Labour shortages in the Thai fishing industry has prompted a government suggestion that ex-prisoners should be employed in the sector, according to the National News Bureau of Thailand.
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Financial services provider Nationwide Building Society has appointed Ann Brown as HR director.
Jonathan Young has been promoted to director, international talent acquisition at global defence and space company Lockheed Martin.
Heating and plumbing supplies provider Wolseley UK has appointed Joanne Smith as HR director.
Lucy Adams, former HR director at the BBC, urged HR professionals to be aware of how a new and uncertain world affects the relationship between employers and employees.
International expansion in the next two years is on the cards for one in six (16%) UK employers, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)’s latest JobsOutlook survey.
Apprenticeships must have “parity of esteem” with A-levels and school children should be transferred into either an academic or vocational route at the age of 14, said Sir Michael Wilshaw chief inspector of schools and head of Ofsted.
House-building firm Persimmon Homes has announced plans to recruit and train up to 500 ex-military personnel in an effort to plug skills gaps.
An announcement is expected today [20 November] about the first case focusing on restrictions of the use of agency workers in Finland.
The ‘app economy’ has grown the number of web design and programming jobs by 11% from 63,000 in Q2 2013 to 70,000 in Q2 2014, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.