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By Emma Cross in Recruitment and Retention on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
I was interested to read that the German Government are considering the introduction of a new law which would ban companies from using social networking sites such as Facebook to vet job applicants. German interior minister Thomas de Maiziére is quoted as saying: "Private social networks... read more
By Emma Cross in Recruitment and Retention on Wednesday, September 1, 2010
I was interested to read that the German Government are considering the introduction of a new law which would ban companies from using social networking sites such as Facebook to vet job applicants. German interior minister Thomas de Maiziére is quoted as saying: "Private... read more
By Rita Nissiphorou in General HR Issues on Wednesday, July 14, 2010
In recent times we have seen the rapid growth of social media, from websites like MySpace and Facebook to LinkedIn and Twitter. From an employment perspective, some employers will ban access to such sites entirely, whilst others will encourage it, each for their own reasons. Facebook... read more
It has been reported that draft legislation has been passed by a committee of the European Parliament, which extends maternity leave across Europe from 14 weeks to 20 weeks on full pay. In the UK women get 52 weeks statutory maternity leave (26 weeks Ordinary Maternity Leave and 26 Additional... read more
By Fiona Hamor in General HR Issues on Thursday, January 7, 2010
New specialist coordinators and dedicated advice lines for small businesses are part of a radical overhaul of support for people with mental health conditions and the Government has now published a new strategy for those with mental health conditions who want to work. Increasing job... read more
By Emma Cross in Reward, Pay and Benefits on Monday, November 23, 2009
Many employees who, having accepted a pay freeze this year, were looking forward to receiving a pay rise next year, will have their hopes dashed according to the results of recent survey. The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) and recruitment consultancy Harvey Nash, questioned 240... read more
By Laura Molloy in In the News on Tuesday, November 17, 2009
More than 340,000 families are members of child voucher schemes, which allow parents to sacrifice up to £243 of their gross salary, in return for electronic vouchers that are paid to registered child carers. This can mean a saving of up to £2400 a year via tax relief on the cost of childcare.... read more
By Rita Nissiphorou in In the News on Friday, October 30, 2009
Yvette Cooper, work and pensions secretary has announced that she wants employers to offer better part-time jobs. In addition, job applicants would be able to request flexible working when applying for a job, rather than have to wait 6 months to make such an application, as provided for in... read more
By Louisa Chadwick in General HR Issues on Monday, September 14, 2009
In today’s job market, job seekers are doing whatever it takes to grab employers’ attention. New research has found that growing competition for jobs has driven almost half of jobseekers to change their appearance. According to human capital solutions provider, CareerBuilder, 46% of European... read more
The Government recently published “Unleashing Aspiration: the final report of the panel on fair access to the professions”. The report concludes that the professions are becoming increasingly elitist. The report is not limited to professions such as law and medicine but includes... read more
