Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

JobsOutlook shows businesses have renewed confidence

New data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that businesses have become more confident in their ability to hire new staff.

Public sector, Social care 26 February 2020

Pilot programme aims to get over-50 jobseekers back to work

Older jobseekers in the Greater Manchester area are to benefit from a pilot programme developing targeted new approaches to help over 50s get back to work.

New to Market 26 February 2020

Security firm Verisure to create 1,000 jobs in North-East

A global security firm is creating 1,000 new jobs on North Tyneside.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 24-28 FEBRUARY 2020

This week’s contracts and deals include: Cornerstone OnDemand, Frontline Recruitment, Gi Group, Saba

Call for nurses in new Northamptonshire health centre

A new health centre in Brackley has launched a recruitment drive for nurses ahead of its opening this summer.

Public sector, Healthcare/Medical 25 February 2020

Recruiters urged not to go for blanket relationship ban

Recruiters would be ill-advised to implement blanket bans preventing their consultants from forming relationships with contractors on their books.

Legislation 25 February 2020

Eamonn Holmes loses IR35 tax tribunal case

TV presenter Eamonn Holmes has lost an IR35 case at a tax tribunal.

Retailers encourage supply chains to be responsible in recruitment

Many of the UK’s large retailers have joined together as sponsors of the Responsible Recruitment Toolkit (RRT).

Retail, Transport & logistics 25 February 2020

FINANCIALS: Revenue falls for Heidrick & Struggles

Global executive search and consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen revenue decline 2.8%, according to the firm’s results for the fourth quarter of the year.

APPOINTMENTS: 24-28 FEBRUARY 2020

This week’s appointments include: MERJE, Virgin Galactic

Ex-financial secretary says IR35 won’t be watered down

David Gauke, former financial secretary to the Treasury, has told an audience he thinks there would be “strong resistance” to any watering down of the extension of IR35 rules set to be rolled out into the private sector from April.

Legislation 24 February 2020

FINANCIALS: RTC Group reveals rise in revenues

Engineering and technical recruiter RTC Group has seen group revenue rise 8%, according to audited results for the year ended 31 December 2019.

Ex-contractor pays homage to IR35 in song

From in-depth articles to entire supplements from industry experts, Recruiter has tried to bring you everything you needed to know about IR35 and how it may affect your business.
 

Lighter Side 24 February 2020

Mastercard to create 1,500 jobs in Dublin

Mastercard is to create 1,500 jobs in Dublin over the next three to five years.
 

Major Players' acquisition of Gemini helped by Lucy's experience there

Experience of having worked at PR recruiter Gemini People helped a “great deal” in its acquisition by Major Players, according to the managing director of the creative, digital and tech recruiter. 

Marketing, Creative/Digital/Media 21 February 2020

Four recruiters make it into list of best mid-sized companies to work for

Four recruiters have made The Sunday Times ‘Best 100 Mid Companies to Work For’ 2020 list.

21 February 2020
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