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PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Social care, Hospitality/Leisure, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers, Healthcare/Medical 12 May 2025
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Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

Public sector, Oil & gas/Energy, Engineering, Healthcare/Medical 8 May 2025
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Take a Netwalk on the kind side

A walk organised by TEAM raised awareness of isolation, as well as money for charity.

7 May 2025

Analytics functions to merge into single workforce intelligence organisation

What will talent intelligence look like in the future?

7 May 2025
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Redefining the role of humans at work

Talent leaders are in the midst of redefining work that will be “more pro-human than in any other point in human history”.

7 May 2025
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Social recruiting: May/June 2025

Whether you’ve been trekking up a hill, making a team look brill, donating chocs to fill [a foodbank] or walking a mill-ion steps, you lot have been busy!

Lighter SideConstruction & property, Charity & not-for-profit 7 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

PeopleIT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Firmus Consulting

ContractsCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 6 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Heidrick & Struggles, Matrix, ProdigyPB, Project Brains

New to MarketPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 6 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 12-16 JULY 2021

This week’s appointments include: Airswift, MM Search, Oakleaf Partnership

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 13 July 2021

Temp relaxation of hours, increased tests to solve HGV drivers crisis

Department for Transport has introduced a temporary relaxation of the enforcement of the retained EU drivers’ hours rules in England, Scotland and Wales.

LegislationRetail, Transport & logistics 8 July 2021

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 JULY 2021

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Jepson Holt, King Recruit, Recruitment Entrepreneur, Six Degrees Legal

ContractsLegal, Executive search 8 July 2021

FINANCIALS: Page Group profits up

Global recruitment giant Page Group is reporting increased gross profit per fee earner in Q2 this year compared to the Q2s of both 2019 and 2020.

Financials 7 July 2021

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters enjoys ‘strong’ Q2

Global recruitment firm Robert Walters has enjoyed a “strong” second quarter, with all regions returning to net fee income (NFI) growth.

Financials 7 July 2021

Carter Murray promotes Gray to partner

Specialist marketing search and recruitment firm Carter Murray has promoted Wendy Gray to partner.

PeopleMarketing & Sales, Creative/Digital/Media 7 July 2021

Recruitment firm in US pays bonus in Bitcoin

A US recruitment firm is giving participants in its company bonus programme the option to receive payment in Bitcoin (BTC).

Executive search 7 July 2021

Unibuddy recruitment platform raises $20m in funding

University recruitment platform Unibuddy has raised $20m (£14.46m) in funding. The Series B round was led by Highland Europe with additional participation from Stride.VC.

Creative/Digital/Media, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 7 July 2021

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 JULY 2021

This week’s new launches include: Practice to Progress (P2P), Resource Solutions

New to MarketExecutive search, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 7 July 2021

GLAA operation rescues three from hand car wash in Liverpool

Three potential victims of modern slavery and labour exploitation have been rescued during a raid by the Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority (GLAA) at a hand car wash (pictured).

LegislationIndustrial/Manufacturing 6 July 2021

FCSA toughens codes of compliance and transparency

The Freelancer & Contractor Services Association (FCSA) has launched revised Codes of Compliance, which the organisation says have been toughened and mandated greater transparency to inform agencies, end hirers and contractors.

6 July 2021

Levin Group launches new recruitment brand Storm5

Levin Group has today launched its fourth new recruitment brand Storm5 to serve the retailTech and eCommerce sector.

New to MarketRetail, Sales 6 July 2021

APSCo partners Culture Decoder to launch new study

A culture study for the UK recruitment sector has been launched.

6 July 2021

Furloughs ‘played their part’ but time to move forward, says Davies

Employment minister Mims Davies says furloughs have “played their part” in putting “a handbrake on the economy” and keeping people employed during the Covid-19 pandemic.

People 5 July 2021

Thompson joins Inventum Group as co-founder

Russell Thompson (pictured), former CEO of LMA Recruitment, has joined the newly rebranded Inventum Group (formerly Wells Tobias), as a co-founder, alongside Joe Wells and Adam Tobias.

PeopleExecutive search 5 July 2021

Women in Recruitment merges with APSCo Embrace

Women in Recruitment, an initiative of the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo), has merged with APSCo Embrace.

5 July 2021

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