International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

APPOINTMENTS: 15-19 MAY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Cammach, Remote, Willo

NEW TO THE MARKET: 15-19 MAY 2023

This week’s new launches include: 5Values Consulting Group, Alexander Lyons Solutions, CandidateX, GEP, Globus.ai, Sixty Eight People

Government plans to reduce regulation for businesses

Business and trade secretary Kemi Badenoch MP has announced an initial package of regulatory reform that she says “will reduce unnecessary regulation for businesses, cutting costs and allowing them to compete”.

Legislation 11 May 2023

New leadership team steers Perrett Laver to next phase

International executive search firm Perrett Laver has announced the appointment of a new global leadership team to steer the company through its next phase of growth.

AI-technology recruiter Ocho launches in Belfast

A collective of technology experts has launched an AI-driven recruitment agency in Belfast.

APPOINTMENTS: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Bentley Lewis, Ciphr, ecap, Heidrick & Struggles, Naked Energy, RAMP Global, Tezlom, The Shore Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: AMS, develop, Talentheads, Tech She Can

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-12 MAY 2023

This week’s new launches include: Clu, Connect Appointments, HireBuddy, Kura, McGregor Boyall

MHiR partners with SHOUT to support UK recruitment industry

Mental Health in Recruitment (MHiR) is partnering with SHOUT from 15 May to provide free, confidential and 24/7 support to the UK recruitment industry, MHiR has announced.

Contracts 9 May 2023

Impellam Group CEO Blockley appointed to prison employment role

Impellam Group has announced the appointment of its CEO of Global Managed Services, Simon Blockley as employment advisory chair of His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) and Young Offenders Institute (YOI) Chelmsford.

Aristotle Partnerships appoints former Gi Group COO Smith group CEO

Former Gi Group COO Paul Smith has joined Aristotle Partnerships as CEO, the company has announced.

Recruitment solutions firm HireVue acquires Modern Hire

HireVue, provider of video interviewing, assessments and text-enabled recruiting solutions, has announced it has acquired Modern Hire, an ‘intelligent’ hiring platform.

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 9 May 2023

Indeed evolves to meet employers’ openness on sourcing talent

Employers' ideas about candidate quality are evolving as they become “more open minded” about what they look for in potential hires.

IT/Telecoms, HR 9 May 2023

Recruiters are a ‘representation' of a talent pool

The role of the in-house recruitment and agency recruitment consultant are widely different.

9 May 2023

Empresaria presents more joined-up offering to clients

Empresaria Solutions launches to help customers across multiple regions.

Welcome to the future of recruiting in 2023

A new report from LinkedIn interviews talent leaders from around the world.

HR 9 May 2023
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