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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

Remploy expands jobseeker help as transformation continues

Remploy, the employment services organisation that will cease to be a non-department public in March next year, found work for 17,835 disabled and disadvantaged people in the year to 31 March.
Public sector 5 November 2013

Action needed to address UK skills shortages, Cox tells CBI conference

As the UK recovery begins to build, emerging skills shortages need to be addressed by the government, says Alistair Cox, chief executive officer at international professional and white-collar recruiter Hays.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 5 November 2013

Boutique is the future for executive search, Jenn tells London congress

Boutique search firms represent the future of executive search, yet to become a global presence, a clear speciality and a global mindset are essential for such firms, a global authority on headhunters has told the European Executive Search Congress.
Executive search 5 November 2013

Apple supplier creates jobs and renewable energy at new Arizona factory

Tech giant Apple and its supplier GT Advanced Technologies are creating 700 new jobs at a factory in Arizona.
Construction & property, Engineering 5 November 2013

Toys R Us to pay $35k to deaf candidate over discrimination at Maryland store

Toy retailers Toys R Us will pay $35k (£26k) to a deaf jobseeker who was not provided an interpreter for her interview, and eventually was turned down for the job.
5 November 2013

Steria approved for Cabinet Office joint venture

IT and services group Steria has been confirmed as the Cabinet Office’s joint venture partner creating Shared Services Connected Limited (SSCL), a provider of back office services to the public sector including HR and procurement.
Commercial & office support, HR 4 November 2013

BIS scientific adviser launches £49m engineering skills call to action

The chief scientific adviser to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS) has published a major analysis of the UK’s increasingly lean engineering talent pipeline, with the government also making £49m of skills funding available.
Education, Engineering 4 November 2013

Hays, LA International and Modis among recruiters on G-Cloud 4 framework

The fourth supplier framework for government cloud computing and ICT system G-Cloud has been announced, and includes recruitment firms among a total of 981 suppliers.
IT/Telecoms, Public sector 4 November 2013

Cornish recruiter’s GLA licence appeal turned down over tax debt

A Cornish labour provider’s appeal against a Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA) decision not to grant it a licence has been rejected.
4 November 2013

UK engineering firm Weir Group to add 600 to Malaysian workforce

Glasgow-headquartered international engineering firm Weir Group is to increase its Malaysia-based workforce from 400 to over 1,000 as part of an investment of more than £70m in the country over the next three years.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 4 November 2013

CTPartners to recruit for leadership roles at Kazakh sovereign wealth fund

Executive search firm CTPartners is to recruit for various leadership roles at Samruk-Kazyna, Kazakhstan’s sovereign wealth fund, which manages state-held assets worth $60bn (£37.6bn).
Executive search 4 November 2013

And now (because it’s Friday) for something completely different: how about a margarita?

A study has found what many people already know in their heart of hearts – the weekend starts on Friday.
1 November 2013

Spencer Ogden to focus on mining, oil & gas and power in Oz

Global energy recruiter Spencer Ogden is opening a new office in Perth, Australia, to focus on the mining, oil & gas and power sectors.
Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 1 November 2013

‘Your CV needs you’ - students turn to volunteering

In an attempt to give themselves a competitive edge in today’s tough jobs market, around half of university students and graduates are doing voluntary work, according to a new survey of 670 students.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 1 November 2013

Initiative aims to ‘explode myth that engineering is not for women’

The skills and enterprise minister Matthew Hancock praised a joint industry-government initiative to dispel myths about working in manufacturing, aimed at encouraging young people to consider a career in the sector.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 1 November 2013

Accused in Gumtree fraud case ‘wanted to make his parents proud’ Old Bailey hears

The Old Bailey jury in an alleged £1m jobs ‘scam’ involving fictitious jobs at Harrods heard counsel for one of the defendants urge the jury to find him not guilty.
1 November 2013

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