Fifteen of the best

Seven recruitment firms have earned places in The Sunday Times ’100 Best Companies to Work For 2010’, while eight others were among the top 100 ’Best Small Companies to Work For’.

In the first list, which was published on 7 March, Office Angels came 4th and received kudos for the level of autonomy handed to branches. The other six recruiters listed were: Pertemps People Development Group, (19); Ingeus (38); Pulse (46); Randstad (63); Blue Arrow (73); and Pertemps Recruitment Partnership (81). In the Small Companies list, which was published on 28 February, Practicus came in at No 13, while also listed were: Origin HR Consulting (28), GCS (32), Penta Consulting (33), Taskmaster Resources (48), Red Commerce (53), Portfolio Payroll (59) and Medicare First (84). Human resources consultancy Savile Group came in at No 16.

REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Legislation 3 June 2025

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Legislation 3 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

Legislation 2 June 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: ECMS, Madison Berkeley, The Education Network

People 27 May 2025
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