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The holiday season is over and the Christmas slowdown is looming. If you have a vacant role to fill, now's the time to take action! We hope the tips in this newsletter will help.

Spencer Jacobs, MD

How to write a winning
Job description

Equality and Diversity

In the news

A candidate got a job as the PA to a Chief Executive. On 'handover' day , she discovered that he had changed to a three-day week and was about to take three months off to write a book! She also found she was expected to look after the diary of the Managing Director. The job wasn't as described, she wondered if the role would actually exist long-term, and she turned it down. If the employers had written the job description correctly, this situation would never have arisen.

Read our top 10 tips on writing job descriptions

As you know, we're great supporters of diversity in the workplace, and there is a whole raft of legislation governing this area. But it's not just about following the law, it is genuinely in your best interests to recruit and develop people from a wide and diverse pool of talent. It seems obvious to us that diversity should be encouraged and valued, with equal opportunity for all. Your clients probably include a range of age groups' doesn't it make sense to employ a wide range of staff too?

Key things to remember about Equality and Diversity

• Harriet Harman has announced that she is setting up a National Equality Panel to chart progress during the past ten years and identify where more progress is required. Their report is due in 12 months and may pave the way towards more workforce diversity legislation.
• The Government has rolled-out FREE childcare for 50,000 workless parents who are undertaking training leading to work.
• The most recent REC survey found 84% of temporary workers were satisfied with their jobs.

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