People

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025
Contracts

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025
New to Market

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 6 May 2025

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.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

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.

ContractsPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 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

FINANCIALS: Norman Broadbent reveals losses but points to progress

Norman Broadbent says increased losses in 2017 have masked “considerable” progress made in the second phase of the turnaround of its business.

FinancialsExecutive search, Interim recruitment 14 May 2018

Café worker pensioner Joe Bartley passes away

Joe Bartley, the pensioner who hit headlines two years ago for landing a job at a local café in a bid to cure his boredom, has died.

PeopleHospitality/Leisure 14 May 2018

APPOINTMENTS: 14-18 MAY 2018

This week’s appointments include: CV-Library, Dovetail Group, Pedersen & Partners, ResourceBank, ZRG Partners

PeopleTransport & logistics, Executive search 14 May 2018

NEW TO THE MARKET: 14-18 MAY 2018

This week’s launches include: LGBT Great, LinkedIn, Vettery

New to MarketBanking/Financial services, IT/Telecoms 14 May 2018

Alexander Mann Solutions keen to expand in US following sale to Canadian firm

Alexander Mann Solutions has its sights set on further expansion into the US following its sale to a Canadian private equity (PE) firm.

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Executive search 11 May 2018

Hutchinson-O’Neill leaves Nationwide for StepStone

Recruiter’s In-house Resourcing Leader of the Year is taking up a role at online job board StepStone.

PeopleHR 11 May 2018

New CEO to take over at Monster

A new CEO is to take the helm at Randstad-owned careers site Monster.

PeopleHR 11 May 2018

FINANCIALS: Kelly Services sees rise in revenue

Recruitment giant Kelly Services has seen Q1 revenue climb 6.2% year-on-year.

Financials 11 May 2018

Canadian firm acquires Alexander Mann Solutions

Alexander Mann Solutions, a global provider of talent acquisition and management services, has been acquired in a deal worth £820m.

ContractsExecutive search 10 May 2018

Recruitment director banned from managing companies for 10 years

A recruitment agency director has been banned from running companies after he was found to have been diverting £60k from an insurance settlement into his personal bank account.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 10 May 2018

EastEnders’ recruitment gaffe could land Mel in Barney Rubble

Recruiters have been urged not to be like EastEnders’ Mel Owen and carry out the necessary criminal record and reference checks on new recruits or face a spell in the shovel and pick (nick).

LegislationHospitality/Leisure 10 May 2018

Tech firm hits on pawternity benefit for staff

Airsorted has hit upon an innovative way of ensuring staff can smooth the way for their own furry recruits.

Lighter SideIT/Telecoms, HR 10 May 2018

Recruiter’s charity ASTRiiD features on BBC Breakfast news

The work of Recruiter’s charity of the year ASTRiiD was featured on BBC Breakfast this morning, highlighting one of the first candidates placed by the charity, which helps people with long-term health problems into work.

PeopleCharity & not-for-profit 10 May 2018

EASI remit could tackle labour exploitation at umbrella and intermediary firms

The Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate could have its remit extended to tackle labour exploitation at umbrella companies and intermediaries.

LegislationAgriculture, HR 9 May 2018

Indeed’s parent Recruit Holdings snaps up Glassdoor

Japan-headquartered Recruit Holdings Co, the parent company of job search engine Indeed, is to acquire workplace review site Glassdoor for $1.2bn (£890m).

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 9 May 2018

Demand for permanent staff up but not in retail, says Report on Jobs

Demand for permanent staff is still on the rise – but not for retail staff, according to the latest Report on Jobs from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Retail, Public sector 9 May 2018

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