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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

New jobs as Northern Ireland prepares for gold rush?

Hundreds of jobs could be created in Northern Ireland after a gold mining project received a significant cash boost.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27 NOVEMBER-1 DECEMBER 2017

This week’s new product, offices and offerings include: Denholm Associates, Interoute, Invenias, Monroe Staffing Solutions, Sphere Solutions, Staffing 360 Solutions

Support grows for anti-slavery protocol in building industry

McAlpine’s and Morgan Sindall are the latest firms to pledge their support to a protocol drawn up by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) aimed at protecting vulnerable and exploited workers in the construction industry.

Construction & property 27 November 2017

Bognor agency receives huge response after television documentary

Bognor Regis recruitment firm Opus Loco said it has been overwhelmed with the response to its television debut this month on Channel 4 in British Workers Wanted.

East Anglia recruiter launches employee ownership trust

Just Recruitment, based in East Anglia, is to launch a new employee ownership trust with future profits placed into a trust fund for the benefit of employees.

27 November 2017
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Destruction of agency’s display lands Margate man with fine

A man from Margate was advised not to bury his head in the sand after being fined £715 for destroying a window display at a recruitment agency in Kent.

27 November 2017

APPOINTMENTS: 24 NOVEMBER – 1 DECEMBER 2017

This week’s appointments include: Cathcart Associates, Eames Consulting Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Hudson, Spengler Fox, Zachary Daniels

PeopleMarketing & Sales, Retail 27 November 2017
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Industry calls for rethink after apprentice numbers plummet

Industry experts are calling for a rethink of the government’s Apprenticeship Levy scheme after the latest figures revealed a dramatic fall in those applying for places.

Stay true to yourself: Lee McQueen’s advice to The Apprentice hopeful James White

Former IT recruiter and winner of The Apprentice Lee McQueen says his best advice to current recruitment industry hopeful James White is to trust in his entrepreneurial skills as a recruiter, and “to be himself”.

New jobs for Northern Ireland manufacturing and technology sectors

Manufacturing and technology businesses in Derry, Fermanagh and Omagh will be creating new jobs in Northern Ireland, thanks to support from Invest NI.

Marketing & Sales, Engineering 24 November 2017

Uncertainty continues over extension of IR35 off-payroll rules

The government’s decision not to go ahead with controversial changes to IR35 legislation that had been anticipated would be included in yesterday’s Budget has been widely welcomed across the sector.

Legislation 23 November 2017

More acquisitions on the way for Jarell Group as it builds up to flotation

Jarell Group’s acquisition of specialist social care recruiter Aurora Resourcing is just the first of many more as it builds up to a flotation in 2020, the group’s commercial director has told Recruiter.

GLAA targets Nottingham hand car wash businesses as it publishes its three-year plan

Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA)-led operations across Nottingham have uncovered a number of possible modern slavery offences, according to the GLAA.

Budget ‘a win’ for the UK engineering and technical job market, says Fircroft COO

The Budget is good news for the UK’s engineering and technical market, according to a sector specialist.

White Watch: Has recruitment’s representative made it through to next week’s The Apprentice?

Has the recruitment industry’s last hope to win BBC TV reality show The Apprentice 2017 survived another week?

Lighter Side 23 November 2017

BREAKING NEWS: The Autumn Budget

Recruiters have welcomed the Chancellor of the Exchequer’s commitment to boosting investment in Britain’s infrastructure and future skills announced in today’s Budget. 
 

22 November 2017
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