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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

Recruiter Now Careers launches accountancy scholarship

Recruitment firm Now Careers has launched a scholarship for budding finance professionals.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 17 November 2014

Recruitment marketing agency GKS Associates launched

A new marketing agency has been set up to solely service the needs of the recruitment industry.
Marketing 17 November 2014

JSA avoids downtime with Sungard’s disaster recovery solution

JSA, a provider of accountancy, payroll and employment services for contractors, has implemented a business continuity solution to give the firm protection against possible disasters, such as burglary, flooding or power cuts.
IT/Telecoms 17 November 2014

‘Champion’ businesses recognised for efforts to eliminate barriers to social mobility

Offering non-graduate entry routes to jobs and driving recruitment practices that eliminate barriers to social mobility is just one aspect in a strict set of criteria that 12 high-profile UK companies have committed to meet over the next year.
14 November 2014

9,000 UK Christmas jobs still up for grabs

More than 9,000 Christmas jobs are still available in the UK – a 50% increase on last year, according to a study from job search engine Adzuna.co.uk.
14 November 2014

New managing director for Workmates & Daniel Owen

Construction, maintenance and rail industries recruiter Workmates & Daniel Owen has appointed Karl Burnett as managing director of its labour and trades division.
Construction & property, Engineering 14 November 2014

UBM hires Phillips as group HR director

Global events-led marketing and communications services company UBM has appointed Eleanor Phillips as group HR director.
Creative/Digital/Media, HR 14 November 2014

Spencer Ogden appoints Lord Smith non-exec director

Global energy recruiter Spencer Ogden has appointed Lord Chris Smith as a non-executive director.
Engineering 14 November 2014

Flo Software Solutions appoints McDonald MD

Temporary recruitment software provider Flo Software Solutions has hired Phil McDonald as managing director.
IT/Telecoms 14 November 2014

Escape expands engineering division

Scottish recruiter Escape has appointed two consultants to its engineering, manufacturing and supply chain team.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 14 November 2014

Eloco hires Bowes as consultant

Technical recruiter Eloco has appointed Becky Bowes as candidate consultant.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 14 November 2014

New finance director to succeed Hurst at Capita

Outsourcing and recruitment giant Capita has announced its group finance director, Gordon Hurst, will retire from the role and step down from the board from 28 February next year.
14 November 2014

BA hires chief learning officer, bringing together recruitment

British Airways has hired Nigel Jeremy as chief learning officer, a newly created role that brings together learning, development and recruitment functions.
HR 14 November 2014

Eight key appointments at Amrop

Global executive search network Amrop has hired seven partners.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 14 November 2014

Alexander Daniels hires and promotes

Recruitment group Alexander Daniels has hired Paige Jepson as marketing and social media executive and Leslie Muringani as sales support administrator.
Commercial & office support, Engineering 14 November 2014

‘Other white’ ethnic group has highest rate of employment

The ‘other white’ ethnic group (77%) has the highest rate of employment, according to figures from the Office of National Statistics (ONS).
14 November 2014

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