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Recruiter TV News headlines Summary
Welcome to HR & Recruiter TV, latest Recruitment Headlines, brought to you by The Technology
In Recruitment Alliance and sponsored by Smart Recruit Online, CV Library and APSCo.
Making the news headlines this month: The fate of hundreds of employees at high
street giant Waterstones remains uncertain this month as they seek to slash costs securing
their place on the high street. A consultation period involving 560 managers will start on
the 3rd of June lasting a minimum of 45 days. The managing director of Waterstones, Mr James
Daunt, has said: "These changes are not primarily about saving costs. We have restructured the
business and moved to a cluster system, which no longer requires a mainly administrative
management in our shops." To add to this Japanese electronics firm Panasonic
will be axing 5,000 jobs over the next three years following a slowdown in global demand.
Panasonic have been struggling to maintain profits and recently issued a lower than expected
profit forecast. The cut backs will be in its automotive and industrial unit.
Panasonics president Kazhiko Tsuga has also announced a 2 year restructuring plan of its
struggling consumer electronics division which will include the shutdown of some overseas
plants. On the flip side Software Company SAP has
revealed that it hopes to recruit hundreds of people with autism. Although autism is
a development disorder causing problems with social interaction and physical behaviour
it has been found people with the disorder often have high intelligence and pay attention
to detail. SAP executive Luisa Delgado has said "Only
by employing people who think differently and spark innovation will SAP be prepared
to handle the challenges of the 21st Century." By 2020 they hope to have employed over 65,000
employees with autism. A recent poll by recruitment firm hydrogen
has found that the UK is the second most attractive location in the world for top flight professionals
after the USA. The UK's fast growing technology sector and London's 'Silicon Roundabout
has been a major pulling factor. Britain is to be taken to court by the European
Commission for the alleged discrimination against EU nationals who claim social security
in the UK. It has been alleged that the extra residency test that the UK currently uses
to see if migrants are eligible to claim is breaching EU law. Work and Pensions Secretary
Iain Duncan Smith has said he plans to fight the commission every step of the way.
A warning has been issued by the regulator phone pay plus on the misuse of 070 numbers.
Scammers are targeting the unemployed telling them to call these numbers to apply for jobs
that simply don't exist. These 070 numbers can cost up to £1 a minute. Phone pay plus
have advised anyone who is uncertain about a number to check it on their website or contact
them.
And to end on a light note CV-Library has this week announced a 6 month commitment to
working with TIRA. The TIRA team will be working alongside Amanda
le Gros, CV-Library's Marketing Executive and Lee Biggins the Managing Director.
Mark Stephens, the founder of TIRA and a founding partner at the F10 Group has this to say "the
addition of CV-Library is reflective of the ambitions we have to work in partnership with
the industries leading organisations to create a 'free to access' recruitment community
that is dedicated to the generation of educational content, practical advice and useful free
services that are relevant to both in house and agency recruitment. We will continue to
focus our efforts on topics such as recruitment strategy, marketing, PR, social media, branding
and of course, technology.
That's all from me for this months news headlines. But don't forget to check out
our Back to work bulletin. I am Kirsty Nicol speaking for Recruiter TV,
brought to you by The Technology In Recruitment Alliance and sponsored by Smart Recruit Online,
CV Library and APSCo.