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Trusted partners will matter more in future, says Carberry at RECLive25

Convincing clients and government that the recruitment industry delivers the value of specialism and specialists is key to making “trusted talent advice and fulfilment more essential”.

10 June 2025

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

£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.

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

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

Churchward says Investing in Talent Awards confirm firm’s best strategies work

Recruiter’s Investing in Talent Awards have helped reinforce the idea that the positive things the agency does is paying off, according to Matt Churchward, CEO at The Green Recruitment Company.

People 9 July 2019

Deutsche Bank workers will find ‘slim opportunities’ says analyst

UK workers being let go by Deutsche Bank are likely to find it tougher to find new jobs than they would have done a year ago when the jobs market was more buoyant.

AI robot Tengai spins off as separate company

Tengai, the AI interview robot developed by a Swedish recruiter TNG on the Furhat Robotics platform, is to go incorporated as Tengai AB, as the group eyes international expansion of the product.

HR 9 July 2019

FINANCIALS: Robert Walters says UK fall offset by strong international growth

International net fee income growth helped offset an 8% decline in year-on-year net fees for Robert Walters.

Financials 9 July 2019

APPOINTMENTS: 8-12 JULY 2019

This week’s appointments include: Berry Recruitment, Encore Personnel, ERSG, Gatehouse Bank, Macildowie

Midlands agency helps bring down modern slavery gang

A recruitment agency co-operated with authorities to bring a major modern slavery network to justice.

8 July 2019

Winning Investing in Talent Award helped O’Loughlin’s entire team

Winning an Investing In Talent Award wasn’t just a win for Tom O’Loughlin (pictured) but his whole agency.

People 8 July 2019

Guide millionaire music lover at festivals and get paid £5k a time!

Would you like to spend your weekends away from your day job in recruitment at some of the country’s top festivals?

TXM Group’s many awards are effective recruitment tool

Winning multiple Investing In Talent Awards has proven an effective recruitment tool for past winner TXM Group.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 8-12 JULY 2019

This week’s contracts and deals include: Baxter Neumann, Flexy Corporation, Hireserve, Hortor, HR GO, Impellam Group, Morson, novacare, Profiles Creative, Red Berry Recruitment, River Partnership, Stratagem Global Recruitment

Recruiters, beware of third-party sexual harassment claims

Recruiters will need to review policies on how they tackle third-party sexual harassment should new proposals outlined by government earlier this week come into force.

Legislation 5 July 2019

Recouping stolen charity money from Frontline fishing event

A Leicester branch of a recruitment agency has already managed to recoup the money it raised for a children’s charity following a burglary.

Northants recruits social prescribers to help wellbeing

Northamptonshire Clinical Commissioning Group is to recruit ‘social prescribers’ to work with 11 primary care networks that serve the GP practices in the county.

Public sector, Social care 5 July 2019

Willy Wonka, eat your heart out! Apply for the Golden Ticket to be a chocolate taster

Mars Wrigley, the makers of Maltesers, Snickers and Mars bars, is recruiting eight taste testers.

Trot along and get your applications in for zookeeper job

If you’re a fan of animals, especially of the horse family, then why not ditch recruitment to look after rhinos and zebras?

Court upholds Egon Zehnder’s use of restrictive covenants

A landmark decision handed down by the Supreme Court yesterday has far reaching implications for recruiters’ use of restrictive covenants.

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