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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.

Transport & logistics, Executive search, Hospitality/Leisure 22 May 2025
New to Market

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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025
New to Market

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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025

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”.

New to MarketLife sciences, Creative/Digital/Media 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

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.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

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.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Nicholas promoted at PageGroup

Global specialist recruiter PageGroup has promoted Bev Nicholas to regional talent director.
HR, IT/Telecoms 23 January 2015

McLean Interim Management adds Cleeve as partner

Natasha Cleeve has joined senior interim recruiter McLean Interim Management as partner.
Executive search, Interim recruitment 23 January 2015

Capgemini appoints Holman senior VP

Diane Holman joins consulting, technology and outsourcing service provider Capgemini as senior vice president, head of group talent management.
IT/Telecoms, HR 23 January 2015

AESC appoints four to global board

The Association of Executive Search Consultants (AESC) has appointed four new members to its global board.
Executive search 23 January 2015

Spencer Ogden appoints senior directors

International energy staffing specialist Spencer Ogden has appointed two senior directors.
Construction & property, Engineering 22 January 2015

FAST 50 2015: Multi-sector FAST 50 recruiters benefit from improved economy

The strong showing of multi-sector recruiters in this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 reflects the ability of firms in this grouping to benefit from an improving economy, says Mark Kingston, assistant director of Boxington Corporate Finance, compilers of the FAST 50, which lists the fastest-growing private staffing companies in the UK.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 22 January 2015

HMRC concerned about tax-avoiding practices of umbrella companies

Tax-avoiding tactics of employment intermediaries such as umbrella companies, as alleged by Channel 4’s Dispatches earlier this week, are on the radar of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
22 January 2015

Metro Bank seeks M factor to fill 500 new roles

Metro Bank is to use an online recruitment mix to fill 500 new roles this year, according to a spokesperson for the retail bank.
Commercial & office support, Marketing 22 January 2015

Empresaria eyes acquisitions in Colombia and Peru

Empresaria’s expansion into Colombia and Peru is likely to take the form of acquisitions of existing recruitment business in these territories, according to the global recruiter’s finance director Spencer Wreford.
Executive search 22 January 2015

Peter Cheese: Recruitment has become a strategic business function

Recruiting, particularly by in-house recruiters, has become a very strategic business function, according to Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) chief executive Peter Cheese.
HR 21 January 2015

Londonderry firms add 65 new jobs

Seven Londonderry-based businesses are creating 65 new jobs combined, investing a total of £2.8m in the local economy.
IT/Telecoms, Public sector 21 January 2015

Overused recruiter buzzwords revealed by LinkedIn

“Passionate” “enthusiastic” and “exceptional” were among the top 10 overused buzzwords by recruiters in 2014, according to professional networking site LinkedIn.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 21 January 2015

Uber to turn to jobsite to fill 50,000 new roles

Online taxi summoning service Uber will turn to its career portal to fill an anticipated 50k jobs across Europe.
21 January 2015

Heads of resourcing pay outstrips heads of talent

Heads of resourcing command a pay premium over heads of talent, according to the latest In-house Recruitment Salary Rewards Survey 2014/15 from the Forum for In-house Recruitment Managers (The FIRM).
21 January 2015

UK unemployment falls but public sector hiring hits record low

While the UK’s unemployment rate has fallen to 5.8%, public sector employment has reached a record low, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics.
Public sector 21 January 2015

Tell passive candidates what you can do for them not what they can do for you

Talking about prospective employees’ skills rather than focusing on the recruiting company’s needs is one of the techniques that can quadruple passive candidate response rates, according to Johnny Campbell, chief sourcing ‘ninja’ at Social Talent.
21 January 2015

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