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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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Granger Reis appoints natural resources expert Phendler

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

YouView doubles its TV tech talent

On-demand television service YouView is hunting for talent to keep it at the cutting edge of TV technology.
Creative/Digital/Media 19 June 2014

HP awarded InterContinental Hotels Group contract

Multinational IT company Hewlett Packard (HP) has signed an agreement with InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) for the provision of HP business process services (BPS) to IHG’s 24,000 employees in Asia, Europe and North America.
18 June 2014

McDonald’s to create up to 8,000 jobs over the next three years

Fast-food chain McDonald’s UK has today said it will create 8,000 new jobs across the UK over the next three years, taking its UK workforce to more than 100,000.
18 June 2014

More than 2,600 jobs go as Morrisons culls managers

Morrisons has announced 2,600 redundancies in a cull of managers as the supermarket chain consults its 126,000 employees about simpler lines of responsibility in stores across the UK.
18 June 2014

Chinese investment to safeguard and create jobs

UK Prime Minister David Cameron and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang have signed £14bn worth of trade and investment deals that will help to safeguard and create jobs.
18 June 2014

East Anglian offshore wind farm to generate almost 2,900 jobs

The East Anglia One offshore wind farm that is expected to support almost 2,900 UK jobs and bring more than £520m of investment into the UK economy has been given consent from the government to go ahead.
Engineering 18 June 2014

HSBC adds more than 200 jobs in Scotland

Global bank HSBC is creating more than 200 jobs across a variety of locations in Scotland as it looks to invest in the country.
18 June 2014

Treasury minister criticised over Lords’ report on IR35

A Treasury minister has come under fire in the House of Lords for refusing to give evidence to a select committee report on personal service companies and the IR35 legislation against tax avoidance.
18 June 2014

Australia: bill helps long-term unemployed to find and keep work

Long-term unemployed people in Australia, particularly young job seekers, will receive help to find and keep a job following the approval of a bill this week by the Federal Parliament.
18 June 2014

Urquhart Partnership acquires Hampton Associates

Aberdeen-based HR, training and recruitment consultancy the Urquhart Partnership has acquired brand and design agency Hampton Associates.

Recruitive integrates with Staff Canteen

Recruitive, which provides technology for multiple job posting and candidate management, has added to its panel of catering job boards by integrating its multi-job-posting technology with the Staff Canteen.

Pro Serve selects Microdec

Recruitment-to-recruitment specialist Pro Serve Recruitment has selected Microdec, a global supplier of comprehensive software, and its flagship product Profile RPM, to facilitate business development.
IT/Telecoms 18 June 2014

Fircroft and Tanjung Offshore Berhad join forces

Fircroft Group, a provider of technical recruitment services to the global natural resource and engineering sectors, is expanding its services to Malaysia through an official agreement with Tanjung Offshore Berhad, a public listed company on Kuala Lumpur (KLSE) main board. The joint entity will be known as Fircroft Tanjung.
Engineering 18 June 2014

CRG secures NHS contracts

Healthcare provider CRG has been awarded a place on all three of the temporary healthcare staffing contracts by the Crown Commercial Service (formerly GPS).
Public sector 18 June 2014

Bullhorn links up with Simply Hired

Bullhorn, the recruiting software provider, and Simply Hired, a job search engine, have partnered to help recruiters quickly reach and engage more qualified candidates.
IT/Telecoms 18 June 2014

Antal International brings in ProcessFlows software

ProcessFlows, a provider of business automation solutions, will provide global executive recruitment firm Antal International with its Dashboards software to drive real-time visibility of Antal’s Key Performance Indicators (KPIs).
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