JGP News

All employers face a major challenge from new legislation aimed at eliminating age discrimination in the workplace.From 1st October 2006, it became illegal to ask a job applicant for their age, or specify an age in a recruitment advertisement*.By 2025, more than a third of the UK’s population will be over 55 years old and the demographic of the workforce is already changing. The number of workers aged under 35 is falling, with the fastest decline among those aged 18-24. (more…)

Many of our clients using the Skills Portal have chosen to share their experiences and good practice to support other public sector organisations attempting to select or develop relevant and meaningful skills frameworks to put at the centre of their Workforce Development Planning programmes. (more…)

Surrey County Council win award for Best New Shared Service Centre Organisation Surrey County Council competed successfully against Philips, Reuters and JTI to win the European award for Best New Shared Service Centre Organisation at a ceremony held in Amsterdam in May. (more…)

JGP are presidential sponsors of the Public Sector Managers’ Association for 2006. PPMA is the new name for SOCPO (the Society of Personnel Officers) - reflecting the growing number of members across the whole public sector community. (more…)

Jobsgopublic.com and The Daily Telegraph are working in collaboration to give public sector employers access to an unrivalled candidate pool.

Jobs posted to jobsgopublic.com now automatically appear on www.jobs.telegraph.co.uk giving employers access to a far wider audience of professionals working in both the commercial and public sectors. (more…)