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.

Lovell joins NaturalMotion to head talent acquisition

Games and animation technology company NaturalMotion has appointed Peter Lovell head of talent acquisition.
IT/Telecoms 8 July 2015

EY appoints Stilwell for talent

Multinational professional services firm EY has appointed Maggie Stilwell managing partner for talent.
8 July 2015

Rise in Russian part-time workers due to economic crisis

Russia’s unfolding economic crisis is taking its toll on the labour market, with the number of part-time employees increasing 8% in just a week, according to the country’s labour minister, Maxim Topilin.
8 July 2015

Barclays turns to search firms for Jenkins’ replacement

Barclays will turn to “a number of” search firms to find its next chief executive following Antony Jenkins’ departure from the role.
Executive search 8 July 2015

Recruitive links with Pure Jobs

Recruitment software provider Recruitive has integrated its cloud-based multi-posting solution with multi-sector job board Pure Jobs.
IT/Telecoms 8 July 2015

Raw Talent Academy partners with ARM and Mimecast

IT and engineering recruiter ARM (Advanced Resource Managers) has partnered with Raw Talent Academy (RTA) to hire 12 junior recruitment consultants to join its new Contract Academy, which will be based at its new offices in the City of London.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 8 July 2015

HRS receives £250k from North East Growth Fund

North-East based recruitment software specialist HRS Powered by RecruitmentForce has received £250k investment from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund.
IT/Telecoms 8 July 2015

South African Airways warns jobseekers of recruitment scam

South African Airways (SAA) has warned of a recruitment scam inviting interested parties to apply for enrolment to be trained as cabin crew staff with the airline.
7 July 2015

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters shows steady growth, but not ‘boom territory’

Growth in professional services recruitment is happening across the UK regardless of region or role, though the sector is not in boom territory yet, according to Robert Walters.

Amrop appoints Leyún CEO and member of exec board

Global executive search partnership Amrop has appointed José Leyún to the newly created role of chief executive. He also becomes a member of the executive board of the Amrop partnership.

Randstad Sourceright brings Talentradar to market

Global talent solutions provider Randstad Sourceright has launched Talentradar, an analytics and recruiting intelligence platform to help employers leverage data from multiple systems to support informed talent decisions.
6 July 2015

ZW HR Consulting launches salary guide for China

Asia-based executive search firm ZW HR Consulting has launched a salary guide for China.

TriSys launches new CRM database Apex for recruitment start-ups

TriSys Business Software, a supplier of customer relationship management (CRM) systems for recruiters, has launched a new version of its recruitment CRM database aimed at start-up recruitment agencies.
IT/Telecoms 6 July 2015

Irish Time Computing undergoes rebrand to timeware Ireland

Irish Time Computing, provider of timeware workforce management solutions, has undergone a rebrand and name change.
IT/Telecoms 6 July 2015

Parkside Recruitment launches new division

Financial services staffing specialist Parkside Recruitment has launched a new financial services and insurance division.

US creates 233,000 jobs in June

The US created 223,000 jobs in June, as the unemployment rate fell to 5.3%, according to a report from the US Labor Department.
Engineering 3 July 2015
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