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British fathers fear asking to work flexibly will damage their careers, according to a new report from the Equality and Human Rights Commission.

International recruiter the Hydrogen Group has issued 356,070 new shares onto the Aim Market as part of its employee share incentive plan.

The new 1p ordinary shares will go into the government-backed scheme before being issued to the company’s employees once they become eligible.

London-based specialist recruiter Witan Jardine is entering a new phase of its identity transition within the international Ambition Group, which bought Witan Jardine in January 2008.

Christopher Eadie

Nottingham-based search and selection consultancy Blusource Professional Services has appointed Christopher Eadie to head up its corporate division.

A German nuclear power joint venture could create 11,000 jobs in the UK’s energy industry over the next 15 years.

The Times reports that the joint venture, between EON and RWE npower, would create 800 permanent jobs and 10,000 temporary job during the construction phase.

The Robert Walters Employee Benefit Trust (EBT) has purchased a total of 222,935 ordinary shares on 9 November 2009 at a price of 178p per share.

The shares held in the EBT are intended to be used to satisfy future awards made under the company’s performance share plan, executive share option scheme and sharesave scheme.

The legal issues of using social media sites with employment issues were highlighted at the Recruitment Society event yesterday evening at IBM Global Technology Services’ offices on London’s South Bank.

Concerns remain over rising unemployment among older workers, according to Chris Ball, chief executive of TAEN – The Age and Employment Network.

A complaint made against two online recruitment adverts detailing data entry and customer service positions has been upheld by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).

The complainant challenged whether the ads were misleading, because:

Recruitment agencies remain the preferred method of finding a new job for candidates, according to new research from commercial recruiter Tate.

Tate’s survey of 400 people found that 70% of jobseekers would always rely on agencies to find a job, while 30% would use agencies alongside other platforms including social networking.

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