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Legislation

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Legislation

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025

Contracts

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June.

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

People 27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

FINANCIALS: Hays results hit from hiring slowdown

Global recruiter Hays has started its 2025 financial year with downward movement from its 2024 financial year.

Financials 11 October 2024

Government to create Fair Work Agency in new Employment Rights Bill

The government plans to create a new ‘single authority’ agency to enforce workers’ rights.

Legislation 10 October 2024

Sphere Digital Recruitment appoints Puzey and Haddad to support global expansion

Sphere Digital Recruitment is welcoming Jemma Puzey and Mary Haddad to the team, as the specialist recruiter gears up for three years of global expansion.

PeopleRetail, Creative/Digital/Media 10 October 2024

Rise in US recruitment market predicted in 2025

A rise in mergers & acquisitions in the US recruitment market is anticipated next year in the wake of the US presidential elections next month.

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 8 October 2024

IJA report reveals AI fuels surge in fake job scams

Artificial intelligence is fuelling a surge in fake job ads, according to a new survey.

IT/Telecoms 8 October 2024

Talent scouts find jobs for homeless people

A former Aston University student is running a charity that is successfully ‘talent scouting’ homeless people to get them off the streets and into work.

PeopleCharity & not-for-profit 8 October 2024

Wannabe stunt rider gets back original job application – after 48 years

A woman who spent 48 years wondering why an application for her dream job was never answered has finally found out why, the BBC has reported.

7 October 2024

LSP Renewables welcomes new hires to green investments division

Specialist renewable recruitment agency LSP Renewables has announced the appointments of Marcus Richards as head of green investments and Paige Brooks as green investments consultant (pictured).

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 7 October 2024