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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

People

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Contracts

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Education, IT/Telecoms 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

NHS Trust plans to cut jobs and agency staff

The BBC reports today [30 April 2025] that the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is planning job cuts, as well as cutting its expenditure on bank and agency staff.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

Financials 30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

PeopleSales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Flynn joins Adecco as chief HR officer

Adecco Group has appointed Shanthi Flynn as chief HR officer and member of the executive committee.

21 December 2015

Eurociett elects another Adecco executive as vice president

Eurociett, the European confederation of private employment services, has elected Bettina Schaller, head of global public affairs at Adecco Group, as its vice president.

21 December 2015

Axon Resourcing appoints three

Senior recruitment, search and selection specialist Axon Resourcing has appointed three people across its public sector and professional services teams.

Public sector, Legal 21 December 2015

Czech into NonStop Recruitment

On a plane from Prague, a director of NonStop Recruitment realised training UK graduates in the Czech Republic could be just what the business needed. The rest is history...

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 21 December 2015

My Brilliant Recruitment Career: Jill Thornton

IT/Telecoms, Commercial & office support 21 December 2015

Mourinho: coming to a Jobcentre near you

As ex-Chelsea football club manager Jose Mourinho contemplates his next career move this morning, following his high profile sacking yesterday, he will no doubt be reassured by the Prime Minister’s spokesman.

18 December 2015

Fijian workers claim maltreatment by Australian labour firm

Fijian farm labourers employed through the Australian government’s Seasonal Worker Programme have claimed slave-like employment conditions, including being underpaid, underfed, denied medical access and verbally abused.

Agriculture 18 December 2015

CodeClan scholarship nurtures students

IT/Telecoms 18 December 2015

Returning talent to the workplace

Global financial institution Bank of America Merrill Lynch is extending its Returning Talent programme, which helps people who have had career breaks get back into work, by offering 10-week work placements

HR 18 December 2015

Deloitte extends ex-military insight days down under

HR, Public sector 18 December 2015

Arsenal scores with the over 50s