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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

People

Elite Leaders appoints new Executive Team member

Elite Leaders is delighted to announce the appointment of Chris O’Connell to its Executive team.

1 May 2025

Contracts

Humly acquires London-based education recruiter

Digital education recruitment platform Humly has finalised the purchase of London-based supply agency Future Education.

Public sector, Creative/Digital/Media, Education, IT/Telecoms 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

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

HR 30 April 2025

NHS Trust plans to cut jobs and agency staff

The BBC reports today [30 April 2025] that the North-West Anglia NHS Foundation Trust is planning job cuts, as well as cutting its expenditure on bank and agency staff.

Public sector, Commercial & office support 30 April 2025

The SR Group liquidates two German offices

The SR Group’s German companies will formally enter into a solvent liquidation process on 1 May.

Financials 30 April 2025

Eurobase People appoints new sales director to push growth

IT/tech recruiter Eurobase People has appointed Steven Oakley (pictured) as sales director.

PeopleSales, IT/Telecoms 30 April 2025

Insufficient headcount causes services sector backlogs

Insufficient staff numbers have contributed to the UK’s services sector seeing backlogs of work increase for the 21st month in a row, according to the latest Markit/Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply purchasing managers’ index.

Industrial/Manufacturing 6 January 2015

InterContinental development to create more than 500 jobs

The new InterContinental London – The O2, an 18-storey luxury hotel due to open in Greenwich late this year, will create more than 500 jobs, the company behind the development has announced.

Construction & property, Marketing 6 January 2015

Staffline releases positive trading update in line with expectations

Recruitment services, training and welfare-to-work provider Staffline has today [6 January] issued a trading update in which it states its full-year earnings will be “in line with market expectations”.

6 January 2015

TNT looks to tap into City Link talent pool

Transport and logistics giant TNT is reaching out to the more than 2,000 City Link workers affected by its rival’s collapse to fill 100 vacancies across its network.

Commercial & office support 6 January 2015

US expansion for Roc Search

ICT and engineering recruiter Roc Search has today [5 January] opened a new office in Austin, Texas.

Engineering, IT/Telecoms 5 January 2015

Four New Year’s accolades in the recruitment sector

A director of people and learning, an employment and skills co-ordinator, a student recruiter and a managing partner for talent represented the recruitment sector in 2015’s New Year’s Honours list.

5 January 2015

Over 50s employer advisory group meeting set for next week

Older workers’ champion Ros Altmann’s next employer advisory group meeting to tackle over 50s unemployment is to take place next week.

5 January 2015

Bank of England’s new pay structure to aid talent mobility from April

The Bank of England is to introduce a new pay structure to better recruit and retain talent from April 2015.

HR 5 January 2015

Uniting Ambition opens Leeds office

Keele-based recruiter Uniting Ambition is opening a new base in Leeds.

5 January 2015

Two new offices for NonStop Recruitment

Multi-sector recruiter NonStop Recruitment has opened two new offices — one in Canary Wharf, London and another in Zug, Switzerland.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 5 January 2015

New recruitment agency Morgan King launches

A new recruitment agency, Morgan King, has been launched in Leeds after a six-figure investment from entrepreneur Martin Penny.

HR, Industrial/Manufacturing 5 January 2015

KCP exits investment in Nurse Plus with secondary MBO

Private equity firm Key Capital Partners (KCP) has sold its stake in staffing agency Nurse Plus through a secondary management buyout (MBO), selling the stake in the recruiter to another private equity firm.

5 January 2015

Rapid search & interim appoints two

Finance, HR and business transformation specialists Rapid search & interim has appointed Mark Gillham as associate director, specialising in the IT and business transformation practices.

Executive search, HR 19 December 2014

McGregor Boyall makes senior appointments

Multi-sector recruiter McGregor Boyall has made two senior hires, strengthening its UK management team.

Executive search, HR 19 December 2014

IIC Partners appoints eight

Global executive search firm IIC Partners has hired eight into its Brazil, Mexico, Belgium, China and Philadelphia offices.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 19 December 2014

Riverside Company buys stake in accountants Brookson

Global niche private equity firm The Riverside Company has acquired a majority stake in specialist accountants Brookson.

Commercial & office support 19 December 2014

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