APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/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

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

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

People 1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

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

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].

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

Core-Asset Consulting takes on van Hengel as consultant

Financial services recruiter Core-Asset Consulting has appointed Estelle van Hengel as a consultant.
24 April 2015

CareerGift appoints Price COO

Candidate experience platform CareerGift has appointed Nick Price as chief operating officer.
IT/Telecoms 24 April 2015

Capersidate appoints Grimshaw as chair

Cornish recruiter Capersidate has appointed Roger Grimshaw as chair.
IT/Telecoms 24 April 2015

Brookfield Rose chooses Laing for its apprentice programme

Ruby Laing has joined North-West recruitment group Brookfield Rose, whose companies include temp agency de Poel, umbrella company Paraplus and software provider Flo, through its apprenticeship programme.
IT/Telecoms 24 April 2015

Ashley Kate HR appoints Haughton resourcer

HR recruiter Ashley Kate HR has appointed Sonia Haughton as recruitment resourcer.
HR 24 April 2015

Allen Associates appoints three, expands office space

Oxfordshire-based recruiter Allen Associates has appointed three members of staff, while almost doubling its office space.

Alexander Daniels appoints Underwood and Garnett

Professional staffing specialist Alexander Daniels has appointed Steve Underwood as manager for its education division.
Education, HR 24 April 2015

Engage Partners appoints Parkes FD

Education and construction recruiter Engage Partners has appointed Edward Parkes as financial director.

Candidates discriminated against in police recruitment day

Kenyan police recruiters have been instructed to reject all candidates with missing or discoloured teeth, squint eyes, narrow chests and flat feet, news service The Star reports.
23 April 2015

Australian job board SEEK finds demand in healthcare and medical sector

SEEK, one of the largest job boards in Asia Pacific, has reported heightened labour demand in the Australian healthcare and medical industry.

Adcorp Holdings buys Australian Dare Holdings

South African-listed human capital and workforce management group Adcorp Holdings has acquired specialist Australian oil & gas recruiter Dare Holdings for an estimated A$30m (£15.5m).
Engineering 23 April 2015

Insurance: Your temps, your fault

Hirers are increasingly insisting that recruiters sign contracts holding them responsible for damage, injury or theft by temps, so recruiters need to ensure their insurance is appropriate and watertight to protect their income, warns Colin Cottell
22 April 2015

Global Spotlight on Chile

Competition is fierce among recruiters and although new agencies, especially foreign ones, are at a disadvantage, barriers can definitely be overcome.
HR, Construction & property 22 April 2015

APSCo appoints Hill as finance director

Recruitment trade body the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has appointed Stephen Hill as finance director.
22 April 2015

Bleasdale bankruptcy ruling a step closer

A legal ruling on whether Kate Bleasdale, founder of healthcare recruiter Healthcare Locums (HCL), should be made bankrupt edged a step closer following proceedings in the High Court in London yesterday.
22 April 2015

FINANCIALS: Manpower profits affected by strong US dollar

US-listed global staffing group ManpowerGroup’s Q1 financial results have been significantly affected by the strong US dollar, with gross profit falling from US$816.5m in Q1 2014 to $762m this year, the firm announced yesterday.
22 April 2015
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