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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

One in five NHS redundancies rehired after receiving payoffs

In the past 12 months the NHS has hired 3,261 individuals who had previously been paid off under the government’s reorganisation of the service, a parliamentary committee heard yesterday.

Public sector 18 December 2013

Tech firm says graduates have global mindset to take on world

The HR director of a tech firm launching a new graduate scheme, which will see new hires work in different countries across the world, says that modern graduates are inherently well prepared for such global careers.

IT/Telecoms 18 December 2013

Temp work boomed from financial bust, finds Robert Half

Two-thirds (67%) of UK financial services firms made more use of temporary and interim staff as a result of the financial crisis, with larger firms more likely to go for flexible labour solutions.

Interim recruitment 18 December 2013

New strategy for employment of people with disabilities

The Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has published a new strategy for supporting employers to recruit, retain and develop people with disabilities and health conditions.

18 December 2013

Exec search firm Horton partners to enter Poland market

Global executive search firm Horton International is setting up in Poland after a local search company agreed to start operating under the Horton brand in the market.

Executive search 18 December 2013

Digital staffing consolidation as Onward Search buys Match Creative in US

US digital marketing, creative and technology staffing firm Onward Search has acquired Match Creative Talent, a Los Angeles recruiter working in similar industries.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 18 December 2013

WNS partners with Ramco Systems for HR outsourcing

Business process management software firm WNS has partnered with enterprise software product company Ramco Systems to jointly service the HR outsourcing marketplace.

IT/Telecoms, HR 18 December 2013

Ex-Republic CEO funds hiring tech solution Shortlister.com

The co-founder and former chief executive officer of clothing chain Republic has provided “a significant six-figure investment” into virtual interviewing software Shortlister.com, the start-up says.

IT/Telecoms 18 December 2013

REC announces business partnership with IT First

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has confirmed a business partnership with specialist IT provider IT First.

IT/Telecoms 18 December 2013

Digital recruitment supplier Opinio Group brings in bcsAgency for PR

Digital recruitment services firm Opinio Group has taken on communications agency bcsAgency to deliver national PR for its suite of products that focus on improving the jobseeker journey.

IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 18 December 2013

Kelly Services teams up with online work platform oDesk

Recruitment firm Kelly Services has allied with online freelancing platform oDesk.

IT/Telecoms 18 December 2013

FSB and PCG tell Lords IR35 should be scrapped, FSCA disagrees

A House of Lords committee yesterday heard calls for the abolition of the IR35 legislation aimed at cracking down on disguised employment - although an FCSA representative tells recruiter.co.uk he opposes that proposal.

17 December 2013

Flexible employment at the heart of UK job creation, finds Accenture-CBI study

An upturn in recruitment by UK firms in 2014 will have flexible employment patterns at its heart, finds a report published today by professional services firm Accenture and the Confederation of British Industry (CBI).

17 December 2013

FINANCIALS: Hydrogen expects profits down on headcount investment

Recruitment group Hydrogen says profit before tax for 2013 is likely to be “below market expectations” because of the cost of increasing its internal workforce, alongside the recent strength of the UK pound.

IT/Telecoms, Legal 17 December 2013

Norway’s Esholdt Executive Search joins Friisberg

Oslo, Norway-based Esholdt Executive Search has become part of international executive recruitment network Friisberg & Partners International.

17 December 2013

Court forces US drinks distributor to hire sight-impaired applicant

Colorado-based Beverage Distributors Company (BDC) has been ordered to hire a visually impaired jobseeker it turned down because of his eyesight, on top of paying him $200k (£123k).

17 December 2013

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