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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

PM announces greater ‘ease of use’ in improved apprenticeships

Prime Minister David Cameron says that reforms announced to the apprenticeship system “will put employers in the driving seat”.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 29 October 2013

Vodafone targets IITs for graduate recruitment

International telecoms firm Vodafone is stepping up its graduate recruitment in India with an increased focus on the country’s elite Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) universities, reports the Times of India.
IT/Telecoms 29 October 2013

Engineering firm AMEC adds 300 clean energy jobs in North West

International engineering and project management firm AMEC is to create more than 300 skilled jobs in its Clean Energy Europe business, based in the North West of England.
Engineering, IT/Telecoms 29 October 2013

Norman Broadbent invests £700k in Arcus and Connecting Corporates

Norman Broadbent is investing £700k raised from the issue of new shares in two group businesses, Arcus Global Partners and Connecting Corporates, both of which launched at the beginning of 2013.
Marketing, Creative/Digital/Media 29 October 2013

Proceedings against former A4e staff move to Crown Court

Nine former employees of work programme provider A4e, charged with a total of 64 fraud-related offences, appeared at a pre-trial hearing yesterday at Reading Crown Court.
29 October 2013

Opus Recruitment Solutions launches social network Talentcubed

IT and oil & gas recruiter Opus Recruitment Solutions has launched talentcubed, a social networking platform designed to connect university students with potential employers.
IT/Telecoms, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 29 October 2013

CSI and Carol Vorderman play part in STEM talent boost scheme

Is solving the UK’s technical talent shortfall rocket science? Maybe – the latest scheme to tackle this much-publicised problem includes a space scientist, media personality Carol Vorderman and learning activities modeled on television hit crime drama CSI.
Education, Engineering 29 October 2013

Qatar aims at tourism sector for economic growth and new jobs

The Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) believes the tourist sector can create 127,000 new jobs in the country by 2017 and contribute 8% of the country’s overall GDP, according to tourism industry news site Travel Daily ME.
28 October 2013

FINANCIALS: Digital recruiter Nakama steady as APAC outpaces UK

Digital recruiter Nakama Group saw stable revenues and increased gross profit, buoyed by its Asia-Pacific revenues, in the six months to 30 September.
Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 28 October 2013

Caterpillar shifts 100 new jobs into Northern Ireland

Industrial vehicle maker Caterpillar is to create “100 high-quality manufacturing positions” at a new £7m manufacturing project in Northern Ireland.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 28 October 2013

Weathering the storm with temporary staff and extra shifts

The newly christened St Jude storm has been keeping recruitment and staffing firms as well as personnel managers busy across the UK.
Commercial & office support, Public sector 28 October 2013

Business as usual after private equity firm Blackstone acquires Asclepius

Private equity firm Blackstone has acquired Asclepius, after the two founder-directors of the medical recruiter sold their stakes in the business.
Public sector 28 October 2013

Data theft most common among younger males and those heading for new job

Lone men aged between 24 and 35 are most likely to commit data theft, according to research by law firm Mishcon de Reya.
IT/Telecoms 28 October 2013

Accused in Harrods fake jobs ‘scam’ says co-defendant ‘used’ his talent

A computer whizz kid accused of conspiracy to defraud for his part in an alleged £1m scam involving fictitious jobs at Harrods has told an Old Bailey court that his talent “was used” by another defendant and that he knew nothing about the fraud.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 28 October 2013

VW creates 5,700 new jobs at new plant in SE China

Car maker Volkswagen is to create 5,700 new jobs at a new plant in Ningo, South Eastern China, which has an annual capacity of 300,000 vehicles.
25 October 2013

ALP and GLA back Stronger Together campaign against ‘modern day slavery’

Leading organisations and industry bodies in UK food production, retail and horticulture have launched an educational campaign to tackle labour abuse, following the home secretary’s launch last week of an information sharing protocol.
Agriculture 25 October 2013

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