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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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

Recruiters welcome vets and psychologists being added to occupation shortage list

Recruiters have welcomed the Migration Advisory Committee’s “sensible” recommendations to add vets, web designers, psychologists and architects to its shortage occupation list.

Recruiters make it on to the Export Track 100 list

Two recruiters have made the Sunday Times SME Export Track 100.

Disney comes in search of Prince Charmings and Cinderellas

Are you a budding Prince Charming who is unafraid of ridicule? Or perhaps you have spidey senses or more than happy to just let it go?

Court of Appeal rules on side of Capita regarding enhanced paternity pay

A Court of Appeal ruling involving a division of business outsourcing provider Capita has far reaching consequences for whether statutory paternity pay should be enhanced for fathers.

Legislation 29 May 2019

End of downward trend in confidence due to Brexit extension, says JobsOutlook

The extension to the UK’s Brexit date to this autumn has caused a marginal increase in confidence in the economy, says the latest JobsOutlook.

Social care, Engineering 29 May 2019

Head of Romanian political party jailed in fake job scandal

A high-ranking Romanian politician has been sent to prison for using his status to get party members fake jobs.

PeoplePublic sector 29 May 2019

Majority of UK tech workers prepared to go abroad for work

Three-quarters of the UK’s tech workers (75%) are willing to leave the UK for work, according to research.

IT/Telecoms 29 May 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 27-31 MAY 2019

This week’s appointments include: GroupM, Penrhyn International, Supertemps, TS Grale

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-31 MAY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Fortune Personnel Consultants, Indeed, Syft

Recruiters and hirers develop their own talent as Brexit uncertainty continues

Brexit uncertainty is causing recruiters and hirers alike to develop talent themselves to fill skills shortages.

28 May 2019

Travelodge expansion creates 350 jobs around UK

The UK’s hospitality sector is to be boosted to the tune of 350 new jobs.

Hospitality/Leisure 28 May 2019

Lack of time pushes firms to consider blanket approach on IR35

More than half of UK firms are considering taking a blanket approach and placing contractors within the scope of IR35 because they do not have time to assess cases on an individual basis.

28 May 2019
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