PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

Penna’s Towers appointed to Guardian advisory board

Julie Towers, board director and managing director of recruitment solutions at Penna, has been appointed to newspaper The Guardian’s 2015 Public Leader editorial advisory board following nominations by her peers.
Creative/Digital/Media, HR 20 January 2015

HR directors expect permanent professional hiring increase

Almost half of HR directors plan to increase permanent recruitment of professionals in H1 2015, according to finance staffing specialist Robert Half.
Executive search, HR 20 January 2015

Sales staff in short supply across UK, says Indeed

Sales representative positions are the most difficult roles to fill in three out of five of the UK’s largest job-creating cities, according to global job board Indeed.

FAST 50 2015: Oil & gas recruiters make hay in FAST 50 - at least for now

The strong performance of oil & gas recruiters in this year’s Recruiter FAST 50 is the culmination of years of investment in the sector, which has driven demand for specialist workers in “what is already a tight labour market”, says Mark Kingston, assistant director, Boxington Corporate Finance, compilers of the FAST 50, which lists the fastest-growing private staffing companies in the UK.
20 January 2015

Councils adopt Shoesmith’s joint approach in recruitment

A recruitment initiative that initially harnessed the buying power of three London borough councils to save money has now been rolled out to 171 local authorities nationwide and will go live in April.
Education, Executive search 20 January 2015

Rethink looks to TM-led service future

Newly delisted from the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM) and re-registered as a private limited company, Rethink Group is now looking ahead to making up to three acquisitions in 2015 as part of its refocused future as a talent management (TM) services-led business “that does a lot of recruitment”.
IT/Telecoms, Life sciences 20 January 2015

Dispatches investigates low-paid workers and tax-avoiding employers

Channel 4’s Dispatches will tonight [19 January] screen a programme about workers on low pay and employers who are benefitting from complex schemes, allowing them to save money on wage bills.
19 January 2015

BLG acquires HealthyCareers

Frankfurt-based executive search consultancy BLG Healthcare Executive Search has acquired Amsterdam-based executive search firm HealthyCareers for an undisclosed sum.
Engineering, Executive search 19 January 2015

Milton Keynes ranks top of UK jobs growth cities

Low business start-up costs, a booming property market and good transport links has sent Milton Keynes to the top of the list of UK cities with the highest jobs growth over the past decade, recruiters say.

Talentmark Group opens in Frankfurt

Life sciences senior staffing specialist Talentmark Group has opened a new office in Frankfurt, Germany.
Executive search, Life sciences 19 January 2015

Stafforce Recruitment opens four new offices

Industrial staffing specialist Stafforce Recruitment is expanding its national branch network with four new offices.
Industrial/Manufacturing 19 January 2015

Redline expands its office

Technology recruiter Redline Group has bought its neighbouring office to extend its current premises for future growth.
IT/Telecoms 19 January 2015

Office Zebra launches new divisions

Multi-sector recruiter Office Zebra has launched two new divisions.
Creative/Digital/Media 19 January 2015

Invest|R Group opens Covent Garden office

The Invest|R Group (TIG) has opened an office in Covent Garden.
IT/Telecoms, Education 19 January 2015

Invenias opens sales support office in California

Software solutions provider to the executive search sector Invenias has opened a sales and support office in Walnut Creek, San Francisco.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 19 January 2015

First Advantage expands into UAE

Global provider of background screening analytics First Advantage is expanding its business into the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
19 January 2015
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