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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.

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.

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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!

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

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Don’t avoid auto-enrolment obligations, warn employment experts

Recruiters who deliberately try and avoid their auto-enrolment obligations to their workers run the risk of heavy fines from The Pensions Regulator (TPR) – even prison.

Legislation 14 August 2019

Europe’s job sites join together to accuse Google of unfair domination

UK recruitment companies Adzuna and Best Jobs Online are among European job sites that have accused Google of using its power over search to dominate the industry.

Supplier Technology 14 August 2019

Social recruiting September 2019

From 50th anniversary celebrations, helping the next generation and high hopes thanks to aviation, you’ve been busy since the last Recruiter

Lighter Side 14 August 2019

Chat Bot helps AA increase candidate and employer brand engagement

The AA is using a scuba-diving, goal-scoring, space-exploring, rock star ‘Bot’ to help the organisation engage with candidates.

Retail, Transport & logistics 14 August 2019

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 AUGUST 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Airswift, BlueSky PR, C&D Group, Johnson Underwood, Skipton Business Finance, Sterling EMEA, Woodrow Mercer

The personal touch

Pay attention to the candidate experience

13 August 2019
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Start-up of the Month: Talent Drive

Martin Smith, who has worked in both in-house and agency roles, has launched procurement and supply chain recruiter Talent Drive.

Debate rages over future of the job board

Resourcing leaders are split over whether job boards have had their day, as a panel discussion revealed at this year’s RecFest.

13 August 2019
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Are you much hotter than your peers?

Time is ticking for HOT 100 companies to stand up and be counted.

13 August 2019

Pay attention to contingent workforce

HR should take more responsibility for driving the contingent workforce agenda and tailor employer branding to meet specific needs of contract and temporary workers.

HR 13 August 2019

Make your resourcing team diverse first

Get diverse in-house recruitment teams and the workplace will follow.

13 August 2019

Harmful elements in the air? Recruiters keeping calm everywhere (in Hong Kong)

Recruiters are stepping up to help candidates, clients and consultants alike keep calm and carry on amid ongoing pro-democracy protests threatening to bring Hong Kong to a standstill.

13 August 2019

Freelance organisations demand halt to private sector legislation

Organisations have written an open letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Chancellor Sajid Javid calling on them to stop new contractor legislation in the private sector.

Legislation 13 August 2019

ONS figures show employment up, but vacancies starting to shrink

The number of people in employment has hit a record high, according official figures.

Banning redheads in job ads could break race discrimination rules

Recruiters writing job adverts banning redheads from applying could be breaking race discrimination rules.

Legislation 12 August 2019

Recruitment agency and MD prosecuted over pension avoidance

A Hertfordshire-based recruitment agency and its managing director are to be prosecuted by The Pensions Regulator (TPR) on suspicion of trying to avoid providing their staff with a workplace pension.

Legislation 12 August 2019
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