APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/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

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.

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].

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

nGAGE launches Myles Roberts

nGAGE Specialist Recruitment has launched a new start-up, Myles Roberts.

Accounts clerk jailed after stealing more than £31k from recruiter

A payroll and accounts clerk has been jailed for 12 months for defrauding her recruitment agency employer out of more than £31k.

Metcalfe steps down at Fusion People

Paul Metcalfe has stepped down as group managing director of multi-sector recruiter Fusion People.
Executive search 2 March 2016

Odgers Berndtson buys Charleston Partners in the US

Executive search firm Odgers Berndtson has acquired HR executive search and talent advisory firm Charleston Partners, which targets human resources and human capital professionals.
Executive search, HR 2 March 2016

Monster appoints ad agency mcgarrybowen

Global job board Monster has appointed ad agency mcgarrybowen to handle European advertising.

JobAdder joins forces with etz Technology

Cloud-based recruitment platform JobAdder and online back office solutions provider etz Technologies have entered into a partnership.

HeadHunter sold to Elbrus Capital consortium

Russian internet company Mail.Ru Group has sold 100% of its shares in job board HeadHunter to an investor consortium led by Elbrus Capital for RUB9.85bn (£0.09bn).
IT/Telecoms, HR 2 March 2016

CareerBuilder expands into background screening with Aurico buy

Global human capital solutions provider CareerBuilder has expanded into background screening with the acquisition of Aurico, a provider of background screening and drug testing.
IT/Telecoms, HR 2 March 2016

US Belcan acquires Scotland-based EKES

US global technical and engineering recruiter Belcan has acquired Glasgow-headquartered East Kilbride Engineering Services (EKES).

US Mastech’s president and CEO Horner resigns

US IT staffing services provider Mastech’s president and chief executive Kevin Horner has resigned.
IT/Telecoms 1 March 2016

Fortus Healthcare Resources promotes Enck to CEO

US healthcare recruiter Fortus Healthcare Resources has promoted Jeremy Enck to president and chief executive.

Australian recruiters less likely to buy or sell this year

Australian recruitment businesses are less likely to engage in mergers & acquisition (M&A) activity in 2016 than in 2015, according to the findings of a newly released survey.

FINANCIALS: Australian SEEK sees revenue increase

Australasian-based job board SEEK has seen year-on-year revenue increase 22% in its financial results for the six months ended 31 December 2015.
IT/Telecoms 29 February 2016

TempBuddy launches e-signature app for timesheets

Workforce management software company TempBuddy has launched a new app that allows managers to electronically sign timesheets on temporary workers’ mobile phones.

Spring Personnel to disappear under Adecco brand

Office and industrial recruiter Spring Personnel is set to disappear as a separate brand within Adecco group.

Numinic launches for IT sector

Numinic, a new recruitment firm that specialises in finding skilled candidates for the IT sector, has launched in Manchester.
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