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International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025

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Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025

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UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 19 May 2025

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Retailer Target to compensate thousands of rejected applicants

US retailer Target has agreed to pay US$2.8m (£1.79m) to thousands of rejected job applicants after it was found tests they were given screened out people based on race or gender.

26 August 2015

Bonuses – good or bad news for attracting new staff?

Job board bosses are split over whether a jump in the amount paid out to UK workers in bonuses is good news for firms seeking to attract staff.

IT/Telecoms 26 August 2015

Indiana opens grant applications for STEM teachers

The Indiana Commission for Higher Education in the US has announced it is now accepting applications for its science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) teacher recruitment fund grants.

Education, Public sector 26 August 2015

Local jobs for local people with CV-Library and The Jobs Fair partnership

Job board CV-Library has partnered with The Jobs Fair to bring more job opportunities to local jobseekers.

IT/Telecoms 26 August 2015

TV and media job boards under fire for allegedly charging jobseekers

Television and film industry job boards have come under fire for allegedly charging jobseekers to view ads.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 25 August 2015

Chipotle to recruit thousands in a day in the US

Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill is aiming to recruit 4,000 new employees across the US in a single day.

25 August 2015

Korn Ferry appoints Baldenweg in Zurich

Global executive search firm Korn Ferry has appointed Stefan Baldenweg as senior partner within its leadership and talent consulting business in Zurich.

Executive search 25 August 2015

Labour force rises in South Korea, but unemployment also on the up

South Korea’s labour force – the number of working age people – and its unemployment rate has increased, latest figures from the Korea Labor Institute show.

Construction & property, Engineering 24 August 2015

Oscar rebrands and expands into energy, technology

International recruiter Oscar, previously called Oscar Associates, has launched a new website and company rebrand as it expands into the wider energy and technology sectors.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 24 August 2015

Adecco appoints Hans Ploos van Amstel as group financial chief

Recruitment giant Adecco has appointed Hans Ploos van Amstel as group chief financial officer.

21 August 2015

Adecco appoints Han Ploos van Amstel as group financial chief

Recruitment giant Adecco has appointed Han Ploos van Amstel as group chief financial officer.

21 August 2015

Blog: Gaps appearing across accountancy and finance sector

Our individual and collective experiences within the accountancy and finance sector undeniably demonstrate that skills gaps are developing and widening

21 August 2015

Ainger becomes Westbourne consultant

Technology staffing specialist Westbourne Partners has appointed Ben Ainger as a consultant.

21 August 2015

Ronson Clark hires Burrows as consultant

Construction and engineering recruiter Ronson Clark has appointed Cameron Burrows as talent consultant.

21 August 2015

Oasis appoints McColley as a director

HR staffing specialist Oasis HR has appointed Rebecca McColley as a director.

21 August 2015

Yaeger becomes HR director at Norwich University

Norwich University in Vermont in the US has appointed Lisa Yaeger as director of human resources.

21 August 2015

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