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Responding to UKIP leader Nigel Farage’s statement that he would scrap the ban on discrimination on the grounds of race or colour, Recruitment and Employment Confederation chief executive, Kevin Green says

NHS Employers has said that today’s Shape of Caring Review report could help give care assistants the recognition and career opportunities they deserve. It was published today by Health Education England in partnership with the Nursing and Midwifery Council

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HR apprentice, Yudip Tumrok has been chosen as an ambassador for the British Army’s apprenticeship programme, to help highlight the fact that the Army runs the largest employer apprenticeship scheme in the UK, providing career enhancing qualifications to the next generation of HR specialists. The announcement comes as research has shown that three in five people are not aware of the HR roles available with the Army

With the publication today of a new government report on helping older workers remain in employment, a leading academic has warned that there is still much to be done to get businesses onboard with an ageing workforce. Dr Matt Flynn, Director of the Centre for Research into the Older Workforce at Newcastle University, has welcomed Dr Altmann’s report but says that the government needs to go further to end age discrimination and recognise the economic contribution older workers make

As National Apprenticeship Week gets underway, Busy Bees Training manager, Fay Gibbon, has called for apprenticeships to be recognised as a valuable asset needed to create a skilled, quality workforce and urges businesses to factor Apprentices into their future employment strategy

More than half (52%) of UK companies have increased the number of female IT professionals they employ over the past five years, according to new research1 from specialist IT recruiter Robert Half Technology. UK Chief Information Officers (CIOs) say the growth in employment of women in technology is being largely driven by mentoring programmes (cited by 34%), greater enrolment in technology education (28%) and government initiatives (17%)

Diversity was highlighted as a success factor for any organisation at a recent event, hosted by WCN, the leading UK and global e-Recruitment software provider. Run in conjunction with International law firm Eversheds and The Clear Company, the free-to-attend breakfast seminar was aimed at recruiters and HR mangers

TipTopJob unveil their services in the Philippines as their 3rd country to officially launch under the affiliate scheme

Recruitment software provider, Recruitive, has announced the addition of NQAjobs.com to their panel of 1,500+ job boards

Since Social Media first started allowing businesses to create their own accounts, there has been more and more discussion of how Social Media is "the future of marketing," "the answer to customer and employee engagement," and yes, "the key to recruiting in the 21st century."

Leadership development has become the new top priority for HR professionals in the UK in 2015, and minimising succession risk their 2nd HR priority

Recruitment drive follows venture capital investment in 2014

Responding to a report published today by Dr Ros Altmann, the government’s Business Champion for Older Workers, about the challenges faced by older workers, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) announces plans for an ‘Older Workers Pledge’. To be developed with Age UK, the country’s largest charity working with and for older people, it will aid the professional body for the recruitment industry raise awareness of the issue and champion best practice

A specialist renewables recruitment company has appointed a new member to its team