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.

Females driving surge in IT self-employed numbers

A record number of female IT professionals are working as contractors, according to official government figures.

IT/Telecoms 25 June 2018

Hull to get 200 jobs as Arco opens new customer engagement centre

A new customer engagement centre due to open in July in Hull is expected to bring almost 200 jobs to the city.

APPOINTMENTS: 25-29 JUNE 2018

This week’s appointments include: BWD Search & Selection, Eames Consulting Group, Franklin Fitch, Green Park, HRS, Langley James, PeopleReady, Rain Consultancy Group, Sellick Partnership, swissstaffing, The RSA Group

Canine consultants play a full role at work

To celebrate Bring Your Dog to Work Day, Recruiter spoke to two agency owners whose canine consultants have earned the respective job titles of stamp administrator and head of dogital.

Lighter Side 22 June 2018

BBC to include at least one BAME candidate on shortlists for top roles

The BBC has announced plans to ensure all shortlists for top-level roles have at least one BAME (Black, Asian, and minority ethnic) candidate.

Creative/Digital/Media 22 June 2018

FINANCIALS: Prime People sees small rise in NFI

Prime People has seen a marginal increase in year-on-year net fee income (NFI), according to audited results for the year to 31 March 2018.

Financials 22 June 2018

US cybersecurity firm creates 100 jobs in Ireland

A US cybersecurity firm is creating 100 jobs at a new centre of excellence in Cork, Ireland.

IT/Telecoms 22 June 2018

MEPs approve copyright changes that could affect use of memes

A committee of MEPs has approved changes to European copyright law that could dramatically affect how recruiters market their business through memes on social media.

21 June 2018

US firm brings software development jobs to Northern Ireland

A US healthcare company is creating 50 software development jobs in Northern Ireland.

Star Wars extras casting company targets Oxford

The company responsible for recruiting extras for the film Star Wars: The Last Jedi is heading to Oxford on the hunt for people to join its books for feature film and television work.

Half of employers worry whether candidate supply is sufficient

Half of UK employers harbour concerns over the sufficient availability of permanent candidates despite improved confidence in the UK economy this month.

Social care, Education 20 June 2018

SkyBlue Solutions doing well under new owner, says MD

The managing director of SkyBlue Solutions has spoken to Recruiter about his plans for the business following its purchase by a Midlands-headquartered recruitment agency.

Marx takes over from Searle at Airswift

Janette Marx is to take over the reins from Peter Searle as group chief executive at Airswift.

Recruiters struggle with quality of hire and talent scarcities

The biggest challenge facing recruiters in 2018 is a combination of getting the right quality of hire and talent scarcities, according to the results of a recent survey by recruitment technology firm Oleeo (formerly known as WCN) in association with Recruiter.

20 June 2018

Intern Europe reaches settlement in sex discrimination case

A Northern Ireland-based recruiter has reached a settlement with a former worker, who brought a sex discrimination case relating to her pregnancy.

19 June 2018

Landlord convicted of modern slavery offences

A landlord who was found to have enslaved his tenants, forced them to work in his takeaways and fed them leftovers rather than pay them has been convicted of modern slavery offences.

Hospitality/Leisure 19 June 2018
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