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Recruitment boost as Indeed and Microsoft add jobs to Irish locations

Ireland’s capital Dublin is to boosted by the creation of more than a 1,000 new roles at global search engine Indeed and Microsoft.

AA's chatbot aims to steer jobseekers around its new careers site

The Automobile Association (AA) has turned to a chatbot to help candidates navigate its new careers site.

Recruiters ‘named and shamed’ in government’s list of national minimum wage offenders

Five recruitment agencies have been named by government in its largest-ever list of national minimum and living wage offenders.

Industry leaders form partnership to bridge skills gap in energy and utilities sector by 2027

Leaders from across the UK utilities spectrum have united in a bid to find 221,000 new recruits in the sector by 2027.

Taylor rethink on employment practices could have ‘significant impact’ on recruitment of temp workers

Recruiters face losing large numbers of agency workers on their books and potentially loss of income under one of the proposals being considered in the ongoing review of modern working practices, warns an employment lawyer.

FCSA calls on government inquiry head to take considered approach to self employed

The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has called on the head of an inquiry into the changing nature of work and government to take a considered approach to any new legislation for the self employed.
 

Tasty role is choc-a-block with job applicants

Didn’t get any chocolates this Valentine’s Day? Fear not! We may have the perfect part-time role for you chocoholics but don’t be (choco-)late with your application.