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Aligra restructures at the top with promotions

UK-based recruiter Aligra has announced a key leadership restructure that reflects the company’s strategic vision for the future.

14 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

NEW TO THE MARKET: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Eames Consulting, Eightfold AI, SF Recruitment

Aspiring pilots can apply to join fully-funded training programme

Jet2.com has announced the launch of a fully-funded pilot training programme, giving up to 60 aspiring pilots the opportunity to fly for the airline without having to self-fund.

Health-related resignations on the rise in the UK

Almost one in five (18%) businesses in the UK have seen health-related resignations among their staff in the last three months, a new report from Totaljobs has revealed.

13 May 2025

Is immigration white paper the end of an era for low-skilled migration?

The white paper published yesterday [12 May 2025] represents the end of an era for low-skilled migration and an ambitious shift toward productivity-first immigration.

PM Starmer unveils White Paper to reform immigration system

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer today unveiled the government’s Immigration white paper “to reduce migration” and strengthen the UK’s borders.

Cross-continent MoU could boost environmental health profession amid recruitment struggles

An agreement has been signed, which could help boost recruitment of environmental health officers (EHOs) globally.

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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

Globetec Solutions Group hires security specialist McLeod

John McLeod joins IT services, outsourcing and consulting specialists Globetec Solutions Group as security practice director.

Accounts apprentice Kett joins Career Moves Group

Lauren Kett joins London-based recruiter Career Moves Group’s accounts team as accounts assistant through the Leadership Through Sport apprenticeship programme.
6 March 2015

Bullhorn CEO Papas elected chairman of Career Collaborative

Art Papas, founder and chief executive of customer relationship management (CRM) software provider Bullhorn, has been elected chairman of Career Collaborative.
IT/Telecoms 6 March 2015

LinkedIn settles lawsuit in US

Professional networking site LinkedIn has agreed to compensate up to 800,000 premium account holders to settle a class action lawsuit.
5 March 2015

Randstad CPE comes top of recruiters in Sunday Times list

Recruitment giant Randstad’s construction and engineering staffing business Randstad CPE is the top recruitment company among The Sunday Times Best Companies to Work For, employing between 250 and 3,500 workers.

Government departments fined over off-payroll tax issues

Two government departments have been fined nearly £1.5m, and 94 off-payroll civil servants have been “asked to leave” because they could not prove they were meeting their tax obligations, the government has revealed.
Public sector 5 March 2015

Sheffield recruiters visited by EAS over employment breaches

Fifteen recruitment agencies in the Sheffield area have received visits from the Employment Agency Standards Inspectorate (EAS) over possible breaches of employment regulations.
5 March 2015

Ward succeeds Reeves at Kellan Group

Recruitment group Kellan has announced executive chairman Tony Reeves (pictured) has stepped down with immediate effect, almost a month after it announced he would remain in post until a new chief executive was appointed.
5 March 2015

Drone industry could create 150,000 jobs by 2050

The drone industry could create 150,000 jobs across Europe by 2050, according to the House of Lords EU internal market, infrastructure and employment sub-committee.

FINANCIALS: Empresaria posts pre-tax profit increase but fall in revenues

International specialist staffing group Empresaria has seen year-on-year group revenues fall 3% but net fee income (NFI) increased 5% in 2014, according to its results for the year ended 31 December 2014.
5 March 2015

Korn Ferry acquires Pivot Leadership

US-listed executive recruiter Korn Ferry has completed its acquisition of Pivot Leadership, a global provider of executive development programmes.
Executive search 5 March 2015

Nursing and allied staffing leads growth for Cross Country Healthcare

US healthcare staffing and workforce solutions provider Cross Country Healthcare has revealed its nurse and allied staffing division is leading the company’s growth.
5 March 2015

UK Power Networks promotes engineering careers at school level

Promoting the careers available to the next generation of would-be engineers has achieved buy-in at board-level at UK Power Networks (UPN).
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 4 March 2015

BAE Systems puts recruitment on display in the Dock Museum

British multinational defence, security and aerospace company BAE Systems is to move its submarines division recruitment team into the Dock Museum in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
Engineering, Public sector 4 March 2015

Perrett Laver to search for CEO of new technology university

Executive search consultancy Perrett Laver has been appointed to recruit a chief executive or founding president for a brand new university, New Model in Technology & Engineering (NMITE), which is being launched tomorrow [5 March].

H1 Healthcare Group buys care-at-home company Absolute Care

Global recruitment firm H1 Healthcare Group has acquired Aberdeen-based housing support and care-at-home service company Absolute Care (Scotland).
Public sector 4 March 2015
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