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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

Contracts

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.

Retail, Transport & logistics, Industrial/Manufacturing, Hospitality/Leisure 19 May 2025

Legislation

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.

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

Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

ContractsRecruitment Process Outsourcing, Creative/Digital/Media 15 May 2025

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.

People 14 May 2025

Royal Navy contract secures 100 jobs

More than 100 engineering jobs have been protected in Portsmouth on the South coast, thanks to a £70m contract to support the Royal Navy's Type 45 destroyers.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 23 June 2014

Philippines: POEA shuts recruitment agency

The Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) has shut a recruitment agency found to be operating without a valid licence or authority.

23 June 2014

New Zealand: Job advertisements rise by 17.3%

Job advertisements in New Zealand increased by 17.3% in May, compared with the same period last year, according to online marketplace SEEK.

Creative/Digital/Media, Marketing 23 June 2014

Only Inner London beating pre-recession job creation, says TUC

Inner London is the only area of the UK where people are starting jobs at a higher rate than before the recession, a TUC report says today.

23 June 2014

Engineers launch campaign to attract more women

Companies are being urged to look again at their recruitment and retention policies to ensure they are doing everything possible to attract more women into engineering.

IT/Telecoms, Engineering 23 June 2014

REC ‘getting stronger’ as recovery boosts recruitment industry, says Smith

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is continuing to strengthen its position representing the industry, chairman Neil Smith says in its 2013 Impact Statement.

20 June 2014

The recruiter’s lot is distinctly a happier one

The recruiter’s lot was not a happy one as the recession took hold. With growing numbers of candidates chasing fewer job vacancies, recruiters were on the economic frontline.

20 June 2014

Interviewers: first impressions really do count, says Monster

‘Don’t judge a book by its cover’ is how the saying goes, but when it comes to candidates and their job-based decision-making, a more fitting saying would probably be ‘don’t judge an employer by its reception area’.

20 June 2014

Hearing Times launches deaf-specific jobsite

Independent newspaper Hearing Times CIC [community interest company] has launched a deaf-specific jobsite with the support of a Big Lottery Fund grant.

Creative/Digital/Media 20 June 2014

US backs ex-offenders’ job hopes with £74m

Grants totalling $74m (£43m) are being given to 37 community service organisations helping adult and young offenders leaving prison to re-integrate into society.

20 June 2014

Thompson Aero Seating creates 85 manufacturing jobs in Northern Ireland

Thompson Aero Seating, the designer and manufacturer of business class seats for commercial airlines, is creating 85 manufacturing jobs in Portadown after a £10m investment in the company.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 20 June 2014

Digital recruitment advertising revenues up by a quarter, says Deloitte

Digital recruitment adverts were the fastest growing type of advertising in the UK last year, according to research from Deloitte, the business advisory firm, and the Association of Online Publishers.

Creative/Digital/Media 20 June 2014

Australia: Bundoora manufacturer to create 55 jobs

Fifty-five manufacturing jobs are to be created at Bundoora in Victoria, Australia, with funding set aside to help the town recover after carmaker Ford ceases local production.

Commercial & office support, Engineering 20 June 2014

China: 51job increases size of share repurchase programme

51job, a provider of integrated HR services in China, has increased the size of a share repurchase programme.

20 June 2014

Pinewood’s £200m expansion writes script for thousands of film jobs

More than 8,000 existing full-time jobs at Pinewood Studios will be secured and another 3,100 are promised over the next 15 years as the Buckinghamshire site doubles in size after winning a planning appeal.

Construction & property, Creative/Digital/Media 20 June 2014

Staffing stocks show wide range of performance – City Comment

Would you believe that we are almost half-way through 2014? While geopolitical situations in the Iraq and Ukraine are a cause for concern, the world generally feels a much better place today that it did even at the end of 2013.

20 June 2014

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