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Trinity Bridge expands in Central Europe, appoints MD for Germany

Hospitality specialist executive search firm Trinity Bridge is expanding its operations in Central Europe with the appointment of Stephanie Watzek.

Transport & logistics, Executive search, Hospitality/Leisure 22 May 2025

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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

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”.

New to MarketLife sciences, Creative/Digital/Media 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

Thousands of jobs in Portsmouth and Southampton after Clegg’s City Deal

Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has announced a new ‘City Deal’ to secure £953m of investment and 17,000 jobs in Portsmouth and Southampton.

Construction & property, Engineering 12 November 2013

Exec search firm Amrop partners in New York

Global executive search network Amrop has confirmed New York-based The Capstone Partnership as a new member firm in New York.

Executive search 12 November 2013

Other Blair kid also a recruitment agent - of sorts

News this week appears to confirm what may be a surprise to some recruiter.co.uk readers: the Blair family talent lies not in politics, but in talent management.

HR 12 November 2013

Downturn made contracting more competitive

The UK’s economic downturn led to a more crowded contracting space, as well as an increase in demand for skilled temporary workers, finds umbrella company giant group.

Construction & property, Engineering 12 November 2013

2013 HOT 100: HOT 10 professional recruiters revealed

The November issue of Recruiter will feature the 2013 Recruiter HOT 100, the eighth edition of the benchmark league table of the UK recruitment sector’s most efficient companies, as measured by gross profit (GP) per head, or net fee income.

Creative/Digital/Media, HR 12 November 2013

In-house recruiters prioritise money saving over employer brand

A survey of 200 in-house recruiters from recruitment agency VMA Group has found that cost saving is a bigger driver than control of the employer brand for keeping recruitment functions in-house.

HR, Marketing 11 November 2013

FINANCIALS: Growth at Fastream Recruitment and Jark

Recruitment firms Jark and Faststream Recruitment – a Recruiter FAST 50 2013 entrant – saw growth in turnover and revenues, according to results documents filed at Companies House.

Construction & property 11 November 2013

CIPD survey suggests ‘measured approach’ to jobs as economy improves

Employers are in general unlikely to kick-start hiring bonanzas if the economic uptick continues, finds the latest CIPD/SuccessFactors Labour Market Outlook, available online, carried out by YouGov.

HR, Industrial/Manufacturing 11 November 2013

London is top for talent, but can’t rest on its laurels, says Deloitte report

London is the world’s top city for highly skilled knowledge-based jobs, according to a report by professional services firm Deloitte.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 11 November 2013

HMRC targets 200 employers as BIS supports interns’ pay rights

HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) is to write to 200 employers to alert them to a “series of targeted checks” that they are paying interns legally.

11 November 2013

Former ManpowerGroup CEO Fromstein passes away

Mitchell Fromstein, the former president and chief executive officer of staffing giant ManpowerGroup, who led the company through a period of substantial growth, has passed away.

11 November 2013

Good pool of UK talent to base growth for Cameron’s Islamic finance ambitions, expert says

Faizal Karbani, founder of Simply Sharia, tells Recruiter that the UK has a good pool of talent on which to fuel development of London as a global centre for Islamic finance.

11 November 2013

2013 HOT 100: HOT 10 technical recruiters revealed

Nineteen technical specialists are included in the 2013 HOT 100 compared with 14 last year, offering even stronger evidence of the resurgence in engineering, especially but far from exclusively servicing the oil & gas industry.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 11 November 2013

Harrods jobs scam convictions will deter potential fraudsters, says SAFER chair

The chair of SAFER, the recruitment industry body tasked with combating employment fraud, has welcomed the conviction of four fraudsters at the Old Bailey last Friday.

11 November 2013

Four convicted of £1m fictitious Harrods jobs fraud

Four fraudsters are in custody on Friday afternoon awaiting sentence after they were convicted for their part in a £1m scam involving fictitious Harrods jobs posted on Gumtree.

8 November 2013

Freelance body PCG warns BBC against stopping ‘vibrant, successful’ practices

Freelancer trade association PCG has warned that the BBC risks damaging itself through its new guidelines on whether its on-air talent should be categorised as staff or self-employed.

Creative/Digital/Media 8 November 2013

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