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12 June 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms

NEW TO THE MARKET: 9-13 JUNE 2025

• Lattice has announced its next generation of AI agent functionalities aimed at streamlining HR operations and improving workplace productivity. Key updates include voice input for hands-free interaction, automated 1:1 meeting summaries, and a dashboard delivering proactive management insights. A new ‘Coach’ feature offers real-time guidance to managers and employees, while expanded integrations bring the AI Agent into tools like Slack and Microsoft Teams. Overlaying these new functions, Lattice’s new AI Agent Platform allows companies to build their own agents. Employees will be able to create their own AI agents that can be customised to their data, roles and systems.

• IT blog makethehire.com has launched to explore and share insights on how tech is shaping the recruitment world – from applicant tracking systems and AI tools to sourcing automation and candidate experience platforms.

4 June 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

Hydrogen TE (UK) is seeking planning permission from Kent County Council to build the UK’s first waste-to-hydrogen base at a 10-acre site in Manston, near Ramsgate. The project aims to convert household and commercial waste into clean hydrogen, significantly cutting landfill and carbon emissions.

According to a report from news site BDaily, bosses say the jobs would include skilled and graduate roles, alongside a training centre to foster local talent. The hydrogen produced will supply commercial heavy vehicle fleets and waste management operations, helping meet UK net-zero targets.

Michael Engsted, Hydrogen TE managing director, says: “This area of Kent has seen a huge depletion in jobs over the past few decades, which has forced many skilled workers and graduates to relocate.

“We are determined to help revitalise the local community by giving talented individuals a reason for staying here. We are committed to prioritising local recruitment for positions including finance, engineering and science.”

According to BDaily, the company also has plans to expand with a second plant near Newport, Wales. Joint MD Jeremy Parkin adds: “We are keen to establish the standard for plants like this, which will one day become a familiar sight across the UK.”

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27 May 2025
Creative/Digital/Media, Industrial/Manufacturing

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

• Aston University has announced a new initiative, guaranteeing all full-time master’s students a professional internship as part of their studies. Launching in September 2025, the Postgraduate Guaranteed Internship Scheme will be available to students enrolled in MSc, MA and MBA programmes at both the Birmingham and London campuses.

This scheme is designed to enhance employability by providing high-quality industry placements lasting between one and six months. These internships may be conducted in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid format, and will be facilitated through Aston’s global network of employers. The initiative is available to both UK and international students.

• Worcestershire-based Four Squared Recruitment has launched its new Recruitment Academy, a strategic initiative aimed at developing early careers and entry-level talent. The Academy supports new entrants with structured training, mentorship, and hands-on experience to prepare them for the demands of a competitive job market. Three new team members have also joined Four Squared as a result of the programme. The initiative helps close the gap between emerging candidates and evolving industry needs.

• Gi Group UK, part of global company Gi Group Holding, is strengthening its position in the recruitment and HR sector by delivering forklift and material handling equipment (MHE) training. With warehouse operative roles in high demand across the UK, the company provides essential upskilling opportunities to meet the growing needs of the logistics sector. The MHE training programme supports up to three candidates daily and is RTITB-approved, ensuring high standards of safety, compliance and operational efficiency.

• Technology recruitment provider itris has launched itris X, a cloud-based CRM and applicant tracking system (ATS) built specifically for recruitment agencies and staffing professionals. The new platform is designed to streamline the entire talent acquisition process with a focus on automation, scalability, and ease of use. itris X addresses core operational challenges in recruitment by offering AI-powered automation to reduce repetitive tasks, advanced reporting tools for performance insights, and personalised candidate communication features. The system is accessible across devices and integrates with a wide range of recruitment tools and platforms. Key features include lead and marketing management, user-friendly design and comprehensive customer support. itris X is scalable for use by both small agencies and large global firms, maintaining performance and usability regardless of company size.

• ManpowerGroup has launched the Work Intelligence Lab, a new global initiative designed to help employers and workers understand and adapt to the impact of AI on jobs and skills. With over half of employers (53%) already using AI in hiring and onboarding, the Lab provides real-time insights into how automation is transforming the labour market. The Lab leverages Manpower Group’s workforce data, drawn from millions of placements over 70 countries, and integrates real-time hiring trends, employer demand and worker sentiment. It aims to give organisations clearer visibility into emerging skill requirements, role changes and workforce dynamics.

27 May 2025
Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Founded by Alan Golightly (pictured), an experienced recruitment professional with more than 27 years in the industry, the company targets small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) requiring tailored support for complex hiring needs. 

The firm provides permanent recruitment solutions for technical and engineering roles, as well as short-term internal recruitment assistance to help businesses manage hiring fluctuations without increasing fixed costs. Agilient also offers custom recruitment strategies that align with clients’ specific values and growth plans.

Golightly previously worked for, among other oil & gas recruiters, NES Fircroft, and launches Agilient from global energy recruiter Simpson Booth.

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23 January 2023
Construction & property, Charity & not-for-profit, Industrial/Manufacturing, IT/Telecoms, HR

NEW TO THE MARKET: 23-27 JANUARY 2023

• Edinburgh not-for-profit AAI EmployAbility has partnered with employee engagement and wellbeing company Trickle to offer its feedback app to clients seeking to improve their team’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). AAI supports businesses to build more diverse teams through inclusive recruiting for permanent roles and short-term placements. It also offers a wide range of D&I training, as well as projects to support corporate social responsibility.

Use of the Trickle app will give its placed candidates – mostly from underrepresented groups – the opportunity to make suggestions, raise concerns and reach out for support to their new employers in real-time.

• Global HR firm Deel has launched Deel HR, US Payroll, and Deel Engage, which enables employers to hire, manage and pay global workers compliantly on one platform. New functionality includes:

  • Deel HR – Human Resources Information System (HRIS) to compliantly manage an entire global workforce, from local employees to international workers, and everything in between.
  • US Payroll – This marks the expansion of Deel’s global payroll offering with its first in-house payroll engine, starting in the US.
  • Deel Engage – A set of HR Slack and Microsoft Teams plugins connected to Deel HR to help distributed teams build a stronger culture, increase team collaboration, manage time off requests, one-on-one’s, candidate referrals, and more.

• Macphie, a food ingredient manufacturer in Scotland, is recruiting new staff at its newly refurbished factory in Tannochside following rising demand for its products. The firm has initially created more than 40 new job roles in the area and is now looking for a further 20 staff members to join its production team.

• UK construction and property group Kier has partnered with STEM Returners to help people get back to work after a career break. A variety of roles will be offered across the country, in both sites and offices and will play a vital role in the group’s delivery of its projects.

STEM Returners will source candidates for the programme and will provide returners with additional support including advice, career coaching, networking opportunities and mentoring – ensuring applicants are ready and confident to return to work.

Applicants will undertake a fully paid 12-week ‘returnship’ which allows candidates to be reintegrated into an inclusive environment upon their return to STEM. All the roles Kier is putting through STEM Returners are permanent roles, meaning the applicant has an opportunity to continue at the Group at the end of the 12 weeks. The mentoring and coaching platform will be available for returners for 12 months, so they continue to be supported as they fulfil their role.

• Flexible working jobsite WorkYourWay, has launched to match people with flexible working roles across the globe. WorkYourWay is underpinned by a unique ‘flexibase’ algorithm that generates percentage scores for roles and candidates to help them to find their perfect flex match. The new site aims to bring total transparency to a job market.

19 January 2023
Hospitality/Leisure

Sixty Eight People launches international division to solve UK’s hospitality crisis

It is estimated that 20,000 chefs will leave the hospitality industry in the UK this year, placing further pressure on the domestic talent pool. The new division, Sixty Eight International, sources skilled chefs of all levels, while guiding companies through the process of gaining a sponsorship licence. 

Although post-Brexit, the process is more complex, international chefs are now billed as ‘skilled workers’ by the UK government and can come to the UK to work.

Sixty Eight People has invested heavily in developing a pipeline of international talent, with 45 chefs in place following a successful pilot scheme.

Founder Abi Dunn says: “I’m so happy to be able to support our clients with one of their biggest headaches. But also excited to provide great places to work for our overseas candidates. The response to the pilot scheme has been fantastic from both the operators and the candidates.”

Hospitality businesses of all sizes are invited to a free webinar to find out how they can benefit from a pool of international talent. The webinar on 31 January will provide advice to recruit international hospitality talent.

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19 January 2023
Retail, Social care, Hospitality/Leisure, Healthcare/Medical

Cera to create 10,000 jobs for care sector in 2023

Most of these roles will be in frontline healthcare services such as professional carers and nurses. Applicants are encouraged from those working in retail, hospitality and leisure, who have transferable skills that they can bring to the care sector.

Cera also offers flexible hours, with excellent career development opportunities, for those looking to take on extra work alongside a primary job, to earn more and help with the cost-of-living pressures.

Dr Ben Maruthappu MBE, CEO and co-founder of Cera, was one of the healthcare leaders to attend the prime minister’s emergency NHS Recovery Forum at Number 10 Downing Street earlier this month, considering opportunities to rapidly alleviate NHS pressures.

He said: “Britain is facing a dual crisis – an economic one and a second that grips our health service. We are hoping this ambitious jobs programme goes some way to solving both crises: helping people return to work at a challenging time and allowing us to deliver millions more home healthcare visits each year. Our technology allows us to effectively recruit and train new carers in record time, to rapidly expand our care capacity.”

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16 January 2023
Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms

NEW TO THE MARKET: 16-20 JANUARY 2023

• FourPointZero Recruitment, a recruitment business focused on the XR and Metaverse, has completed a move to larger office space to accommodate its growing team and expanding operations. The new office is located at Manchester Airport and is more than double the size of the company’s previous space and provides ample room for the recruiter’s continued growth.

• Heidrick & Struggles has opened a new office in Colombia to support its operations in the region. The new office is located in Bogotá and will be led by Roberto Hall and supported by four key consultants with a wide range of expertise across all of the firm’s existing sectors.

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