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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

Apprenticeship starts down by 70,000

The number of apprenticeships started in the UK has fallen by almost 70,000 in the last year, according to data from the government’s skills funding agency.

Frazer John Recruitment raises £450k investment

Frazer John Recruitment has received a £320k investment from the Greater Manchester Loan fund.
IT/Telecoms, Executive search 14 January 2015

Fircroft awarded four-year payroll contract with BG Group

Natural resource and engineering recruitment firm Fircroft has been awarded a four-year global payroll contract with gas company BG Group for referred contract workers.
Engineering 14 January 2015

Castlerock Recruitment Group wins police contract

St Helens-based national recruitment and health service provider Castlerock Recruitment Group (CRG) has won a £5.8m, three-year contract with Merseyside Police.
Public sector 14 January 2015

Duffield carries out MBO of Better Placed HR Recruitment

Better Placed HR Recruitment has undergone a management buyout (MBO) by its co-founder Paul Duffield.
Executive search, HR 14 January 2015

Three in four employees expect role change in 2015

Three-quarters of the UK workforce expect some change in their role in 2015, according to a report from business outsourcing solutions provider ADP.
13 January 2015

Opinio hires Chapman as interim CFO

Digital recruitment specialist Opinio Group, the owners of careers site MyJobMatcher.com, has appointed Chris Chapman as interim chief financial officer.

Michael Page anticipates 2015 headcount increase of 12%

Global recruiter Michael Page expects to increase headcount by 12% in 2015, according to chief executive Steve Ingham.
13 January 2015

Recruiters count cost of City Link collapse

Two leading driving recruitment firms have absorbed losses totalling hundreds of pounds connected to the collapse of logistics firm City Link.
Commercial & office support 13 January 2015

Europe-wide data protection requirements could hit recruitment in 2015

2015 could be the year that new European data protection requirements, backed by the threat of costly fines if not followed, will finally emerge after several years of debate and negotiation – and potentially have a major impact on the recruitment industry.
13 January 2015

Hut Group looks to LinkedIn to fill 2,000 new roles

The Hut Group’s in-house talent department will make “extensive use” of LinkedIn to unearth suitable candidates to fill more than 2,000 roles.

Council set to pay £60k for recruitment of senior managers

Herefordshire Council has earmarked £60k for the recruitment of permanent senior figures, according to a report.
Executive search, HR 12 January 2015

Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor: Professional jobs down 37% in City

The number of new professional jobs created in the City of London fell from 7,350 in November to 4,620 in December, according to the latest Morgan McKinley Employment Monitor.
IT/Telecoms 12 January 2015

TLTP restructures management team

Specialist teacher and non-medical healthcare staff recruiter TLTP Group has restructured its management team, according to a company statement released today [12 January].

Impellam appoints Mee finance director

Global managed services and specialist staffing recruiter Impellam Group has appointed Darren Mee as group finance director, effective 2 February.
HR 12 January 2015

US government launches WPR jobs

The US government has launched WRP.jobs – a free candidate database of around 1,800 qualified school leavers, or high school graduates, and recent university graduates, including veterans.
12 January 2015
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