New to Market

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences, Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 4 June 2025
Legislation

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025
Legislation

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

ContractsHR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

People 27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

Government decision not to appeal strike legislation ‘common sense’ says REC

It has emerged that the government will not appeal the High Court’s recent decision to repeal legislation that allowed agency workers to fill in for striking workers.

Legislation 28 July 2023

V7 Recruitment secures £2.8m funding from Cynergy for growth plans

Manchester-based specialist recruitment agency V7 Recruitment has secured a new, flexible £2.8m asset-based lending (ABL) facility from Cynergy Business Finance (CBF).

ContractsConstruction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 28 July 2023

New REC report details how recruiters can future-proof their businesses

A new report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation sets out how directors and business owners can both future-proof their operations and look at long-range change.

IT/Telecoms 25 July 2023

FINANCIALS: SThree remains resilient despite dip in profits

Global STEM staffing business SThree delivered a net fee performance of £208.6m for the first half of 2023, the company reported today [25 July].

FinancialsLife sciences, Engineering 25 July 2023

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 24-28 JULY 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Forsyth Barnes

ContractsExecutive search, Hospitality/Leisure 25 July 2023

National Space Council relaunches as UK space sector takes off

London-based company Seraphim Space, known as Generation Space in the US, has opened its applications to help global start-ups in the SpaceTech industry, online news service Bdaily reports.

New to MarketEngineering, Construction & property 25 July 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 24-28 JULY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Astute Technical Recruitment, mustard, S&You

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Construction & property 25 July 2023

NEW TO THE MARKET: 24-28 JULY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Professional Passport

New to MarketIT/Telecoms, HR 25 July 2023

More flexibility for workers thanks to new employment bill

Millions of British workers will have more flexibility over where and when they work as the Flexible Working Bill achieves Royal Assent.

Legislation 21 July 2023

Increase in insolvencies could risk rise in zombie companies

Corporate insolvencies in England and Wales hit 2,163 in June this year, up 27% year-on-year, according to new insolvency statistics.

21 July 2023

Molson Coors turns to Arctic Shores to diversify talent pool

Jobseekers will no longer be asked to provide a CV when applying for certain roles at the brewer of major beer brands.

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Industrial/Manufacturing 21 July 2023

Recruiters urged to revamp cyber security to prevent employee password leaks

Over three-quarters of recruitment firms have at least one employee password leaked into publicly available sources, a new study by IT services company Atlas Cloud has found.

Legal, IT/Telecoms 21 July 2023

Investing in Talent ‘evolves’ for 2023 honours

Recruiter’s Investing in Talent Awards are back for 2023 – but with a new focus!

17 July 2023

Leadership changes in PE investors due to tricky economic conditions

Businesses across the UK could be facing a re-shuffle of C-suite teams, with 64% of private equity (PE) investors revealing that they are looking for new leaders.

Executive search, HR 17 July 2023

Fierstone launches Search Chain Partners with backing from Barton

Experience recruiter George Fierstone has launched Search Chain Partners, a FinTech executive search and permanent recruitment firm.

New to MarketExecutive search, IT/Telecoms 17 July 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 17-21 JULY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Business Stream, Constantine Law, Heidrick & Struggles, Primis, Taylor Osborne, Ventula Consulting

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Agriculture 17 July 2023

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