People

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025
Contracts

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025
New to Market

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 6 May 2025

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

People 1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

ContractsPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Rangers kicks off recruitment drive for match day staff

Rangers Football Club is on the hunt for staff to work on match days during the upcoming season.

Hospitality/Leisure 5 June 2019

Vickers to succeed Caswell at Search Group

Richard Vickers is to succeed Grahame Caswell (pictured) as CEO at nationwide recruiter Search Group from September.

People 4 June 2019

Exec search specialist one of missing climbers in Himalayan mountain tragedy

Rupert Whewell, managing director of executive search firm Bateman Gray, has been named as one of eight climbers feared dead in the Indian Himalayas.

PeopleExecutive search 4 June 2019

RAF allows candidates with tattoos but with restrictions

The Royal Air Force has revised its policy to allow recruits to have tattoos on their eyebrows, fingers and neck.

Public sector, Transport & logistics 4 June 2019

Brits hold down two to five jobs to make ends meet

Around 6.2m Brits have two to five jobs just to make ends meet, according to research from recruitment back office software provider ETZ Payments.

4 June 2019

Recruiters warned not to be complacent over data protection

Recruiters have been urged to pay greater attention to ensuring security of candidates’ personal data.

Legislation 3 June 2019

Nuclear engineering firm on recruitment drive in UK

One of the world’s largest nuclear engineering companies has launched a recruitment drive to fill 400 roles in the UK.

Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering 3 June 2019

Is this employer making a mug out of candidates?

The managing director of an Australian software firm has hit on an innovative test of attitude, which candidates must pass if they want to land a job.

Lighter SideHR 3 June 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 3-7 JUNE 2019

This week’s appointments include: Autoglass, Bullhorn, Carmichael Fisher, Heidrick & Struggles, National Locums, Net Talent, Talent Works International, TrueBlue

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 3 June 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 3-7 JUNE 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Alexander Mann Solutions, CV-Library, DaXtra, Kingsley Consulting, Runrec Recruitment Group, The Curve Group

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Oil & gas/Energy 3 June 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 3-7 JUNE 2019

This week’s launches include: CIPD, hackajob, Hays, Moorepay, NHS People Plan, Odgers Berndtson, talent.io, TriSys

New to MarketPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 3 June 2019

Leave ‘positive action’ to clients or risk breaking discrimination laws

Recruiters have been urged to leave decisions around positive action in recruitment to clients or risk falling foul of discrimination rules.

LegislationLegal 31 May 2019

ID Medical launches turnaround service for care homes and hospitals

ID Medical has launched a turnaround service for care homes and hospitals due to client demand as a result of growing pressures on the healthcare sector.

Social care, Healthcare/Medical 31 May 2019

Two fined for acting as unlicensed gangmasters in the North-West

Two men found to have been running a recruitment agency in the North-West of England have been fined for acting as unlicensed gangmasters.

LegislationRetail, Agriculture 31 May 2019

Abusive candidate fined for disorderly behaviour in Grafton agency

A verbally abusive candidate who demanded an agency in Northern Ireland get him a job has been fined £350.

31 May 2019

Business as usual not enough for recruiters, says UK productivity expert

‘Business as usual’ won’t be good enough for the UK’s recruitment businesses if they are to have a role in shaping the workforce that the country needs for the future.

30 May 2019

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