Recruitment Matters - November 2016

Issue 43 November 2016

RECRUITMENT MATTERS The View and The Intelligence

Member of the Month

Legal update and the IRP

Party conferences

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10 years of age discrimination law

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IRP AWARDS BOASTS RECORD ENTRIES The 2016 IRP Awards will be the most hotly contested yet, with a record number of REC and IRP members putting themselves forward. The number of entries rose by 20% on 2015. Fifty individuals and 48 companies were shortlisted and will contest a record 17 categories at this year’s awards. Head of the IRP Richard Charnock says record number of entries reflects a strong year for the recruitment industry.

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professionalism is continuing to grow. “This promises to be the most tightly contested IRP Awards ever and the judges will have a big task in front of them to choose this year’s winners,” Charnock says. This year’s IRP Awards will be presented at a glittering

IRP Awards shortlist p8 ceremony in London on 7 December. For more information about the IRP Awards, visit www.irpawards.com • Turn to page 8 for the full shortlist.

“We’re extremely pleased to have received a record number of entries for this year’s IRP Awards. 2016 hass been a great year for the e recruitment industry and the level of professionalism on display has been fantastic,” he says. “Shortlisting was extremely difficult. Not only did we have the highest number of entries this year, but the standard of entry is the best we’ve ever seen. It’s clear the industry’s high level of

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