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

Forcing firms to give references could lead to legal headaches

Firms face a potential a legal minefield should government proposals forcing them to give job references to former employees be given the go-ahead.

Legislation 31 October 2019

Scarlett takes a punt on continuing in The Apprentice

On to week five on the BBC reality TV series The Apprentice but is the sector’s representative still in the competition?

Lighter Side 31 October 2019

MetaCompliance creates jobs in Belfast

An IT company is creating 70 new roles in Belfast.

IT/Telecoms 31 October 2019

UK faces triple attack on worker employability, say agency leaders

The UK faces a three-pronged attack on the employability of workers in the first quarter of next year, despite a general election possibly breaking the deadlock in Parliament on Brexit.

Transport & logistics, Life sciences 30 October 2019

Empresaria restructures UK engineering recruitment business

Empresaria is restructuring its UK engineering recruitment business as it expects the engineering division to post an operating loss for the year, according to a trading update from the international specialist staffing group.

Engineering 30 October 2019

Pizza delivery chain seeks vegan specialist

Pizza delivery chain Papa John’s is recruiting for a ‘chief vegan officer’ following the launch of its vegan menu this year.

Lighter SideHospitality/Leisure 30 October 2019

Employer confidence plummets amid Brexit uncertainty

Employer confidence in the UK economy has dropped to its joint-lowest level since mid-2016, according to the latest JobsOutlook report from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC). 

Social care, Healthcare/Medical 30 October 2019

Recruiters urged to act on sexual harassment following response to NDA report

Recruiters have been urged to take a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment and ensure staff are trained so they can effectively deal with complaints.

29 October 2019

FINANCIALS: TrueBlue sees revenue fall

US blue-collar recruiter TrueBlue has seen revenue decline 6% year-on-year, according to the company’s third-quarter results for 2019.

FinancialsTransport & logistics, Construction & property 29 October 2019

FINANCIALS: Revenue drops at Heidrick & Struggles

Global executive search and consulting firm Heidrick & Struggles has seen revenue decline 2.9%, according to the firm’s results for the third quarter of the year.

FinancialsExecutive search 29 October 2019

Recruiters warned of tribunal risk when signing off workers with stress

Recruiters have been warned of the risk of being brought before a tribunal if they dismiss staff who are deemed to have a disability after they have been signed off with stress.

Healthcare/Medical 28 October 2019

TV presenter loses IR35 tribunal appeal

The Upper Tribunal has rejected an appeal from television presenter Christa Ackroyd against an IR35 tribunal ruling made earlier this year.

Creative/Digital/Media 28 October 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Alexander Mann Solutions, Alvius, American Staffing Association, Berwick Partners, Cripps Pemberton Greenish, Drummond Bridge, Kayman Recruitment, ManpowerGroup, Projectus Consulting, Space Executive 

PeopleRetail, Rec-to-rec 28 October 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Cross Country Healthcare, Cubiks Group, PSI Services, VONQ

ContractsHealthcare/Medical 28 October 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 28 OCTOBER – 1 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Mercury xRM

New to Market 28 October 2019

BP rolls out online student employability drive to rest of world

BP’s online employability programme for university students is going global following a successful launch last year in five countries.

Oil & gas/Energy, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 28 October 2019

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