Morrisons targets school pupils in bid to promote retail careers

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:08:00 GMT

EXCLUSIVE Morrisons will advertise careers available at the supermarket to school pupils for the first time to crush the myth that retail jobs are just about shelf-stacking, Personnel Toda

Graduate tax-breaks urged for employers who take on university-leavers

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:35:00 GMT

Graduate employers should be given tax breaks to encourage them to hire more young workers, the Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR) has said. Launching its manifesto Talent, Opportunity, Prosperity, the associa

Head teachers sacked in record numbers

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:19:00 GMT

Record numbers of head teachers lost their jobs last year due to school closures and poor exam results, according to a union leader. John Dunford, head of the Association of Schools and College Leaders (ASCL) said 163 of t

Asda tackles discrimination against migrant workers

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:47:00 GMT

Asda today announced plans to work with Unite the union to tackle discrimination against migrant workers

Worker sentenced to 150 hours' community service for witholding previous convictions

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:30:00 GMT

A former GP practice manager has been sentenced to 150 hours' community service after failing to disclose her previous convictions to a new employer. In February 2008, Brenda Wa

Friday Podcast: Graduate recruitment and degree qualifications; Government efficiency '10-point plan'

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 14:44:00 GMT

HR news and analysis including: Graduate recruitment: are recruiters beginning to see beyond the 2:1 degree? The HR response to the government’s new '10-poin

Public sector employment losing popularity

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:12:00 GMT

The public sector has plummeted in popularity as an employer and is losing its sparkle as a place to work, research revealed today. The poll of more than 500 private sector staff by recruitment agency

Graduate recruiters urged to look beyond academic qualifications

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

Graduate recruiters have been urged to stop focusing on "arbitrary" academic qualifications in order to improve retention and diversity and source more suitable candidates. The call follows an announc

Asda and Unite strike deal to pay temporary workers the same as permanent staff

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 08:51:00 GMT

Thousands of temporary workers in the food industry will now receive pay equal to that of permanent staff under a deal agreed between Asda and Unite union. Asda, the UK's second-largest supermarket, has added pressure on o

Permanent jobs show fastest rise in two-and-a-half years

Wed, 03 Mar 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The number of people placed into permanent jobs saw the greatest increase in two-and-a-half years la

REC urges employer recruitment review after discrimination confusion

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 10:01:00 GMT

Employers are being urged to scrutinise their recruitment processes to ensure they are not putting up barriers that might prevent people applying for jobs. Tom Hadley, director of external relations a

Ex-soldier recruitment campaign launched for employers

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:20:00 GMT

A new campaign has been launched to encourage employers to recruit ex-soldiers. The 'Hire a Hero' campaign was set up to dispel prejudice against former servicemen and women following complaints that

Foreign language skills make jobseekers more employable during recession

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:01:00 GMT

The UK's top employers are urging young people to improve their employability prospects by adding a language to their CV. Nearly 300 firms, including Boots, Arsenal FC, HSBC, IBM and British Airways, have signed up to the

Npower joins PwC in seeking new ways to assess graduates

Wed, 24 Feb 2010 07:21:00 GMT

Graduate employers are ditching their reliance on academic qualifications to separate good candidates from the weaker ones. Energy giant Npower is the latest graduate recruiter to admit it is looking to filter candidates b

Protesters blockade power station over jobs given to overseas workers

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 09:03:00 GMT

More than 200 protestors blocked access to the site of a new power station yesterday, over claims that new jobs will go to foreign workers. The power station, being built in Pembroke by energy company RWE, will employ mor

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