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Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Transport & logistics, Education, Hospitality/Leisure 5 June 2025
New to Market

Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences, Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 4 June 2025
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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.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 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.

LegislationPublic sector, Social care 3 June 2025

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

ContractsHR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 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.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

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

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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.

People 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 21-25 OCTOBER 2019

This week’s launches include: Bullhorn, Candidate.ID, clockworkTalent, Empact Ventures, Hays, HRS, Limber, Rocket Staffing Group

New to MarketPublic sector, Transport & logistics 21 October 2019

Pick-up in market depends on MPs’ approval for EU Brexit deal

Recruiters and industry trade bodies have welcomed yesterday’s deal between the UK and EU as providing more certainty.

18 October 2019

Give dyslexic people a chance, urges Sky Sports commentator

Ex-professional footballer-turned-Sky Sports football commentator Adam Virgo has issued a heartfelt plea to employers to give people with dyslexia a chance.

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media 18 October 2019

Building a business case for bringing recruitment in-house

If your company is currently outsourcing its recruitment to an RPO, how do you build a convincing business case for having an in-house recruitment team?

PeopleBanking/Financial services, HR 18 October 2019

Social recruiting November 2019

Whether you’ve been in a car, on foot, on a bike or swinging a golf club, you’ve been getting up to some fantastic fundraising since the last Recruiter…

Lighter Side 17 October 2019

Makes changes before a crisis happens, advises Venner

Don’t wait for a crisis until you make changes to your business, says Gary Venner, co-founder and director of financial services recruiter Premier Jobs.

Banking/Financial services, Accounting/Finance 17 October 2019

Recruitment’s Scarlett beats off a boardroom bashing on The Apprentice

Week three on BBC TV reality show The Apprentice and Scarlett Allen-Horton (pictured centre) is still flying the flag for the recruitment industry.

Lighter Side 17 October 2019

Veteran recruitment expert Brooks joins Elite Leaders as CEO

Recruitment agency leaders networking organisation Elite Leaders has appointed industry veteran Jeff Brooks as CEO.

People 17 October 2019

GLAA officers arrest modern slavery suspect

The GLAA (Gangmasters and Labour Abuse Authority) has arrested a man on suspicion of committing acts of forced or compulsory labour and human trafficking.

LegislationAgriculture, Industrial/Manufacturing 17 October 2019

Operating talent more effectively

Beamery helps recruiters attract, engage and retain

17 October 2019

Start-up of the Month: Citizen Kind

Citizen Kind focuses on staffing ethical, environmental and vegan businesses.

New to Market 17 October 2019

Choose the right tech, not just any tech

Recruiters need to assess more closely where tech solutions are needed.

17 October 2019

How to sell the undesirable jobs

Recruiters have a role to play in filling the undesirable roles.

17 October 2019

Consumers fuel rise in recruitment tech tools

Today’s “expectation economy” in consumerism is fuelling the creation of recruitment digital technology tools.

HR 17 October 2019

Optimism can’t bolster recruitment indefinitely

The latest Recruitment Sector Barometer shows a few worrying signs.

17 October 2019

One-way talent flow from Europe to London could be reversed

The movement of banking and financial services talent from London to the Continent that has seen the capital “sucking in talent from Europe over the last 20 years is slowing up or even being reversed”.

Banking/Financial services, Accounting/Finance 16 October 2019

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