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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

Monetary hope at the end of the tunnel? City Comment

The blistering start to the year by the global stock markets remains broadly intact despite widely regarded mediocre economic results and the uncertain outcome portrayed.
25 April 2013

Euro Disney accused of taking the Mickey by spying on applicants

A court in Meaux, East of Paris, yesterday (24 April) heard allegations that two former gendarmes and Euro Disney, the company operating Disneyland Paris, spied on candidates applying for work within the theme park.
25 April 2013

Bibby seeks more details before committing to revamped lending scheme

Bibby, one of the main providers of invoice finance to the staffing industry outside the banks, says the company is keen to participate in the expanded and modified Funding for Lending Scheme.
25 April 2013

RIP IRG: Recruitment group dissolved

The Independent Recruiting Group (IRG), a free-to-join community for recruitment companies, has ceased trading – in its current form, according to a former regional director.
25 April 2013

Chinese employers suffer as educators fail to deliver on logistics skills

A visit by a Chinese delegation of logistics and education officials reveals that the problems Chinese employers face in filling their logistics jobs are every bit as bad and probably even worse as those experienced by UK employers.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 24 April 2013

Young jobseekers confidence ‘crushed’ by recruitment processes, says CIPD

A lack of feedback, or even acknowledgement, after applying for jobs is de-motivating and crushing the confidence of many young people.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 24 April 2013

Monster will not support unpaid internships on job site

Job site Monster.co.uk has pledged that it will not allow the advertisement of unpaid internships on its website.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 24 April 2013

NHS is top employer, say students

The NHS Graduate Schemes have been voted the UK’s most popular graduate employment option in a survey of over 23,000 students from 100 UK universities.
Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers, Public sector 24 April 2013

Staffing firm M Squared sold to SolomonEdwards

San Francisco-based staffing and consulting firm M Squared Consulting has been acquired by US professional services firm SolomonEdwards from previous outright owners, Kelly Group.
24 April 2013

InterQuest’s number two ups shares in recruiter

Hedge fund Helium Special Situations Fund, the second-largest shareholder in IT recruitment firm InterQuest Group, has increased its shareholding in the company.
IT/Telecoms 24 April 2013

Inspiring the Future gets Aston Martin and Serco on board

Sports car maker Aston Martin and outsourcing and services firm Serco are among firms to commit to taking part in the Inspiring the Future initiative organised by the Education and Employers Taskforce.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 24 April 2013

gap personnel acquires Bristol Drivers Solutions

Industrial recruiter gap personnel has acquired South-West driving agency Bristol Drivers Solutions (BDS).
24 April 2013

Eastern European partners join Career Star Group

New members representing Bulgaria, Croatia, Hungary, Montenegro and Serbia have joined Career Star Group, an international alliance of career transition and outplacement providers.
Executive search 24 April 2013

Oil and Gas Job Search bought by CareerBuilder

Specialist jobsite Oil and Gas Job Search has been acquired by jobsite CareerBuilder for an undisclosed figure.
IT/Telecoms, Engineering 24 April 2013

ADLIB Recruitment is partner of Bristol Media

Digital, marketing, creative and media recruiter ADLIB Recruitment has partnered with creative network Bristol Media.
Creative/Digital/Media 24 April 2013

Awards judge Alder says social media can be ‘level playing field’

Social recruiting expert Matt Alder, a judge for the 2013 Recruiter Awards for Excellence, sponsored by Eploy, says that social media can be a “level playing field” for agencies and in-house recruiting teams of different sizes and budgets to compete on.
IT/Telecoms, Creative/Digital/Media 24 April 2013

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