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Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences, Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 4 June 2025

Legislation

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Legislation

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

ContractsHR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June.

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

People 27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 19-23 MARCH 2018

This week’s launches include: Airswift, chefs-direct.com, cut-e, Head Resourcing, LogicMelon, Norman Broadbent

New to MarketOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 20 March 2018

Business as usual in Russia, says Antal International’s Goodwin

Despite rising political tension between the UK and Russia, it’s business as usual in Russia, according to Tony Goodwin, group CEO and chairman at Antal International, whose companies operate in Russia and in a number of the former Soviet Union states (CIS).

Oil & gas/Energy, Executive search 19 March 2018

New Staffline CEO Pullen on the acquisition trail

The new CEO of recruitment and employment organisation Staffline Group has wasted no time in making his mark with the acquisition of three staffing businesses.

Retail, Transport & logistics 19 March 2018

Tempo raises £1m to boost AI platform development

Online recruitment platform Tempo has secured £1m in seed funding.

FinancialsCommercial & office support, HR 19 March 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 19-23 MARCH 2018

This week’s appointments include: Acorn, Ducatus Partners, Eames Consulting Group, Eden Scott, McDonalds, Opus Talent Solutions, Remedium Partners, RS Components, Talent Plus, Textkernel, Thomas International

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 19 March 2018

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 19-23 MARCH 2018

This week’s contracts & deals include: AESC, Brightwork, Hudson, Nakama Group, Northants GP, Parity, Sheffield Haworth, totaljobs, Workday

ContractsPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 19 March 2018

Start-up of the Month: Grafter

Tom Cape has launched Grafter, a self-service recruitment platform for short-term and seasonal workers.

New to MarketConstruction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 16 March 2018

Nationwide: recruiting talent

The latest step in the transformation of Nationwide Building Society’s resourcing function has been the addition of several heavy-hitting recruiters to the team.

FinancialsBanking/Financial services, HR 16 March 2018

Recruiters: are you getting enough sleep to function properly?

On World Sleep Day it appears recruiters are missing out on sleep, if evidence from some of the sector’s leading figures is anything to go by…

Lighter Side 16 March 2018

FINANCIALS: SThree sees rise in group profit but fall in UK & Ireland growth

SThree has seen group gross profit rise 8% year-on-year, led by its international operations.

FinancialsOil & gas/Energy, Life sciences 16 March 2018

Openreach plans to recruit 3,500 trainee engineers this year

The UK’s engineering sector is to be boosted to the tune of more than 3,000 jobs.

Creative/Digital/Media, Engineering 16 March 2018

Never mind GDPR – what about PECR?

All the discussion regarding the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) may soon switch to the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).

15 March 2018

Royal Navy admits problems with Capita’s recruiting system

The Royal Navy has admitted to problems with its new Defence Recruiting System (DRS), the online recruitment system provided by outsourcing firm Capita.

Public sector, Engineering 15 March 2018

Social recruiting April 2018

Whether you’ve been busy fundraising and handing over cheques or just getting on down with your canine consultants, you’ve let us know…

Lighter Side 15 March 2018

Parliamentary bill raises concerns over recruiters’ liability in unpaid trial shifts

Concerns have been raised over whether recruiters could fall foul of National Minimum Wage rules in future should they organise unpaid trial work shifts on behalf of their clients.

Legislation 15 March 2018

GLAA visits businesses in Cornwall to prevent modern slavery

A number of businesses, including car washes, nail bars and fast food restaurants, have been visited during a four-day operation to tackle modern slavery.

LegislationRetail, Construction & property 15 March 2018

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