People

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025
Contracts

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025
New to Market

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 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

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

People 1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

ContractsPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Appeal case vindicates worker against recruitment agency and payroll firm

A pipe fitter has won an appeal case against recruitment agency On-Site Recruitment Solutions and payroll company Heritage Solutions City after he was found to be a worker and not self-employed.

LegislationIndustrial/Manufacturing 16 February 2018

Travel to Gulliver’s Kingdom in Matlock for a fun-filled recruitment weekend

Gulliver’s Kingdom in Derbyshire is hosting a recruitment day for an array of roles.

Lighter SideRetail, Sales 16 February 2018

CV-speccing can lead to big fines for recruiters under GDPR

Recruiters have been urged to avoid engaging in “CV-speccing” or risk falling foul of current data protection rules and incoming general data protection regulations (GDPR).

Legislation 15 February 2018

Blu Global fires consultant for discriminating against British driver

A recruitment consultant has been fired after telling a candidate her agency’s positions exclude British candidates.

Transport & logistics 15 February 2018

HMRC wins IR35 case against BBC presenter Ackroyd

HM Revenue & Customs has won an IR35 case against former BBC Look North presenter Christa Ackroyd at tribunal.

LegislationCreative/Digital/Media 15 February 2018

Social recruiting March 2018

From leaping from the sky to seeing how fast 40 years has gone by, here’s what some of you have been up to inside and out of recruitment…

Lighter Side 15 February 2018

Employers miss out on Asperger’s talent, says Packham

BBC wildlife presenter Chris Packham says “employers are missing a trick” by not hiring people with Asperger’s syndrome.

PeopleHR 14 February 2018

Recruiter CSG makes employees shareholders in the business

Leeds-based recruiter CSG has moved to make all its employees shareholders of the business.

Financials 14 February 2018

Ex-recruiter Gray sweeps first hurdle out of the way at the Winter Olympics

Recruitment’s Winter Olympian, along with her teammates, has successfully negotiated the first hurdle along the way to a medal at the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics.

Lighter SideExecutive search, Hospitality/Leisure 14 February 2018

Roll up for new roles at Wicksteed Park in Kettering

Kettering’s hospitality and leisure sector is being boosted to the tune of 100 full and part-time jobs.

Retail, Hospitality/Leisure 14 February 2018

Start-up of the Month: Talentful

Co-founders Chris Abbass (above) and Philip Blaydes launched tech sector recruitment agency Talentful to solve the in-house recruitment problems both were experiencing.

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 13 February 2018

Jardine Motors: tools of success

Providing the tools for new apprentices to succeed at Jardine Motors Group has paid off, according to group HR director Clare Martin.

Transport & logistics, Engineering 13 February 2018

Review sexual harassment policies, recruiters advised

Recruiters have been urged to review policies and contractual liability clauses in light of a new government inquiry into workplace sexual harassment and non-disclosure agreements.

LegislationLegal, HR 13 February 2018

REC’s Vallance to become interim CEO following Green’s departure

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s director of finance David Vallance is to assume the position of interim CEO, following Kevin Green’s departure on 15 March, until the new CEO is appointed.

People 13 February 2018

Employers use agency workers to fill staffing gaps, finds survey

Most employers use agency workers to cover gaps in staffing rather than as a cheaper alternative to permanent staff, according to a study from The Resolution Foundation.

13 February 2018

FINANCIALS: Randstad posts double-digit increase in revenues

Recruitment giant Randstad has posted a 13% increase in annual revenues, according to its full-year 2017 results.

FinancialsIT/Telecoms 13 February 2018

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