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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

Jaeger appoints Liz Jewitt-Cross as HR director

High-end fashion brand Jaeger has appointed Liz Jewitt-Cross as HR Director.

10 January 2014

FAST 50 2014: top performing industrial, logistics and construction recruiters revealed

Recruiters in the industrial, logistics and construction sectors are strongly represented in this year’s FAST 50, the 50 fastest-growing private recruitment companies, prepared by Boxington Corporate Finance and sponsored by ICS, making up 14% of the FAST 50 2014 list

Construction & property, Industrial/Manufacturing 10 January 2014

Recruitment Society drops membership fee

The Recruitment Society has stopped charging membership fees in an attempt to ensure its meetings have the widest possible range of attendees.

10 January 2014

Singapore promotes Progressive Wage Model for cleaners

Singapore plans to make the Progressive Wage Model (PWM) mandatory in the cleaning sector, providing higher entry-level wages and promoting progression.

Public sector 10 January 2014

UK jobs market in robust health says recruitment industry body

Further evidence of a recovery in the UK jobs market is provided by the latest Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC)/KPMG Report on Jobs.

9 January 2014

Improved UK confidence and perm growth boosts Hays

“A broad based improvement in all activity levels in all regions and specialisms” in Hays’ UK business was a key factor behind “a solid performance” by the international recruiter, according to the company’s group finance director.

Construction & property, Legal 9 January 2014

Green calls for ‘world class careers advisory service’

Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) chief executive officer Kevin Green called on the UK government last night to invest in “a world-class careers advisory service”, and sharply criticised the education system for failing to boost the employability of young people.

Education 9 January 2014

New Zealand job prospects good, in contrast to Australia

An analysis of online job market news reveals that job prospects in New Zealand look good for 2014. In contrast the analysis of online news in Australia suggests that those looking for work in Oz could struggle.

9 January 2014

City Comment: Recruitment shares begin 2014 with a bang

Stock markets have experienced a confident start in 2014. US investors in particular are still looking to increase their exposure to companies who benefit from European economic recovery. Indeed, there was a rumour among traders earlier this week that one investor had just completed a $1bn (£0.6bn) switch out of US and into European equities.

9 January 2014

Economic improvements fail to help Belgium’s labour market

The Belgium economy grew by 0.3% on the previous quarter in Q3 2013, however, the improvement has so far failed to have an impact on the jobs market.

HR 9 January 2014

Salary survey points to revitalised East Anglian economy

Improving business confidence is funding modest salary increases across the board in East Anglia, while demand for key management personnel is producing spectacular gains for some, according to multi-sector recruiter Cooper Lomaz’s Recruitment Salary Survey.

Engineering, IT/Telecoms 9 January 2014

Recruitment agencies lose GLA licence after migrant worker exploitation probe

The Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) has revoked the licences of agricultural recruiters Slender Contracting and MAS Recruitment after an investigation into the exploitation of migrant workers in Cambridgeshire.

Industrial/Manufacturing, Agriculture 9 January 2014

Aberdeen set for job boost after AMEC wins North Sea contract

Engineering company AMEC is set to hire 150 workers after winning a North Sea contract.

Engineering 8 January 2014

US recruiters battle against polar vortex

Recruiters across the US have been forced to close offices as large parts of the country have been hit by record low temperatures, as widely seen on TV news reports.

8 January 2014

Pertemps partners with Families in Business

Recruitment group Pertemps has partnered with business network Families in Business (FiB) to provide recruitment services and expertise to its members.

8 January 2014

Boxington Corporate Finance advises on CareerCross sale

Boxington Corporate Finance, compilers of the Recruiter FAST 50, the definitive ranking of the 50 fastest growing private recruitment companies in the UK, advised on the recent sale of Japanese online recruitment group of companies CareerCross to pan-Asia group JAC Recruitment.

8 January 2014

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