Recruiters under spotlight as ageism remains in the workplace

A new report on retaining, retraining and recruiting older workers has called on government to introduce a national strategy to combat “significant evidence” of unconscious bias and age discrimination.

UK unemployment down to 1.86 million

Unemployment has fallen across the board except for under 18s, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics.

Tax cuts to preserve oil and gas jobs

Substantial tax cuts aimed at safeguarding jobs in the UK’s oil & gas sector are among measures expected to affect recruiters from Budget 2015.

Vacancy Filler Recruitment Software to help Rohan

Clothing manufacturer Rohan has appointed Vacancy Filler Recruitment Software to streamline recruitment process.

Recruit Right wins Liverpool One contract

Merseyside recruitment agency Recruit Right has been chosen as partner of choice to recruit staff for the Liverpool One shopping complex.

Chad Harrison partners with Japanese recruiter

Chemical, energy and mining specialist recruiter Chad Harrison International has entered into a partnership with Tokyo-based Japanese recruiter FocusCore Group.

In-house move tougher for agency recruiters finds research

Employers hiring agency recruiters or search specialist for in-house recruitment roles are typically “one-hit options”, bringing onboard just one of this population at a time, according to research by an in-house specialist recruiter.