Aligra restructures at the top with promotions

UK-based recruiter Aligra has announced a key leadership restructure that reflects the company’s strategic vision for the future.

14 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

Aspiring pilots can apply to join fully-funded training programme

Jet2.com has announced the launch of a fully-funded pilot training programme, giving up to 60 aspiring pilots the opportunity to fly for the airline without having to self-fund.

Health-related resignations on the rise in the UK

Almost one in five (18%) businesses in the UK have seen health-related resignations among their staff in the last three months, a new report from Totaljobs has revealed.

13 May 2025

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

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.

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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

FINANCIALS: Hudson results show drop in UK gross margin

Gross margin has fallen at the UK arm of US recruitment giant Hudson.

Recruiters warned not to follow Japanese firm and compensate non-smokers

Recruiters would be ill advised to follow the example of a company in Japan and give non-smoking consultants additional leave as compensation for ‘lost cigarette breaks’.

2 November 2017

Three arrested in Kent in modern slavery operation

Two men and one woman were arrested in Kent today in connection with a Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority investigation into modern slavery in the poultry industry.

White watch: Did recruiter James live to fight another week in The Apprentice?

Another week, another round of The Apprentice – so did resident recruiter James ‘This isn’t just a pretty face’ White survive the chop?

Lighter Side 2 November 2017

PM moves ex-recruiter Smith to chief whip

Prime Minister Theresa May has appointed a former recruitment consultant as her new chief whip.

PeoplePublic sector 2 November 2017

FINANCIALS: Cross Country Healthcare revenue climbs

US healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare has seen revenue climb 6% year-on-year, according to results for the quarter ended 30 September 2017.

Goldsmith case delayed

Gary Goldsmith failed to turn up to court on Tuesday to face an assault by beating charge, as a result of what court officials said was a misunderstanding between Goldsmith’s lawyers and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).

People 1 November 2017

Dundee manufacturer brings 140 new jobs to the city

Dundee’s manufacturing sector is to be boosted by more than 100 new jobs in the city, according to Dundee’s Evening Telegraph.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 1 November 2017

Tech firm brings new jobs in Caerphilly

A Caerphilly-based company, which specialises in tracking and removing counterfeit goods from the Internet, is creating 80 new jobs.

Retail, Creative/Digital/Media 1 November 2017

Teaching job in the Maldives? Form an orderly queue

One lucky applicant could swap the longer autumnal evenings for a job in the idyllic setting of the Maldives.

Lighter SideEducation 1 November 2017

Recruiters claim IR35 rule change in the private sector would be a ‘logistical nightmare’

Recruiters have rounded on a suggestion that controversial ‘off payroll’ legislation could be extended from the public sector into the private sector as an attack on flexible working and a “logistical nightmare”.

LegislationPublic sector 31 October 2017

Consultants share their nightmare tales from the scary recruitment crypt

As it’s Halloween, Recruiter brings you a selection of consultant nightmare situations featuring an overly optimistic candidate, a serial moaner and even Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

Lighter Side 31 October 2017

FINANCIALS: US TrueBlue reports slight drop in revenue

TrueBlue has reported a marginal decrease in year-on-year revenue for the third quarter of 2017.

Belfast firms create 55 jobs

Eight Belfast companies are between them creating 55 jobs, backed by investment from regional development agency Invest NI.

Retail, Construction & property 31 October 2017

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 30-OCTOBER – 3 NOVEMBER 2017

This week’s contracts and deals include: Class People, Encore Personnel, Frontline Recruitment, Morson Group, ResourceBank

Recruiters urged to go flexible to avoid sex discrimination rules

Recruiters should consider offering a flexible working option when advertising consultant vacancies or risk falling foul of indirect sex discrimination rules.

LegislationRec-to-rec, Legal 30 October 2017
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