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International manufacturer invests £170m in North Wales facility

Around 140 jobs will be created in North Wales after Knauf Insulation unveiled plans to invest £170m in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility.

Oil & gas/Energy, Transport & logistics, Engineering, Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 May 2025
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Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 20 May 2025
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UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Life sciences, Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms, HR 19 May 2025

Staffline secures large contract win with logistics provider

Recruitment group Staffline has secured a significant strategic partnership with one of the UK’s leading food and drink supply chain management and logistics providers.

ContractsRetail, Transport & logistics 19 May 2025

HMRC threatens individual with Stop Notice

In the first Stop Notices case of its kind, HMRC has threatened an individual with prosecution if they promote tax avoidance schemes.

Legislation 15 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

ContractsSocial care, IT/Telecoms 15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

LegislationPublic sector, HR 15 May 2025

Morson advances with technical specialist buy in the US

Morson Group has strengthened its position as a global talent solutions leader with the acquisition of US-based technical recruiter PTS Advance.

ContractsOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

Global executive search firm Granger Reis has announced the appointment of Rowan Phendler (right) as partner.

PeopleOil & gas/Energy, Engineering 15 May 2025

Kinetic division Navartis undergoes MBO

Navartis, a subsidiary of recruitment group Kinetic and formerly Kinetic Rail, has been sold to its management team for an undisclosed sum.
Construction & property, Engineering 5 November 2014

IntaPeople alerts people to Cardiff jobs for European HQ

IT and engineering recruitment consultancy IntaPeople was awarded a contract to supply staff for the new European headquarters of cyber security firm Alert Logic in Cardiff.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 5 November 2014

China’s foreign scientist recruitment strategy under fire from German physicist

China’s programme for recruiting foreign scientists has come under scrutiny, sparked by a German physicist who claimed funds due to him were diverted and fraud committed.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 4 November 2014

MoD awards PwC managed service provider HR contract

The Ministry of Defence has offered a set of managed service provider contracts, including a human resources contract with PwC.
HR 4 November 2014

India’s Bhubaneswar state government creates recruitment committee

The Indian state government of Bhubaneswar is creating its own recruitment committee due to large-scale vacancies which are affecting governance, The New Indian Express reports.
Education, Agriculture 4 November 2014

2014 HOT 100: Hot 10 public sector recruiters go from strength to strength

A supplement with the November issue of Recruiter will feature the 2014 Recruiter HOT 100, the ninth edition of the benchmark league table of the UK recruitment sector’s most efficient companies, as measured by gross profit per head, or net fee income.
Public sector 4 November 2014

Impellam acquires IT recruiter Lorien

Impellam, one of the UK’s largest staffing agencies, has acquired specialist IT recruiter Lorien in a multi-million pound deal.
IT/Telecoms 4 November 2014

25,000+ IT workers get jobs in India with fake certificates

More than 25,000 people have gained employment in multinational corporations and Indian IT firms over the past year using fake work experience certificates, the Daily Mail has reported.
IT/Telecoms 3 November 2014

NHS spending huge amounts on agency staff, investigation shows

The NHS has spent £5.5bn on agency staff to plug staffing gaps since 2010, a Mirror investigation has found.
Public sector 3 November 2014

Reed’s former finance director jailed for swindling £300k+

Karen Carberry, the former finance director for multi-sector, global recruiter Reed, was jailed at the Old Bailey on Friday for fraud amounting to more than £300k, the Daily Mail reported.
3 November 2014

HiredByMe launches job referencing website

Pre-employment screening firm HiredByMe has launched a new website designed to make the process of hiring contractors more efficient.
3 November 2014

HECSU research report launched on graduate employment

The Higher Education Careers Services Unit has launched its latest edition of Graduate Market Trends.
3 November 2014

eRecruit opens London office to spearhead UK and European expansion

Staffing industry software provider eRecruit is opening its first office in the UK.
IT/Telecoms 3 November 2014

C&M Travel Recruitment launches autumn jobs website

Travel industry recruiter C&M Travel Recruitment has launched a website targeting the industry’s traditionally busy autumn jobs market.
IT/Telecoms 3 November 2014

New insurance product for recruiters from broker Bluefin

A new insurance product has been launched for recruitment firms.
IT/Telecoms 3 November 2014

More suspensions for rogue Philippine recruitment agencies

Deceiving workers and circumventing recruitment and deployment rules has earned two Philippine recruitment agencies a suspension today, and suspension for another three last week.
3 November 2014

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