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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

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.

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

FINANCIALS: Empresaria reveals 10% growth in profits, 75% growth in Offshore Services

Global specialist staffing group Empresaria has revealed 10% growth in net fee income to £65.4m, with its Offshore Services achieving 75% growth year-on-year.

Employers call for Apprenticeship Levy reform, finds REC survey

Employers would strongly support the reform of the Apprenticeship Levy, new research from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) reveals.

Watson leads RSS Global brand as CEO for Twenty20 Capital

Rebecca Watson (pictured) has joined Twenty20 Capital, dedicated investor in the staffing and workforce solutions sector, as CEO of RSS Global.

PeopleRetail, Public sector 29 March 2023

Basque Country looks to lure talent back home

The Government of Biscay and the Basque Government is seeking to attract Basque and Spanish talent back to the Basque Country.

IT/Telecoms 29 March 2023

Skills a priority as electrification race aims to deliver over 169,000 jobs

Hundreds of thousands of new skilled jobs will need to be created over the next two years if the UK is going to transition to zero-emission vehicles, it was revealed yesterday.

Oil & gas/Energy, Agriculture 29 March 2023

Talent management platform announces launch of generative AI for HR

Beamery, a London based ‘Talent Lifecycle Management’ specialist, has announced the launch of TalentGPT, a generative AI for HR technology.

New to MarketIT/Telecoms, HR 29 March 2023

APPOINTMENTS: 27-31 MARCH 2023

This week’s appointments include: Anderson Quigley, Baltimore Consulting, CMA Recruitment Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Impala Search, Pratap Partnership, Realm Recruit, Stafforce

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-31 MARCH 2023

This week’s new contracts & deals include: AMS, Breakthrough, businessfourzero, CGI, Deel, EuroJobsites, Heidrick & Struggles, Kernel Global, RAMP Global, Space-Careers.com

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-31 MARCH 2023

This week’s new launches include: Employal, Fountain, ID-Pal, Keyston Talent Bank, LinkedIn, Oil Consultants, Recruiting CRM, Reed, UMATR, Visuna

Design your firm for trust and problem-solving

Don’t design your organisational culture for the lowest common denominator, a culture specialist has urged recruiters.

23 March 2023

Bill to change ‘one-sided flexibility’ work gets third reading

Today [23 March] the House of Commons will hold the third reading of the so-called ‘Predictable Hours’ Bill.

Legislation 23 March 2023

Employ Recruitment UK finalises Drivers Relief! deal

Logistics recruitment specialist Employ Recruitment UK has completed the acquisition of Andover-based Drivers Relief! recruitment agency.

Indigo Group takes majority stake in construction/logistics recruiter BMSL Group

Indigo Group has acquired the majority of shares and assets of BMSL Group, a recruitment company operating in the construction and transport sectors.

ThinCats funds MBO of tech specialist Be-IT Group

ThinCats, alternative finance provider to mid-sized SMEs in the UK, has provided funding to facilitate the management buy-out of tech specialist recruiter Be-IT Group.

Global trends show end to The Great Resignation

The Great Resignation may be over as the world enters the era of internal progression, according to a new global trends report from HireVue.

HR 23 March 2023

Skills programme celebrates successes in Yorkshire

The Skills Support for the Workforce Programme has supported nearly 600 businesses across York, North Yorkshire and East Riding.

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