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Contracts

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

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

New to Market

NEW TO THE MARKET: 5-9 MAY 2025

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

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search, IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 6 May 2025

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

HR 2 May 2025

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

People 1 May 2025

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

ContractsPublic sector, Creative/Digital/Media 1 May 2025

HMRC to ‘revise’ IR35 CEST tool

The government has announced that its Check Employment Status for Tax (CEST) tool will be “revised” from today [30 April 2025].

LegislationIT/Telecoms, Accounting/Finance 30 April 2025

APSCo briefs House of Lords on more amendments to Employment Rights Bill

Trade body APSCo has warned Peers of urgent amendments needed to the Employment Rights Bill, which must be addressed before it reaches Royal Assent.

Legislation 30 April 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

Giggling Squid nets Locker-Marsh as head of people

Thai food restaurant chain Giggling Squid has appointed Faith Locker-Marsh as its new head of people.

HR 10 June 2016

CurzonTrinitas takes on Paterson

Energy and infrastructure executive search firm CurzonTrinitas has appointed Robbie Paterson as a partner.

Engineering, Executive search 10 June 2016

Ascendant Recruitment appoints two

Midlands-based recruiter Ascendant Recruitment has appointed two consultants within its Milton Keynes office.

Commercial & office support, HR 10 June 2016

FINANCIALS: Volt’s streamlining programme pays off

Volt Information Sciences’ streamlining programme is beginning to pay off with the global provider of staffing services and information technology infrastructure services posting a marginal increase in Q2 revenue for the quarter ended 1 May 2016.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 9 June 2016

European recruiters show revenue growth, Eurociett research reveals

New research by Eurociett, the European Confederation of Private Employment Services, has revealed sales revenue growth for European recruitment agencies across all but one of the countries in which data was collected.

9 June 2016

Recruiters say their workers 'not mistreated' in Sports Direct enquiry

Senior executives at labour providers Transline and The Best Connection (TBC) have told MPs agency workers they supply to sportswear retailer Sports Direct have not been mistreated.

Industrial/Manufacturing 8 June 2016

SRi chairman Squires leads hunt for hockey CEO

Michael Squires, chairman of sports industry staffing specialist SRi, has volunteered his services to help lead the hunt for a new International Hockey Federation (FIH) chief executive.

Executive search 8 June 2016

ManpowerGroup acquires Ciber Netherlands

Global recruiter ManpowerGroup has acquired the Dutch business of global information technology consulting, services and outsourcing company Ciber.

IT/Telecoms 8 June 2016

JSA Services acquires Nyman Linden

JSA Services, a provider of specialist accountancy, payroll and employment services to UK contractors and freelancers, has acquired Hertfordshire contractor accounting firm Nyman Linden.

Commercial & office support 8 June 2016

Glassdoor secures $40m in new funding

Jobs and recruiting marketplace Glassdoor has secured $40m (£27.4m) in new investment.

IT/Telecoms, Marketing 8 June 2016

Candidate Source gives APSCo members ad training

Specialist online advertising agency Candidate Source has been named as a preferred affiliate supplier to the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo).

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 8 June 2016

US AMN Healthcare acquires Peak Health Solutions

US healthcare recruiter AMN Healthcare has acquired information management services company Peak Health Solutions.

IT/Telecoms 8 June 2016

Recruiters get grilling from MPs in Sports Direct hearing

Industrial recruitment agencies The Best Connection and Transline were undergoing intense grilling from MPs today, at press time, as their management of workers supplied to retailer Sports Direct was scrutinised.

HR, Industrial/Manufacturing 7 June 2016

Eames Consulting appoints Perry

International recruitment and search consultancy Eames Consulting Group has appointed Roland Perry as chief financial officer.

Executive search 7 June 2016

MD Walker leaves Vivid Resourcing

Charlie Walker has stepped down as managing director at international recruiter Vivid Resourcing.

IT/Telecoms, Construction & property 6 June 2016

Spencer steps down at Morgan Hunt

Andrew Spencer has stepped down as finance director at multi-sector recruiter Morgan Hunt.

Public sector 6 June 2016

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