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APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

IT/Telecoms, HR 6 May 2025

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 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

Darcy Associates appoints three consultants

Construction recruiter Darcy Associates has appointed three new consultants.

Construction & property, Engineering 18 September 2015

Core-Asset Consulting appoints McNab associate director

Financial staffing specialist Core-Asset Consulting has appointed Karen McNab to the newly-created position of associate director, product & strategy.

18 September 2015

CCL promotes Holmes to operations director

Energy staffing specialist Contracts Consultancy Ltd (CCL) has promoted resources director Richard Holmes to operations director.

Engineering, Executive search 18 September 2015

AMN Healthcare buys The First String

US-listed healthcare recruiter AMN Healthcare has acquired The First String Healthcare, which provides senior level temporary and permanent nurses

17 September 2015

FINANCIALS: Dillistone revenue rises

Recruitment software provider Dillistone Group has seen year-on-year H1 revenue rise 12%, according to interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2015.

IT/Telecoms 17 September 2015

Rutherford Briant Recruitment appoints Harburn director

Accountancy and HR staffing specialist Rutherford Briant Recruitment has appointed Julian Harburn director.

HR 17 September 2015

Mercer partners with SAP in the cloud

Global talent consulting firm Mercer has joined forces with IT and software specialist SAP America to provide advisory services to customers on cloud-based human capital management solutions.

IT/Telecoms, HR 16 September 2015

Lumesse integrates TalentLink with TheJobPost

Global talent solutions provider Lumesse has integrated its talent acquisition platform TalentLink with open recruitment agency marketplace, TheJobPost.

IT/Telecoms 16 September 2015

US Greenhouse Software partners WePow and Recruitby.net

Greenhouse Software, a recruitment optimisation platform provider, has partnered with WePow and Recruitby.net, both video interviewing tools providers.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 16 September 2015

e-Response merges with Train2Succeed

Midlands-based training and recruitment firm eResponse Group has merged with Droitwich-based training firm Train2Succeed.

16 September 2015

Deloitte acquires Indicia Talent & Performance

Business advisory firm Deloitte has acquired the activities of HR tools supplier Indicia Talent & Performance.

IT/Telecoms, HR 16 September 2015

CEB integrates Wanted Technologies into TalentNeuron

US-listed best practice insight and technology company CEB is to acquire Canadian firm Wanted Technologies, which provides real-time market intelligence and analytics for staffing and talent sourcing professionals.

IT/Telecoms, HR 16 September 2015

Kingfisher appoints Lawson chief people officer

Home improvement firm Kingfisher has appointed former Morrisons group HR director Emily Lawson as chief people officer.

HR 16 September 2015

ManpowerGroup promotes Andringa in Northern Europe as Leentjes steps down

Global recruitment giant ManpowerGroup has promoted Jilko Andringa to president of ManpowerGroup Northern Europe.

16 September 2015

Japan approves controversial temp staffing bill

Japan’s parliament has approved a controversial bill that will allow companies to use temporary staff indefinitely, provided they change staff every three years, Japan Times reports.

15 September 2015

Walt Disney Company appoints Wragg in the UK

The Walt Disney Company has appointed Claire Wragg as head of talent acquisition for the UK.

Creative/Digital/Media, Executive search 15 September 2015

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