepest quarterly fall in recent...

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Back-up childcare provision aids retention

by Rob Moss
9 Jun 2025

While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.

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Job seekers crave transparency for ADM in recruitment

by Rob Moss
6 Jun 2025

Job candidates crave transparency in the use of ADM in recruitment, wanting to know when and how automatic decision-making is used.

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ICO strategy to examine use of AI in recruitment tech

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5 Jun 2025

Information Commissioner's Office launches AI and biometrics strategy with new ICO codes of practice in the pipeline.

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Back-up childcare provision aids retention

by Rob Moss
9 Jun 2025

While 68% of workers say their employer is supportive of their family needs, this rises to 90% for those with back-up childcare.

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Lawyers to be enticed back to resolve skills shortfall at CPS

by Adam McCulloch
5 Jun 2025

Recruitment drive will see specialist criminal law barristers and solicitors supported back to work for Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

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Flexible working for teachers initiative extended

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23 May 2025

More teachers could benefit from flexible working thanks to a successful initiative to help improve retention.

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The employer strikes back: the rise of ‘quiet cutting’

by Nick Hurley and Emily McPartland
13 Jun 2025

Employers are deploying a way of encouraging disenchantment among workers to trim numbers. But there are major risks attached

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Data ‘blind spots’ blighting employee relations

by Jo Faragher
13 Jun 2025

Discrimination and harassment cases hit their highest levels in companies in 2024, and data blind spots are affecting how companies respond.

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EHRC defends interim update on the implications of Supreme Court’s ruling, saying it was a matter of balancing ‘clarity and speed’.

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RAD Awards 2025: R;pple and Havas People win Work of the Year

by Rob Moss
30 Jan 2025

Suicide prevention charity R;pple and creative agency Havas People win Work of the Year at the RAD Awards 2025

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Exclusive: What attracts each generation to a job?

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29 Jan 2025

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Research lays bare what is most important for each generation when finding a new job, with company reputation deemed as “crucial” for most.

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Why AI plans need to be discussed with delicacy

by Claus Jepsen
20 Dec 2024

It's hard to escape predictions about the impact of AI on the workplace, but businesses need to tread carefully when outlining plans to make efficiences.

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by Personnel Today 13 Jun 2000
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1 Focus recruitment and selection on skills and behaviours needed for a knowledge-sharing culture

2 Allow new staff to identify and input details of their knowledge

3 Ensure reward and recognition systems acknowledge knowledge takers and givers

4 Identify key players’ know-how

5 Identify knowledge-creating competencies

6 Evaluate knowledge contribution

7 Build informal learning spaces where individuals can exchange ideas

8 Encourage participants on courses to pass on learning at their offices

9 Check career strategies encourage individuals to review their knowledge

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10 Review retention management and exit interviews.

• Adapted from Developing a Knowledge Creating Culture by Christina Evans, research associate, Roffey Park

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