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Are employers fully aware of discriminating against those with strong regional accents? Rob McCreath explores the pitfalls.
In the US, Senator Harry Reid's recent remark about President Obama being electable partly because he had ‘no Negro dialect’ caused a furore. Here in Britain, despite Government attempts to foster social mobility accent and dialect remain obstacles to well-paid jobs. But recruiters should beware of making assumptions about the skills and aptitudes of candidates from their accents. Admittedly, there has
LEAPING FORWARD
If recruiters are indeed entering another tough year how can savings be made through online efficiency?
As technology inevitably marches onwards it has become clear that even the most cutting-edge
REDUNDANT THINKING
Despite the worst of the recession behind us there will be some recruiters considering streamlining their workforce. Martin Edwards offers a reminder as to the dos and don’ts of redundancy.
Employment law is notorious for pitfalls, but in 25 years of advising employers and
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Here Peter Savage describes the benefits of becoming a joint venture – as well as potential pitfalls.
In the current economic climate, many recruitment companies are considering ways to maintain or even increase their turnover in order to avoid losing staff and market share. While some
ASK A SILLY QUESTION
Inappropriate interview techniques can result in more than a deflated candidate according to Joe McDermott
Employers are at Risk from Legal Action over Illegal Interview Questions There are always two sides to a job interview; the potential employee’s side and that of the employer. Many of us
RECRUITER DEBT HIKE
Debt recovery firm reveals rise in pursued debts for recruiters
One of the leading debt recovery law firms Lovetts has revealed a huge increase in the volume of bad debt being pursued for payment by recruitment agencies. The value of debt
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IS AWD UNLAWFUL
The Association of Recruitment Consultancies has claimed a technical irregularity in the Agency Workers Directive has ‘considerable ramifications’.
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BE PREPARED
One thing is certain about the October 2011 implementation of the Agency Workers Directive and that is the uncertainty of exactly
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SERVICE LIFT
Traditionally in a recession one of the first things to happen is that companies cut back on permanent recruitment in an
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eploy®, the UK’s leading provider of online recruitment software has expanded its management
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