PersonnelToday.com - Recruitment and staffing newshttp://www.personneltoday.com/en-gbWed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMTStaff retention and productivity boosted in hospitality industry by 66% of employers investing in traininghttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47155/staff-retention-and-productivity-boosted-in-hospitality-industry-by-66-of-employers-investing-in-training.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/20/47155/staff-retention-and-productivity-boosted-in-hospitality-industry-by-66-of-employers-investing-in-training.html Employers in the UK hospitality industry provide more training than any other sector, and it has helped their retention, research has shown. The National EmployeWed, 20 Aug 2008 09:30:00 GMTRecruitment freeze at Merrill Lynch to cut headcount worldwidehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47152/recruitment-freeze-at-merrill-lynch-to-cut-headcount-worldwide.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/19/47152/recruitment-freeze-at-merrill-lynch-to-cut-headcount-worldwide.html Investment bank Merrill Lynch is continuing its cost-cutting programme with a freeze on staff recruitment that will cost further jobs in the UK. Up to 5,000 jobs worldwide will be cut, including 400 in the City, as the compTue, 19 Aug 2008 15:00:00 GMTMI5 recruits gay lobbyist Stonewall to target homosexual candidates for spying roleshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47119/mi5-recruits-gay-lobbyist-stonewall-to-target-homosexual-candidates-for-spying-roles.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47119/mi5-recruits-gay-lobbyist-stonewall-to-target-homosexual-candidates-for-spying-roles.html Intelligence service MI5 has teamed up with a gay lobby group to actively recruit more homosexual staff, it has emerged. The UK security servicMon, 18 Aug 2008 10:30:00 GMTSeasoned HR directors become prime head hunting targetshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47114/seasoned-hr-directors-become-prime-head-hunting-targets.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/18/47114/seasoned-hr-directors-become-prime-head-hunting-targets.html HR directors who plied their trade through the recession of the early 1990s have become prime targets for headhunters as the economic climate worsens. National headhunting firms have reported a growing need for Mon, 18 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMTOutplacement improves retention rates, according to HR director surveyhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47112/outplacement-improves-retention-rates-according-to-hr-director-survey.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/15/47112/outplacement-improves-retention-rates-according-to-hr-director-survey.html Two-thirds of HR directors believe providing support for staff who are made redundant improves retention rates, according to research. The <A href="http://www.insala.com/Articles/career-transitionFri, 15 Aug 2008 09:47:00 GMTOnline recruitment activity in HR sector hits 13-month lowhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47096/online-recruitment-activity-in-hr-sector-hits-13-month-low.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47096/online-recruitment-activity-in-hr-sector-hits-13-month-low.html Online recruitment activity in the HR sector has fallen to the lowest number in 13 months, official figures have revealed. The number of HR jobs being recruited has fallen from 187 points in July 2007 to 173 points on the <Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:39:00 GMTExecutive brain drain accelerates as economic situation worsenshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47060/executive-brain-drain-accelerates-as-economic-situation-worsens.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/14/47060/executive-brain-drain-accelerates-as-economic-situation-worsens.html Senior business people are increasingly looking abroad for work as the economic conditions dampen opportunitThu, 14 Aug 2008 00:28:00 GMTNine out of 10 IT staff looking for better jobshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/13/47088/nine-out-of-10-it-staff-looking-for-better-jobs.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/13/47088/nine-out-of-10-it-staff-looking-for-better-jobs.html Almost 90% of permanent IT employees are looking for more lucrative job opportunities, a survey has found. A poll by IT recruiters Computer People also found more than one-third (34%) of all respondents expected to leave thWed, 13 Aug 2008 10:28:00 GMTOnline recruitment activity continues to fallhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/13/47087/online-recruitment-activity-continues-to-fall.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/13/47087/online-recruitment-activity-continues-to-fall.html Online recruitment activity continued to fall in July, according to the latest figures from the Monster Employment Index. TheWed, 13 Aug 2008 10:07:00 GMTMore than 60% of midwives consider quittinghttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47062/more-than-60-of-midwives-consider-quitting.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/12/47062/more-than-60-of-midwives-consider-quitting.html Midwives are struggling to deal with the UK's rising population, and more than half have considered resigning, a survey has found. The UK-wideTue, 12 Aug 2008 00:23:00 GMTCBI science initiative aims to boost school and university numbershttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47056/cbi-science-initiative-aims-to-boost-school-and-university-numbers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47056/cbi-science-initiative-aims-to-boost-school-and-university-numbers.html The UK's leading employer group has called on the government to do more to make teenagers pursue careers in science, and says employers also share the responsibility. Richard Lambert, the CBI's diMon, 11 Aug 2008 10:35:00 GMTMigrant women most likely to be denied minimum wage http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47055/migrant-women-most-likely-to-be-denied-minimum-wage.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/11/47055/migrant-women-most-likely-to-be-denied-minimum-wage.html Migrant women are the most likely workers to be denied the minimum wage, research has revealed. A stuMon, 11 Aug 2008 09:57:00 GMTFriday podcast - 8 Aug 08: McDonald's and police recruitment, and UBS poachinghttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/46973/friday-podcast-8-aug-08-mcdonalds-and-police-recruitment-and-ubs-poaching.html Our weekly HR news and analysis audio programme includes: chief people officer Angela O’Connor tells Personnel Today how the Police Service should copy the Armed Forces in advertising better for the range of caFri, 08 Aug 2008 17:25:00 GMTIllegal criminal record checks on staff being carried out by employershttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47044/illegal-criminal-record-checks-on-staff-being-carried-out-by-employers.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47044/illegal-criminal-record-checks-on-staff-being-carried-out-by-employers.html Employers are making illegal criminal record checks on staff, amid calls for a review of the law. A BBC Radio 4 investigation has discovered requests to the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) for applicants to jobs such as trainFri, 08 Aug 2008 10:00:00 GMTNew degree launched to help close IT skills gaphttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47043/new-degree-launched-to-help-close-it-skills-gap.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/08/47043/new-degree-launched-to-help-close-it-skills-gap.html A new foundation degree will be launched at 12 colleges around the UK this autumn to address the nation's growing IT skills gap. The part-time <A href="http://courses.tvu.ac.uk/CourseDetails.aspx?CourseInstanceID=3453Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:43:00 GMTUnemployed recruitment target of 25% for Travelodge in coastal Local Employment Partnership scheme http://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47034/unemployed-recruitment-target-of-25-for-travelodge-in-coastal-local-employment-partnership-scheme.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47034/unemployed-recruitment-target-of-25-for-travelodge-in-coastal-local-employment-partnership-scheme.html Employment and welfare reform minister Stephen Timms has welcomed a hotel chain's pledge to create hundreds of new jobs for the long-term unemployed by building 55 neThu, 07 Aug 2008 14:00:00 GMTInnovative graduate recruitment vital to future social care workforcehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47024/innovative-graduate-recruitment-vital-to-future-social-care-workforce.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/07/47024/innovative-graduate-recruitment-vital-to-future-social-care-workforce.html The chief of HR at a social care charity has voiced serious concerns about the lack of people choosing to work in the sector now, which could cause major staffing problems in 20 years' time. <A href="http://www.personneltThu, 07 Aug 2008 11:00:00 GMTNew tax rules could add £400m to cost of hiring tempshttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47014/new-tax-rules-could-add-400m-to-cost-of-hiring-temps.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/47014/new-tax-rules-could-add-400m-to-cost-of-hiring-temps.html New tax rules could add an extra £400m to the cost of hiring temporary workers in certain sectors, the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) has warned. The government announced plans in theWed, 06 Aug 2008 14:32:00 GMTMcDonald’s to create 4,000 jobs across the UKhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46999/mcdonalds-to-create-4000-jobs-across-the-uk.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46999/mcdonalds-to-create-4000-jobs-across-the-uk.html Fast-food giant McDonald's is to create 4,000 jobs across the UK in response to soaring demand. The company, which is serving two million more customers every month in the UK than last year, this morning launched a recruitmWed, 06 Aug 2008 09:00:00 GMTSharp fall in demand for permanent staff as recruitment freezes bitehttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46996/sharp-fall-in-demand-for-permanent-staff-as-recruitment-freezes-bite.htmlhttp://www.personneltoday.com/Articles/2008/08/06/46996/sharp-fall-in-demand-for-permanent-staff-as-recruitment-freezes-bite.html Demand for permanent staff fell at the fastest rate for seven years in July, according to a monthly study of the UK job market. The Report on Jobs, by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC) and professiWed, 06 Aug 2008 08:00:00 GMT