Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

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.

Welcome to the future of recruiting in 2023

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

HR 9 May 2023

Taylor succeeds Smith as MD Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland

HR solutions recruitment consultancy Gi Group has appointed Pete Taylor as managing director of Gi Group Staffing UK & Ireland.

Disconnect between leaders and employees leads to epidemic of ‘quiet quitting’

A major report by global staffing leader Kelly into workplace resilience released today [4 May 2023] finds a significant disconnect between leaders’ and employees’ workplace expectations.

Retail, Oil & gas/Energy 4 May 2023

Hiring platform hackajob wins investment for US expansion

Full stack technical hiring platform hackajob has announced a $25m (£19.86m) Series B funding round led by Boston-based growth equity firm, Volition Capital, with participation from existing investors AXA Venture Partners and Foresight.

Healthcare recruitment firm Resource Finder helps in fight against global nursing shortages

Hull-based Resource Finder, an international healthcare recruitment company, has committed a £100k a year to help tackle the global nursing shortage.

Healthcare/Medical 4 May 2023

North-West talent propelled into the aerospace industry

A partnership between IN4 Group and The North West Aerospace Alliance (NWAA) aims to help more than 160 local people into work.

Superdrug to create over 500 jobs with 25 new stores

Health and beauty retailer Superdrug has announced plans to invest in 25 new stores this year, expanding its bricks-and-mortar retail footprint.

Retail 4 May 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 2-5 MAY 2023

This week’s appointments include: Calibre One, Ciphr, Fresh Perspective Resourcing, Gillespie People Solutions, Mustard Jobs, Nicholas Associates Group

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 2-5 MAY 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Deel, Jobmatch Sweden, Moving Talent, Sonovate

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 4 May 2023

NEW TO THE MARKET: 2-5 MAY 2023

This week’s new launches include: 32 Stripes, KPI OceanConnect, MRA Search, Ocean Healthcare, SmartyMeet, Tengai

Indeed adds new tier of service with pay for performance pricing

Job search engine Indeed is adding a new tier of service pricing with pay for performance pricing.

New to MarketIT/Telecoms 19 April 2023

Resolution Foundation report highlights ‘minimum level dignity’ at work

A new report on low pay in the UK by think tank the Resolution Foundation calls for a “minimum level dignity” at work.

LegislationHR 19 April 2023

APSCo urges government to address talent attraction and retention in education

The Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) has warned that recruitment guidance in the education sector needs to be simplified if talent attraction and retention issues are to be addressed.

Public sector, Education 19 April 2023

Major recruitment drive for Marine Biological Association

The Marine Biological Association (MBA), one of the world’s longest-running learned societies on marine biology research, is launching a major recruitment drive.

UK employment rate higher due to part-time and self-employed workers

Part-time employees and self-employed workers drove a slight increase in the UK employment rate to 75.8%.

18 April 2023

Company insolvencies rise by 16% year-on-year

Company insolvencies in March 2023 were up compared to a year ago and higher than pre-pandemic numbers.

Financials 18 April 2023
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