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The charity Education and Employers Taskforce has launched a national campaign for private and public sector business leaders to visit state schools and colleges to help young people ages 5-19 shape their motivation, skills, achievement and employability.

The use of face recognition technology in screening candidates could land employers in “hot water”, warns Steven Kirkpatrick, managing director at Adecco.

Multi-sector recruiter Badenoch & Clark has been reappointed to the government’s Buying Solutions framework agreement for temporary staff.

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) September JobsOutlook has revealed that employers are being more cautious about their hiring intentions until the end of the year.

Blusource Legal, the legal division of recruitment and HR specialist, The Blusource Group, was the ‘third party’ in the merger between Nottingham law firm Berryman and West Midlands-based Shakespeare Putsman.

The merger, which was announced last week, creates a £30m firm with 440 lawyers and staff across the East and West Midlands.

Global CV platform Innovate CV has appointed Jim Knight, Rt Hon Lord Knight of Weymouth, Shadow Employment Minister, as associate director.

The National Trust has launched a new apprenticeship scheme to tackle the building skills shortage in the heritage sector.
 
The full time three-year programme, aimed primarily at 16–19 year olds, will train apprentices in traditional skills, including stone masonry, carpentry, joinery, lead work, plumbing, painting and decorating.
 

Companies planning to take on staff for the 2012 London Olympics have been urged to learn the lessons from the recent Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Vancouver.   

Bruce Dewar, chief executive of 2010 Legacies Now, the organisation tasked with creating a lasting legacy from the Vancouver games said that it was vital for employers to plan ahead.

HR systems and services provider NorthgateArinso has appointed Paul Hutchison as its new vice president of global service delivery.

Based in Atlanta, Georgia, Hutchison will be responsible for managing outsourcing delivery and service delivery globally, as well as developing new standards of delivery excellence across the business and regions.

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