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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.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025

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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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025

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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”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

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.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

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.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

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.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Institute of Recruiters seeks chartered status with name change

The Institute of Recruiters has set its sights on achieving chartered status as it rebrands to the British Institute of Recruiters.

UK&Ireland 18 April 2017

Kelly Services chief to step down after 20 years

Carl Camden is to leave as president and CEO of Kelly Services after more than two decades with the global recruitment firm.

UK&Ireland 18 April 2017

New to the market: 17-21 April 2017

Latest new launches, openings or products within the recruitment industry: 17-21 April 2017

New to Market 18 April 2017

Unite calls on Sports Direct’s employee rep to push for temp-to-perm roles

The Unite union has called on Sports Direct’s new employee board member to push for the sports retailer’s agency workers on “insecure hire-and-fire” contracts to be offered permanent work.

Retail 13 April 2017

Recruiters reminded to ensure against ex-consultants stealing clients

Recruiters have been warned to ensure candidate databases are properly protected and contracts are well drafted to guard against ex-consultants stealing clients.

Legal 13 April 2017

FINANCIALS: Gattaca blames one-off costs for below par profits

Specialist international recruitment group Gattaca anticipates profits for the year ended 31 July 2017 to be 10-15% below previous expectations.

Financials 13 April 2017

FINANCIALS: Hays shows drop in UK NFI but Europe, Asia-Pac up

Recruitment giant Hays has seen a 4% drop in year-on-year UK & Ireland net fee income, according to an update for the quarter ended 31 March 2017.

FinancialsPublic sector 13 April 2017

Citrix creates 150 staff in Dublin

US multinational software company Citrix is taking on 150 staff at its Dublin office in East Point Business Park as it centralises sales activities to support its move to a cloud model.

Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 13 April 2017

Universal Jobmatch changes could hit public sector hiring

The government’s decision to terminate the bulk upload facility on its Universal Jobmatch service could “significantly hinder” public sector clients’ ability to fill crucial vacancies, a public sector job board has warned.

Public sector 12 April 2017

Airswift expands into Mozambique with JV Airswift Embrace

Global workforce solutions provider Airswift has launched a locally incorporated joint venture (JV) in Mozambique.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, HR 12 April 2017

Employers need to get creative as employment rate rises

The UK’s employment rate has hit 74.6% – the joint highest since records began back in 1971, figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal.

12 April 2017

FINANCIALS: PageGroup sees rise in profits

Global recruiter PageGroup has seen group gross profit rise 9.1% year-on-year due to improving trading and a later Easter, according to a trading update for Q1 2017.

Financials 12 April 2017

Ruff day recruiting? Not with these top dogs in the office…

To mark National Pet Day, Recruiter spoke to a number of agencies reaping the rewards of having a canine consultant to call upon.

11 April 2017

Applicants hope to come up Trumps with new Paddy Power role

Paddy Power has received hundreds of applications from all over the world, including Washington D

UK&Ireland 11 April 2017

Income boost for Robert Walters fuelled by North American growth

Robert Walters deliver a 33% increase in group net fee income (NFI) in the first quarter of the year.

UK&IrelandBanking/Financial services 11 April 2017

Search is on… for a nurse to work on one of Scotland’s remotest islands

Healthcare recruiters may be of use in finding a new nurse for a remote island near Shetland.

UK&IrelandHealthcare/Medical 11 April 2017

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