Legislation on workplace disputes changing
Andrew Gordon -
From April 2009, the law governing how UK businesses deal with workplace disputes is changing. The idea is that the new system will be quicker, simpler and cheaper… Acas –…
Twitter: what is it and how can you use it for recruitment
Alison Osborne -
Twitter is a social networking website that you can use for free to send short messages to your followers and to read other users’ updates, known as tweets. Imagine…
How can you have the perfect recruitment website?
Alison Osborne -
Maybe striving for perfection is not the answer, but you need to make sure your website is working for you. It’s the part that connects all the expensive HR systems…
Snow stops play, almost
Andrew Gordon -
Like much of the UK, we’ve been hit by heavy snowfalls here in the Midlands. This has meant that many of us have not made it into jobs.ac.uk Towers today.…
jobs.ac.uk snow how it’s done
Andrew Gordon -
Here’s me bleating on about working from home and maintaining productivity and it looks as though the guys at the office are maybe doing less work than I am!! Check…
Finding a job online is mind-numbing
Andrew Gordon -
A friend of mine – Amanda – is job hunting. Because I work in the world of online recruitment, she’s sought my sage-like advice on how best to find her…
Migrant workers – have you seen the TV adverts?
Andrew Gordon -
As we’ve pointed out before, the UK government is slowly introducing a ‘points’ based immigration system. Employers who wish to appoint a skilled person from outside the European area will…
How will the rising cost of fuel affect recruitment?
Andrew Gordon -
The rising cost of fuel has hit all of us hard recently. I think we’re slowly realising that things aren’t going to get any easier. Just the opposite in fact.…
Normal service will be resumed soon
Andrew Gordon -
Hello – remember me? For the last couple of weeks I’ve not been able to use my favourite introduction: “Hi, my name is Andrew Lloyd Gordon and I’m a blogger…you’ve…