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Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Public sector, Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering, Healthcare/Medical 8 May 2025
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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

Lighter SideConstruction & property, Charity & not-for-profit 7 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

ContractsCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

New to MarketPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 6 May 2025

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-13 MARCH 2020

This week’s contracts and deals include: Acorn Recruitment, Acorn HR, APSCo, DMA Recruitment, GradTouch, Lorien, Memset, Meridian Business Support, Rota, SRS, Synaco, Ten Live Group

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Engineering 9 March 2020

Clarity of purpose CEO White’s key mission for Harvey Nash

Communicating clarity of purpose about what the business does and how it can help clients lies at the heart of Bev White’s mission, having taken over the reins at Harvey Nash.

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing, IT/Telecoms 6 March 2020

Recruiters advised to remember duty of care in coronavirus outbreak

Employers should be wary of mental health issues among staff as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, according to a legal expert, who accused government of making up guidance around the virus “on the hoof”.

HR 6 March 2020

Report on Jobs signals rise in perm placements, fall in temp billings

The latest KPMG and Recruitment & Employment Confederation ‘Report on Jobs’ survey signalled a stronger rise in permanent placements during February.

Engineering, Hospitality/Leisure 6 March 2020

Measure candidate satisfaction rather than rely on hiring managers’ feedback

Clients of RPOs are shifting their focus away from hiring managers’ feedback to measures of candidate satisfaction, according to leaders at US-based RPOs. 

Recruitment Process Outsourcing 5 March 2020

Research shows contractors prepared to go to tribunal over IR35 extension

Six in 10 contractors says they are willing to take clients to tribunal for incorrect determinations under off-payroll rules set to be rolled out to the private sector from April.

Legislation 5 March 2020

FINANCIALS: Reports from Capita, Cross Country Healthcare and PageGroup

Capita, Cross Country Healthcare and PageGroup have experienced mixed fortunes in a bumper day for results in the recruitment sector.

FinancialsBanking/Financial services, Legal 5 March 2020

IPSE asks for mitigation fund for the self-employed as a result of Covid-19 virus

The Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed (IPSE) has written to the health secretary on behalf of self-employed workers.

HR 4 March 2020

Starling Bank looks for 400 staff for new hub in Wales

Digital bank Starling is to create 400 new roles at a new office in Cardiff.

Commercial & office support, Banking/Financial services 4 March 2020

Haven holiday firm on recruitment drive

Haven is seeking to fill 7,000 jobs as part of its 2020 recruitment drive.

Hospitality/Leisure 4 March 2020

Not a whole lot of shaking going on among recruiters

Recruiters are resisting shaking clients’ hands in the wake of the coronavirus.

3 March 2020

Twenty 20 Capital makes key investment in Cordant Group

Human capital investment business Twenty 20 Capital has made a “significant” investment into recruitment and facilities management firm Cordant Group.

Contracts 3 March 2020

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters battles against global challenges

International recruitment group Robert Walters delivered a marginal increase in gross profit, despite a turbulent year of political and economic challenges across the globe.

Financials 3 March 2020

Think students know about agriculture? Think again

A UK farming newspaper has launched #ThisIsAgriculture – a campaign aimed at highlighting the agricultural industry as a career destination of choice.

Agriculture, Life sciences 3 March 2020

Virgin Media looks to recruit more in-house engineers

Virgin Media is to increase its directly employed engineer workforce by more than 700, taking its total number to 1,800.

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 3 March 2020

Carry on preparing as normal for off-payroll rules

While the government’s promised light touch approach to extending off-payroll working rules into the private sector does offer some reassurance, recruiters’ preparations need to continue as normal.

Legislation 2 March 2020

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