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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

Bhavisha Duggal joins recruiter BCL Legal

Legal recruiter BCL Legal has taken on former solicitor Bhavisha Duggal as a consultant in Birmingham.

Legal 22 November 2013

French HR firm Synergie makes Spanish acquisition

French-based HR and employment services firm Synergie Group has acquired Spanish temporary recruitment agency Solempleo for €12m (£10m).

HR 21 November 2013

Extra 8,000 staff a week needed by recruiters at Cordant pre-Xmas

Cordant Group says its six recruitment brands will be supplying an average of 28,000 temporary workers per week in the run up to Christmas.

Commercial & office support 21 November 2013

EU women on board plans will be non-exec, non-mandatory

Draft EU boardroom equalities laws have been softened, meaning potential quotas for women on board will not be mandatory and will only apply to non-executive roles, Reuters reports.

Executive search 21 November 2013

Niche needs sees employer-only job site bring in agencies

Job site Employers Jobs, which has up to now only ever advertised roles with direct employers, has begun working with a select number of partner recruitment agencies.

IT/Telecoms 21 November 2013

Caan takes risk as Hamilton Bradshaw search firm launches new division

HB Ingram Mayet (HBIM), a financial search firm owned by James Caan’s recruitment investment vehicle, has launched a new specialist risk division.

Executive search 21 November 2013

Bank of America recruitment event disrupted by protesting Harvard students

Harvard students disrupted a Bank of America recruitment event earlier this week saying they would rather “accept a job digging our own graves”.

21 November 2013

City recruitment looking up - City Comment

City recruitment has undoubtedly been a tough market over the last few years.

IT/Telecoms 21 November 2013

2013 Recruiter HOT 100 firms value listing

Recruitment firms making the 2013 Recruiter HOT 100 expressed pride and excitement at making the list of the UK’s most profitable recruiters.

21 November 2013

New jobs programme for women veterans from US Labor Department

The US Department of Labor (DOL) has established an employment and training programme specifically for women veterans of the country’s armed forces.

Public sector 21 November 2013

Employer brand on Hull’s menu in Sodexo recruitment role

The new head of resourcing UK & Ireland at outsourcing and services firm Sodexo says building employer brand is high up on his to-do list.

Commercial & office support 20 November 2013

NHS to report non-binding ward staffing levels

NHS organisations will have to publish monthly details online of ward-by-ward staffing levels from next April, under the Department of Health (DH) response to the Mid-Staffs inquiry.

Public sector 20 November 2013

Job hunting intentions in North America still high, finds Right Management

Well over four in five staff at North American firms intend to look for a new job in 2014, although slightly fewer are hunting than last year, finds a survey from Right Management.

20 November 2013

Manchester Airport takes off rotations from graduate recruitment scheme

Manchester Airport is departing from its current practice of six-month rotations around the business in its graduate scheme, and has arrived at a more specialist model.

Engineering 20 November 2013

Questions over recruitment of ex-chair at Co-op Group

The chair of The Co-operative Group has resigned over embarrassing allegations about the behaviour of Paul Flowers, the former chair of The Co-operative Bank, who he helped recruit.

20 November 2013

Hotel group IHG looking to recruit 110,000 new staff in China

Intercontinental Hotels Group (IHG) is looking to double the number of hotels it has in China in the next two years and recruit more than 110,000 employees in the country.

Engineering, Construction & property 20 November 2013

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