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BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

People

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

27 May 2025

Legislation

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers, Apprentices/Grads/School leavers 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

Key executive appointments for ManpowerGroup

Global workforce solutions company ManpowerGroup has announced two key executive appointments aimed to accelerate its strategic growth and transformation agenda.

People 27 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 27-30 MAY 2025

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

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Public sector 27 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Kyloe Partners

ContractsIT/Telecoms, HR 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: itris X, ManpowerGroup

New to MarketCreative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 27 May 2025

Energy recruitment firm launches in Aberdeen

Specialist recruitment firm Agilient Talent Partners has launched in Aberdeen, focusing on permanent hiring within the energy sector.

New to MarketOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 27 May 2025

REC and ISE launch election manifestos to support careers and recruitment

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation has called on the next government to develop a new approach to work to boost the economy and support workers in its new election manifesto.

HR, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 12 November 2019

Biggest drop in job vacancies in 10 years and employment also down

UK unemployment fell in the quarter to September but so did the number of people in work, according to official figures.

IT/Telecoms 12 November 2019

I’m an ex-recruiter, don’t get me out of here – not for a while, anyway

Who to support on this year’s I’m A Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!? Jacqueline Jossa? Nadine Coyle? Ian Wright Wright Wright?

Lighter Side 12 November 2019

ALTEN hosts recruitment day in Derby to find engineers

Engineering and technology consulting specialist ALTEN is hosting a recruitment day in Derby for 100 engineers to work on an array of projects in the area.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 12 November 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Alltek, Fawkes & Reece, First Advantage, iKas International, Retorio, Sanderson, Workday

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Engineering 12 November 2019

NEW TO THE MARKET: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Kronos, Oliver James, WorkSpott

New to MarketIT/Telecoms, HR 12 November 2019

FinTech Influencers advise to recruit refugees to fill fintech talent shortages

Employers looking for talent in the UK’s burgeoning fintech sector should widen their search.

IT/Telecoms, HR 11 November 2019

Watch the law with whistleblowers, recruiters are warned

While recruiters are within their rights to refuse to engage serial whistleblowers, firing them once they are engaged is fraught with risk.

Legislation 11 November 2019

Career development is leading factor for employees in the Gulf

Pay is not the most important factor affecting employee attrition in the Gulf region, according to a report from recruitment giant Hays.

Executive search 11 November 2019

Wren Kitchens to recruit 100 graduates in 2020 for IT Academy

Kitchen retailer Wren Kitchens has announced plans to recruit 100 new graduates into its Barton-upon-Humber tech team next year.

Retail, Industrial/Manufacturing 11 November 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 11-15 NOVEMBER 2019

This week’s appointments include: Calibre Search, Eden Futures, Encore Personnel, Faststream Recruitment, Huntress Search, Investigo, Nigel Wright Recruitment, PeopleReady, Two Rivers, Unit4

PeopleRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Transport & logistics 11 November 2019

Consultant and ex-Dulwich player backs old club in FA Cup match

A recruitment consultant and former Dulwich Hamlet player has backed his ex-team mates to stage an FA Cup giant killing tonight in front of the BBC’s cameras.

Lighter SideIT/Telecoms 8 November 2019

Sudden death of LogicMelon CTO Van Esch

LogicMelon has announced the death of its chief technology officer Nicholas Van Esch.

People 8 November 2019

REC calls for jobs election as political uncertainty continues to hit hiring

Recruiters across the UK continued to register subdued hiring trends during October, according to the latest ‘Report on Jobs’.

Retail, Construction & property 8 November 2019

Recruiters step in to provide benefits to ‘extended workforce’ says Pennel

Recruiters have a key role to play in helping industry meet the talent management challenges posed by an increasingly consumer-led economy.

7 November 2019

Scarlett Allen-Horton: clinging on for dear life on the Apprentice?

Life is a rollercoaster, so sang the great Ronan Keating, but did this week’s rollercoaster task on The Apprentice result in recruitment’s representative looping the loop or hitting the buffers?

Lighter Side 7 November 2019

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