Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

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.

BAME execs remain super-glued to the corporate floor says Phillips

UK firms risk falling behind their US counterparts if they continue to fail to improve ethnic diversity in Britain’s boardrooms.

Executive search 4 December 2019

Circle Select parodies ‘Holidays are coming’ in latest promo video

Coca-Cola’s famous festive ‘Holidays are coming’ advert has inspired specialist recruiter Circle Select’s latest promotional YouTube video.

Recruiters pleased IR35 is moving up the election agenda

Recruiters have welcomed the issue of IR35 moving higher up the election campaigning agenda.

Legislation 3 December 2019

Disability organisation calls on next government to deliver on workplace inclusion

A non-profit disability and business organisation is calling on the next government to support businesses to deliver on disability inclusion.

Legislation 3 December 2019

Recruitment industry has only one representative in the Fast Track 100

Just one recruiter has made the cut in this year’s Sunday Times Virgin Fast Track 100 list of fast-growing private firms.

Public sector, Legal 3 December 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 2-6 DECEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: HRC Recruitment, HW Global Talent Partner, SPS Group, Unit4

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2-6 DECEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Cielo, Crunch, EliteCyber, FCC Paragon, First2Education, HRC Recruitment, Humanforce, Suna Solutions, That Works for Me, Woodrow Mercer Finance

Party mistletoe poses harassment risk

Recruiters have been warned that they may want to keep last year’s mistletoe in the decorations box or risk being brought to tribunal.

UK&Ireland 2 December 2019

Javid pledges Tory review of IR35 changes

Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid has committed to a review of IR35 rules.

UK&Ireland 2 December 2019

Furniture store’s ad praised for its honesty

A Huddersfield furniture store has drawn praise for placing a refreshingly honest job advertisement.

UK&Ireland 2 December 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2-6 DECEMBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Fircroft, MeetFrank, Resume-Library, Tier 2

Diversity can combat management loneliness

Hiring a more diverse team is one of the best ways of making senior staff feel less isolated in the workplace.

UK&Ireland 29 November 2019

Don't try and enforce lifestyle rules, says McCarthy

Recruiters should not be too heavy-handed in imposing health and wellbeing programmes for their consultants, according to Kate McCarthy, managing director at McCarthy Recruitment.

UK&Ireland 29 November 2019

PwC's Northern Irish Jobs Boost

PwC is to create 600 new jobs in Northern Ireland over the next five years.

UK&Ireland 29 November 2019

Premier staff offered jobs at Wren

British designer, manufacturer, and retailer Wren Kitchens has stepped in to offer jobs to employees affected by the collapse of kitchen remodeller Premier Kitchens and Bedrooms.

UK&Ireland 29 November 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 25-29 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Adecco, Heads Resourcing Group, mthree, MyPeople Group, Onezeero, Positive Healthcare, Positive Healthcare, Resource Solutions, Search, Unit4

People 29 November 2019
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