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.

FINANCIALS: 51job sees revenues rise by a third

51job has seen revenues increase 33.5% year-on-year, according to unaudited financial results for the first quarter to 31 March 2018.

FinancialsHR 4 May 2018

Recruiter Awards 2018 winners revealed

The winners of the 2018 Recruiter Awards can now be revealed, following last night's glittering gala awards evening at London's Grosvenor House Hotel.

4 May 2018

Celebrate your success – it’s time for the Recruiter Awards!

Excitement is building as the great and the good of the recruitment industry prepare to descend on London’s Grosvenor House Hotel for the Recruiter Awards 2018, in association with flexr, tonight.

3 May 2018

FINANCIALS: US Cross Country Healthcare reveals slight rise in revenue

US healthcare recruiter Cross Country Healthcare has seen a marginal increase in revenue year-on-year, according to results for the quarter to 31 March 2018.

FINANCIALS: Prime People performs in line with expectations

International recruiter Prime People is performing in line with expectations, with group net fee income (NFI) slightly down on 2017.

Financials 3 May 2018

Honey G plans to launch… honey this summer

Ex-recruiter and rapping X Factor sensation Honey G is planning on launching her own brand of honey (no, really).

Lighter Side 3 May 2018

Kreulen steps down as CEO but it’s not farewell to Empresaria

It’s not a final goodbye but a change of role, Joost Kreulen told Recruiter this morning after stepping down as CEO at international recruiter Empresaria.

People 2 May 2018

Recruiters ratting on candidates could land themselves in court

Recruiters that tip off clients when approached by one of their client’s employees run the risk of being sued for damages.

StepStone launches Good&Co in UK

StepStone is launching candidate personality and company culture matching platform Good&Co in the UK.

Healthcare recruiters add voices to concerns over immigration cap for doctors

Healthcare recruiters have called on government to reconsider the UK’s current immigration cap on skilled workers to help alleviate the current talent crisis within the NHS.

Recruitment agency director given over two years in prison for stealing

A recruitment agency director has been sentenced to more than two years in prison after being found to have stolen almost £90k from a Derbyshire recruitment agency.

People 1 May 2018

FCSA predicts large number of legal challenges to IR35

More and more public sector contractors across the country could legally challenge whether they are caught by IR35 rules.

FINANCIALS: US TrueBlue posts small drop in revenue

US blue collar recruiter TrueBlue has posted a marginal decline in revenue in Q1 2018.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 30 APRIL–4 MAY

This week’s contracts & deals: 1Staff, APSCo, Eden Scott, Go2 Staffing Solutions, Go2 Perimeter Staffing, Meitu, Workday

Totaljobs and Jobsite partnership a win for all, says StepStone COO

Totaljobs and Jobsite, two of the UK’s largest job boards, have entered into a partnership that, according to the COO of parent company StepStone, is a win-win for both recruiters and candidates.

Contracts 1 May 2018

CSG employees avoid EMI tax scheme uncertainty

The owners of global recruiter CSG (l-r: Wayne Underwood and Ben Riley) have told Recruiter they have no concerns over their decision to give all their employees shares in the company.

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