If you are currently using enforced subject access requests to gather information about candidates during your recruitment exercises, you are committing a criminal offence. The new law came into force on 10th March 2015, and it’s likely that many businesses will need to update their practices to ensure that they’re compliant. Previously, it was legally acceptable for employers to require …
Lessons to take away from the Secretary job advert disaster
Recruitment firm ICS faced a massive backlash recently after advertising a job role with a raunchy image of a woman bent over in a short skirt. The advert was posted on social media and included the caption ‘Secretary required in Mayfair. Stockings optional! £35K. Ready to assume the position?’ Unsurprisingly, the firm was inundated by messages from angry Twitter users. …
Are you doing your bit for youth employment?
A recent study by CIPD suggests that whilst organisations as a whole are improving when it comes to the opportunities that they offer young people, small and medium sized businesses are lagging behind. Almost 50% of companies now offer apprenticeships, and 80% employ at least one young person. SMEs though were much less likely to pull their weight in these …