International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 16-20 DECEMBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Caraffi, Castle Employment, Investigo Group, Mane Contract Services

Industry bodies demand clarity on immigration, IR35 and no no-deal Brexit

Recruitment bodies have demanded clarification from Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s new government around plans on immigration and IR35 reform.

13 December 2019

Employee confidence at lowest level in two years, reports Gartner

Employee confidence in UK business conditions and economic prospects stayed at their lowest level in two years during the third quarter of the year, according to global research and advisory firm Gartner.

13 December 2019

Zoopla launches tech recruitment drive in London

Zoopla is to go on a tech recruitment spree in London.

Brotherly backing as recruitment’s Scarlett Allen-Horton makes the Apprentice final

The brother of recruitment’s representative on this year’s BBC Apprentice has told Recruiter he is “super proud” of her for making this year’s final.

Lighter Side 12 December 2019

MyKindaFuture says ditch the trusted methods of recruiting career clones

Recruiting people that look and act the way we do is simply no longer fit for purpose for today’s business world.

HR 12 December 2019

FINANCIALS: SThree Group reports rise in profits

International STEM staffing business SThree has seen net fee income climb 5% year-on-year, according to a trading update for the financial year ended 30 November 2019.

Sheffield strikes lucky for jobs as Lane7 opens new venue

Sheffield will be bowled over through the creation of 30 new jobs.

Hospitality/Leisure 12 December 2019

Social recruiting January 2020

In the run up to the New Year, there was still time for you to let us know what you'd been up to since the last Recruiter

Lighter Side 12 December 2019

Add value and act as an expert to retain corporate clients

Moving up the value chain and working as a true partner are two of the ways that recruitment agencies can retain the loyalty of their corporate clients.

11 December 2019

ISL Recruitment staff work fewer hours but achieve more

Specialist recruitment firm ISL Recruitment has reported a 38% increase in interviews and 41% more revenue since it started a 4.5-day week incentive three months ago.

11 December 2019

Irish firm McAree Engineering on recruitment drive

Irish mechanical engineering firm McAree Engineering is recruiting for 30 new roles.

Recruiter HOT 100 2019: HOT 10 Engineering/Technical sector recruiters

We bring you the HOT 10 engineering/technical recruiters, ahead of publication of the full list of Recruiter’s HOT 100 of the UK’s top-performing recruitment companies.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 10 December 2019

Exhibitions company seeks Christmas fair tester

An events and exhibitions company is recruiting someone to travel around Christmas markets and review them this festive period.

Wetherspoon set to create thousands of jobs in UK and Ireland

Wetherspoon is planning to create 10,000 jobs across the UK and Ireland in a £200m investment.

Hospitality/Leisure 10 December 2019

Recruiter HOT 100 2019: HOT 10 Technology sector recruiters

Ahead of the full list of Recruiter’s HOT 100 of the UK’s top-performing recruitment companies is published, we bring you the HOT 10 technology recruiters.

IT/Telecoms 9 December 2019
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