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Using competencies in the workplace
Date: 07/10/2008
Competencies are as popular as ever in the UK, this IRS survey of 210 employers shows, and employers are agreed about the best ways of designing, introducing and applying them. Their feedback provides the basis for a checklist of effective practice contained in the survey report.

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Tips on avoiding discrimination in job advertisements
Date: 06/10/2008

Employers' Law talks to legal and recruitment experts about how employers can avoid discrimination in job advertisements.


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Diversity-led recruitment and retention strategy at Morgan Stanley
Date: 23/09/2008

Global investment bank Morgan Stanley has spent the past seven years implementing a far-reaching diversity strategy that aims to recruit and retain the most talented staff.


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Rethink supports employees with mental ill health
Date: 23/09/2008

Mental health charity Rethink's successful measures to help recruit and retain individuals with mental ill health provide a model for other employers, particularly because its approach ensures that employees with mental health problems have the same absence levels as other employees.


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Making use of online psychometric testing
Date: 23/09/2008

Take part in IRS research into how employers are using the internet to administer psychometric tests, and how the medium compares with more conventional administration methods.


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Recruitment and age discrimination: business benefits
Date: 12/09/2008

IRS is investigating the impact of the introduction of the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006 on recruitment and would like your help.


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Legal Q&A: Checking immigration status
Date: 10/09/2008

Anne-Marie Balfour, solicitor at Speechly Bircham, explains immigration and employment law implications for employers.


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Recruiting and retaining volunteers
Date: 09/09/2008
Volunteering is on the increase, yet many charities and organisations still struggle to find and keep the unpaid staff they need to carry out their valuable activities. IRS looks at the ways of recruiting and retaining voluntary workers, and the sources of help and advice on offer.

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Graduate recruitment 2008/09: latest trends, techniques and salaries
Date: 05/09/2008
IRS has just launched its 19th annual graduate recruitment survey and would very much appreciate your participation if your organisation targets graduates.

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How employer branding can improve recruitment
Date: 28/08/2008

Employer branding is a marketing concept, rather than a mainstream HR process, denoting the attributes that make an employer special and worth working for, and is attracting increasing interest as a way of improving the quality and diversity of job applicants.


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Working with children: new vetting system in focus
Date: 18/08/2008

The Independent Safeguarding Authority will be charged with vetting staff who work with children and vulnerable adults from October 2009. What will this mean for HR in the public and charity sectors?


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NHS trusts collaborate to help disadvantaged people find work
Date: 05/08/2008

Camden Primary Care Trust and six other NHS employers have set up a job broking service that helps disadvantaged people in Camden and Islington find work in the health and caring sectors.


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Benchmark your computer staff salaries
Date: 29/07/2008
Celre, part of the XpertHR group, is currently recruiting participants for its autumn 2008 Computer Staff Salary Survey.

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Working conditions for temporary staff
Date: 28/07/2008

The latest developments on agency workers’ rights have turned the spotlight on working conditions for temps. How can HR deal with them fairly and legally?


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Survey: Finding ways to manage staff retention
Date: 24/07/2008

How can the loss of key staff members be prevented when employers are seldom interested in managing retention? IRS investigates two methods: managing organisational change more effectively and focusing on employee engagement.


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Weekly dilemma: Young employees
Date: 24/07/2008

Michael Ball, employment partner at Halliwells, explains a company's obligations when employing young people and school leavers for the summer.


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Flexible working at law firm Addleshaw Goddard
Date: 22/07/2008

Law firm Addleshaw Goddard set about creating a company culture that supports a wide range of flexible working options to attract and retain talented individuals.


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Recruitment: graduates of the future
Date: 21/07/2008

How will organisations recruit and retain graduates in 20 years' time? Personnel Today discovers that the increasing global jobs market will create a whole new set of challenges.


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New job advertising offer for XpertHR subscribers
Date: 16/07/2008
The XpertHR "Advertise a job" service has been enhanced to include a fantastic new special introductory offer for XpertHR subscribers from a suite of leading specialist job sites: 50% discount off all job site rate card prices, including a subscription to a CV database.

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Case study: Citi's drive to retain women after maternity leave
Date: 07/07/2008

The award-winning strategy to improve the representation of women at financial services company Citi includes a series of initiatives to encourage women to return to work after maternity leave.


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Weekly dilemma: Vetting through social networking sites
Date: 02/07/2008

Jo Wort, professional support lawyer, and Gagandeep Prasad, solicitor, Charles Russell, explain the potential pitfalls associated with accepting only online applications when recruiting.


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Line manager briefing on induction
Date: 26/06/2008

The most recent addition to our popular line manager briefing series provides guidance on inducting new employees into the workplace.


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Using job boards in online recruitment
Date: 24/06/2008

IRS's latest research provides a unique view of job boards through the eyes of employers. We discover which job boards they are using, how effective they have found them to be and the typical ways in which they make use of their services.


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Legal Q&A: Points-based immigration
Date: 12/06/2008

Kerry Garcia, employment lawyer at Stevens & Bolton, answers questions on the new points-based immigration system.


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Diary of a recruitment outsourcing deal
Date: 09/06/2008

Outsourcing aspects of the business is now a common management strategy, but how closely does the theory match up to the reality? Personnel Today followed the progress of a recruitment process outsourcing deal to find out.


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Retaining employees: what works best?
Date: 06/06/2008

IRS would like you to take part in our new online survey, which will highlight the methods that employers find work best when managing retention.


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Graduate recruiters suffer pushy parents
Date: 05/06/2008

More and more employers are falling victim to the "helicopter parenting" phenomenon. How can HR make the best of family ties?


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