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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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 8-12 JULY 2024

This week’s new launches include: Alliance (CS), Crerar Hotel Group, Gaia

New to MarketPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 8 July 2024

Recruitment industry calls on new Labour government to focus on skills

Voices in the recruitment and self-employment world uniformly have congratulated the Labour Party on their landslide win [4 July 2024] in the UK General Election.

Public sector, Social care 5 July 2024

€500m funding to benefit UK business of HR Path

Global HR consulting giant HR Path has announced a €500m (£423m) fundraising round from international private investment house Ardian.

ContractsExecutive search, IT/Telecoms 4 July 2024

Forsyth Barnes appoints Shadwell executive VP to lead New York office

Global talent partner Forsyth Barnes has appointed Jack Shadwell as the executive vice president of its New York City office.

PeopleRetail, Executive search 3 July 2024

Operam Education Group extends footprint with first London acquisition

Education recruitment specialist Operam Education Group has completed its first acquisition in London, strengthening its geographical footprint in the South-East.

ContractsPublic sector, Education 3 July 2024

Monster and CareerBuilder combine to respond to market trends

Global talent firm Randstad is to form a joint venture combining its job board business Monster with jobs and advice platform CareerBuilder, a portfolio company of funds known as the Apollo Funds.

Contracts 2 July 2024

Executive search firms join forces across the Atlantic

Executive search firms Anderson Quigley and Griffith Group Executive Search have joined forces in a transatlantic partnership.

ContractsPublic sector, Social care 2 July 2024

Sellick Partnership appoints Tehrani to associate director, promotes wellbeing

Recruitment specialist Sellick Partnership has promoted Rayhaneh Tehrani to associate director after joining the business in 2010 as resourcing consultant, specialising in public sector legal recruitment.

PeoplePublic sector, Legal 1 July 2024

APPOINTMENTS: 1-5 JULY 2024

This week’s appointments include: Sumer

PeopleHR, Accounting/Finance 1 July 2024

Industry comes together to toast APSCO’s 25th anniversary

An ‘invitation only’ crowd of more than 250 recruitment industry leaders, past and current, gathered to toast the 25th anniversary of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

1 July 2024