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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.

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.

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.

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”.

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.

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.

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.

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.

CIPD survey finds jobseeking at two-year high

Jobseeking intentions are at their highest since spring 2011, according to a survey by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD).
31 October 2013

ITHR South Africa launches to recruit alongside Swan iT Recruitment

IT and telco recruiter ITHR Group has launched its first office in South Africa, opening in Johannesburg earlier this month, and operating alongside sister firm Swan iT Recruitment.
HR, IT/Telecoms 31 October 2013

Certainty returns to market but questions mark Bracey exit - City Comment

I’ve just returned to London after half-term week in Bath and Exeter. With no access to share price data, it’s difficult to precisely assess how recruiter shares have performed this month but, in general, the mood seems to have remained positive and a series of small daily increases have edged the FTSE100 index of leading London companies to a five-month high.
31 October 2013

Faster delivery of HS2 feasible despite skill shortages

Speeding up delivery of HS2, the UK’s controversial high-speed railway, is feasible despite perceptions of existing skills shortages in the railway industry, according to recruiters in the sector.
Engineering 30 October 2013

Goldman careers must be ‘marathon not a sprint’ says senior exec

The co-head of Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division says the company’s goal is for junior staff “to want to be here for a career”, as it confirms it is increasing its entry-level recruitment and examining its working culture.
30 October 2013

Rethink founder Butterfield looks to bring Talent International to UK

Jonathan Butterfield, the founder and former chief executive officer of AIM-listed recruitment firm Rethink Group, has taken on a role as an advisor to the board of Australian recruitment firm Talent International, with a remit to assist expansion globally.
IT/Telecoms 30 October 2013

Thailand tops HSBC’s Asia-dominated best expat experience list

Thailand is the destination with the best expatriate experience, followed by Bahrain and China, according to the sixth Expat Explorer survey from banking group HSBC.

CDI Corp to provide $15m services for CF Industries expansion

Engineering services and staffing firm CDI Corp has won a contract worth $15m (£9.3m) to provide services for the expansion of two nitrogen fertiliser complexes belonging to CF Industries.
Engineering 30 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Advantage Group, Heidrick and Servoca report

International executive recruiter Heidrick & Struggles and Advantage Group, a UK offshoot of Japanese staffing giant Recruit Co, showed contrasting fortunes in newly-released financial results.
Education, Executive search 30 October 2013

SecuriGroup to supply 700 staff on 2014 Ryder Cup contract

Security firm SecuriGroup will provide over 700 staff to the major golf event the Ryder Cup, being held in Gleneagles in Scotland in September next year.
30 October 2013

RPO firm Resource Solutions to recruit for new KPMG centre in Leeds

Resource Solutions, the recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) arm of global recruiter Robert Walters, will be managing recruitment at a new office of professional services firm KPMG in Leeds.
30 October 2013

Oracle’s cloud HR service selected by City of Rotterdam

Software and solutions firm Oracle’s human capital management (HCM) service Oracle HCM Cloud is to be deployed across the 10,000 staff of the Netherlands’ second-biggest municipality, the City of Rotterdam.
IT/Telecoms, HR 30 October 2013

REC adds DBS service Personnel Checks to business partner scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) has added Lancashire-based Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks firm Personnel Checks to its panel of business partners.
Public sector 30 October 2013

Payment service PayPoint selects Hudson RPO solution

Retail payment and services network PayPoint has selected recruitment process outsourcing provider Hudson RPO to hire permanent and contract staff.
HR, IT/Telecoms 30 October 2013

CWJobs partners starts jobs partnership with TechWeekEurope

IT recruitment site CWJobs has announced a jobs partnership with technology trade website TechWeekEurope.
IT/Telecoms 30 October 2013

Sourcing firm Write Research Company acquired by Capita

Outsourcing giant Capita has acquired candidate-resourcing specialist Write Research.
HR 30 October 2013
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