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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

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.

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

FINANCIALS: Hays reports subdued but stable UK growth

Recruitment giant Hays has posted a marginal 1% year-on-year increase in UK net fee income, according to half-year results for the six months to 31 December 2017.

Financials 22 February 2018

Man arrested on suspicion of slavery offences following GLAA raids

A man is being held in custody on suspicion of modern slavery offences and more than 50 people are being treated as ‘vulnerable’ following a series of early morning raids by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) in east London yesterday.

Construction & property 22 February 2018

Technology set to transform recruitment, says outsourcing report

The potential for technology to transform recruitment is the big theme of Resource Solutions’ sixth Recruitment Outsourcing Insights report.

22 February 2018

Defence secretary promises to cut Army recruitment time

The defence secretary has pledged to reduce the time taken between someone taking an interest in joining the British Army and a decision on their application.

Public sector 22 February 2018

Recruiter urges financial services to ensure leadership reflects customer diversity

The chief executive of executive and interim recruiter Green Park Recruitment is calling on the financial services industry to do more to ensure that its leadership reflects the diversity of its customer base.

Banking/Financial services 21 February 2018

PMP launches charity partnership to help victims of modern slavery

PMP Recruitment, part of Cordant Group, has launched a partnership with charity Unseen that will help to raise vital funds and supplies for the victims of modern slavery.

Ex-recruiter Gray glides into Winter Olympics curling semi-final

Recruitment's Team GB Winter Olympian Lauren Gray remains in contention for a medal in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

Executive search 21 February 2018

Recruiters call for improvement in Army recruitment

The admission by defence secretary Gavin Williamson that the state of British Army recruitment was “unacceptable” has prompted recruiters to call for change. Williamson’s remark, made in a speech last week, came after it was revealed that it takes an average of 300 days for an application to join the Army to be completed.

Public sector 21 February 2018

Recruiters advised to listen to the ‘hidden’ youth and re-educate employers

Recruiters have a key role to play in helping the UK’s 480,000 ‘hidden’ youth unemployed into work.

Job centre in Jordan city helps Syrian refugees find work

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR have come together to launch a job centre in the Jordanian city of Azraq to help Syrian refugees access work permits and find jobs.

20 February 2018

£10k+ raised in memory of GLAA’s Broadbent will go to Unseen

More than £10k been donated in memory of the late Paul Broadbent, CEO of the Gangmasters & Labour Abuse Authority.

People 20 February 2018

Made to Engage creates new ICT jobs in Northern Ireland

Digital agency Made to Engage is to create 40 new jobs in Northern Ireland’s information and communications technology sector.

NEW TO THE MARKET: 19-23 FEBRUARY 2018

This week’s launches include: Workday

New to MarketIT/Telecoms 20 February 2018

RECRUITMENT STILL HOT WITH INVESTORS

The recruitment sector remains attractive to investors despite looming political and economic challenges thrown up by Brexit, according to accountants and business advisers BDO’s 2018 Recruitment Sector Insights report.

UK&Ireland 19 February 2018

RECRUITERS WARNED OVER FAMILY PLANNING QUESTIONS

Recruiters who suspect their clients are asking female candidates potentially unlawful questions about their plans to have children risk sharing the stand at an employment tribunal unless they take action

UK&Ireland 19 February 2018

MEDICAL FIRMS BRINGS 75 JOBS TO IRELAND

The Republic of Ireland is to benefit to the tune of 75 new jobs thanks to a medical diagnostics company expansion in Galway.

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