Employers should formulate a job description when recruiting to a new position. When recruiting to an existing position, the employer should review the job description to ensure that it is up to date.
The job description should set out accurately the duties and responsibilities of the post and should be used with a person specification to identify the most suitable candidate.
Kavitha Sivasubramaniam considers whether employers are doing enough to level the playing field for neurodivergent workers
Nearly two in three (63%) neurodivergent workers believe employers view neurodiversity as a ‘red flag’, research reveals
LinkedIn research reveals one in 10 people recruited in 2024 have job titles that didn’t exist at the start of the millennium.
Seasonal hiring is so far sluggish for Christmas 2024, while jobseeker demand for work over the period reaches six-year high
“Outdated policies” will be scrapped in a bid to tackle the recruitment crisis facing the armed forces, the defence secretary announces.
New data from LinkedIn highlights a general decline in the number of UK organisations hiring for fully remote positions.
Salary transparency has hit “rock bottom” despite the number of job vacancies rising in July, according to new research.
More than half of UK professionals are quitting new roles because they do not meet their expectations, new research has revealed.
Nearly half (48%) of neurodivergent employees do not feel recruitment processes are fair, with many reporting bias and negative attitudes.
Equality watchdog updates guidance for job ads providing more clarity around 'occupational requirements', particularly in relation to sex.
There will be no more standalone civil service EDI jobs outside HR and external spending will require government sign-off.
Searches for flexible, fully-remote or remote-first work have risen over the past year amid return-to-office mandates.
The number of jobs that come with a signing bonus has fallen by a quarter, research by job search engine Adzuna has found.
The number of jobs ads with flexible working options has plateaued at just 31%, research by Timewise has found.
The number of applications per job in August 2023 were significantly higher than a year earlier, according to CV-Libary.
