Discrimination

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Smoke and Mirrors

Not being a full-fledged smoker myself I must say I am partial to the occasional puff after a couple of craftys and if the Pow Wow smoking area is anything to go by then I am not alone. Remember that episode of Friends when Rachel misses out on important business…

Scott BurnettApril 5, 2018

Employment Recruitment

Are We Discriminating? Or Just Failing to Communicate?

From time to time the words I type into this Wordpress page and send out through various digital channels manifest themselves into real life reactions. A recruiter moving back from overseas gets in touch. An invite to attend or speak at a conference arrives. A bellicose threat of legal action,…

Jonathan RiceJuly 27, 2017

Employment Uncategorized

A Week of Winners and Losers

Quick one from me this week as I'm off on me 'olidays after today (as I'm sure many other recruiters with kids are also planning on doing too!) For the rest of you, enjoy the free flowing traffic for a couple of weeks and try not to get too frustrated…

Jonathan RiceJuly 6, 2017

Employment Recruitment

Recruitment Firm Dragged into Strange Court Ruling

A kiwi recruitment agency hit the mainstream newswires again this week. A candidate who failed to make the shortlist for a couple of roles at Alpine Energy has claimed that he was discriminated against due to his age. Farrow Jamieson were recruiting one of the positions and have been sucked…

Jonathan RiceMarch 6, 2014

Employment Human Resources Recruitment

Positive Discrimination: Positively Good for Business

Due to your usual blogger currently schmoozing his way around Christchurch, blogging responsibility has again fallen to me for another week. Please note that there was no mention of this in my original position description. My twitter feed this week as been alive with talk of gender equality, with BNZ…

Jonathan RiceMarch 21, 2013

Employment Recruitment

Would You Recruit a “Potential Parent”?

The debate over the proposal to extend paid parental leave in New Zealand took an interesting turn this week, with the effect it could have on job seeking and recruitment. Labour MP Sue Moroney is campaigning to have it extended from 14 to 26 weeks and this has elicited a response…

Jonathan RiceOctober 25, 2012

Smoke and Mirrors

Are We Discriminating? Or Just Failing to Communicate?

A Week of Winners and Losers

Recruitment Firm Dragged into Strange Court Ruling

Positive Discrimination: Positively Good for Business

Would You Recruit a “Potential Parent”?

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Discrimination

Smoke and Mirrors

Are We Discriminating? Or Just Failing to Communicate?

A Week of Winners and Losers

Recruitment Firm Dragged into Strange Court Ruling

Positive Discrimination: Positively Good for Business

Would You Recruit a “Potential Parent”?

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