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Employers need to break recruitment traditions to boost diversity

Date:: 20 June 2018

Businesses need to "think outside the box" when recruiting if they want to improve diversity across their workforces - especially in entry-level positions.

Recruitment drive for judges to tackle rise in employment cases

Date:: 18 June 2018

The Judicial Appointments Commission is to recruit 54 new judges in a bid to tackle a backlog of cases in the employment tribunal system.

Doctors and nurses to be excluded from Tier 2 visa cap

Date:: 14 June 2018

NHS doctors and nurses will be excluded from restrictions to the number of visas granted to skilled non-EU migrant workers under plans expected to be announced tomorrow (15 June).

Employers inflate starting salaries to attract hard-to-find staff

Date:: 8 June 2018

Employers are hiking up salaries in order to attract candidates amid severe staff shortages, according to the latest data from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation.

Gender pay gap: PwC bans male-only candidate shortlists

Date:: 5 June 2018

Accountancy giant PwC will no longer allow shortlists of candidates for any jobs in the UK that consist only of men as it attempts to close its gender pay gap, the worst among the big four for mean hourly pay.

Home secretary Javid announces review of Tier 2 immigration system

Date:: 4 June 2018

Home secretary Sajid Javid has said that the Home Office would conduct a review of its under-fire policy on issuing Tier 2 visas to skilled candidates from outside the EU and its use of a cap to limit numbers entering the UK.

Number of employers planning to recruit rises to five-year high

Date:: 14 May 2018

There will be strong growth in the demand for labour in the second quarter of 2018, according to the CIPD, with near-term employment expectations rising to a five-year high.

Labour calls for health professionals' exemption from immigration caps

Date:: 3 May 2018

Labour has urged home secretary Sajid Javid to exempt all health professionals from the immigration cap on skilled workers in order to alleviate the pressure on the NHS.

Nine in 10 recruiters say hiring strategies hit by Brexit

Date:: 1 May 2018

With less than a year to go until Brexit, 96% of HR professionals and recruiters have said it is having an impact on their hiring strategies.

London firms struggle to recruit because of housing crisis

Date:: 26 April 2018

The shortage of affordable homes in London has meant that two-thirds (66%) of employers in the capital are struggling to recruit entry-level staff.

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