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REC CEO hits back at government cuts to agency spend

Government calls to eliminate agency spend at the NHS have received a fiery response from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation.

Public sector, Social care, HR, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025
Legislation

Government health leaders threaten ‘rip-off temporary staffing agencies’

NHS trusts and integrated care boards (ICBs) are being urged by government health leaders to eradicate agency spending to build on a £1bn fall in spending in 2024-25.

Public sector, Social care, Healthcare/Medical 3 June 2025
Contracts

Portfolio Payroll partners with CIPP to drive industry evolution

Payroll recruitment agency Portfolio Payroll is part of a newly unveiled strategic partnership with The Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP).

HR 3 June 2025

Hays appoints new CEO UK and Ireland

Recruitment and workforce solutions specialist Hays has appointed Thomas Way (pictured) as CEO of Hays UK and Ireland.

PeopleLife sciences, Engineering 2 June 2025

£1.5bn defence spending will create highly-skilled jobs in the UK

The UK government is to create more than 1,000 new jobs as a result of a £1.5bn defence investment.

LegislationPublic sector, Engineering 2 June 2025

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

PeopleCreative/Digital/Media, HR 28 May 2025

Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert

A leader of the newly launched UK Hiring Taskforce sees a future short-term employment environment similar to the so-called gig economy in which organisations themselves are not long-lived because of rapidly changing technology.

People 27 May 2025

Government’s apprenticeship budget refocuses to ‘rebuild Britain’

The government has made radical changes to skills and training, including a refocus away from higher-level apprenticeship funding.

LegislationEngineering, Construction & property 27 May 2025

REC urges government to build on success of Restart Scheme

The Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) is urging the government to build on the success of the Restart Scheme.

Social care, Engineering 27 May 2025

People Moves January 2013

Accreate Executive Search: Caroline Baldwin joins as practice leader for commercial functions in Ireland at the search firm.
21 January 2013

Director promotions at Randstad

Recruitment group Randstad has promoted four operations directors to managing director-level roles in its UK businesses.
21 January 2013

Advertorial: Serious candidate attraction from leading job board CV-Library

CV-Library has hit the headlines again with its largest offline marketing campaign to date, attracting candidates from across the UK to its job board.
21 January 2013

Bad press? No thanks say jobseekers

A survey from multi-sector recruiter Communicate Recruitment Solutions shows that 55% of finance candidates would reconsider a job application to a company that comes under negative scrutiny.
21 January 2013

Accountants in demand heading in and out the house

An accountant with experience of working in an in-house role in commerce & industry and in private practice is increasingly seen as extremely valuable, according to the recruitment chief of major accountancy firm PwC.
21 January 2013

FINANCIALS: Empresaria confident while Rethink cautious

Recruitment, talent management and technology firm Rethink Group says that permanent recruitment levels remained “subdued” and “significantly” below expectations in the final three months of 2012.
IT/Telecoms 21 January 2013

Real time information reporting not burdensome, says HMRC

As the deadline approaches for the vast majority of staffing businesses to comply with Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (HMRC’s) new real time information (RTI) reporting requirements, a key HMRC official involved in the programme has reassured recruiters that complying is not burdensome.
21 January 2013

Over hiring in India a must, says Dell

When building up a team in India, employers may find themselves needing to over hire as the offer-to-joining ratio in the country is relatively low.
IT/Telecoms 21 January 2013

Snow business for recruiters and employers

Some recruiters are seeing a fillip to business as snow falls across the UK, as employers either attempt to re-deploy staff or turn to temporary workers.
Education, Public sector 21 January 2013

TEC Group opens for business in Houston

International oil & gas recruiter TEC Group has opened an office in Houston, its first in the US.
Engineering 18 January 2013

Resolve Personnel launches through Jark Joint Ventures

Industrial, driving & logistics, catering and commercial recruiter Resolve Personnel, a Jark Joint Ventures company, has launched in Stockport.
Commercial & office support 18 January 2013

Phaidon International goes scientific with new brand

Recruitment group Phaidon International has launched EPM Scientific, its sixth specialist recruitment brand, which will operate in the life sciences industry.
Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 18 January 2013

Conduct Regulations consultation launches

The Department for Business Innovation & Skills (BIS) has launched the ‘Consultation on reforming the regulatory framework for employment agencies and employment business’.
18 January 2013

Straco promotes to expand print and design

Multi-sector recruiter Straco International Recruitment has made promotions within its design and print specialisms.
Creative/Digital/Media 18 January 2013

DBFS takes Le Versha in risk division

Financial services firm DBFS has appointed Charles Le Versha as principal consultant within the risk division of its recruitment practice.
18 January 2013

Telegraph Media Group gets Hennen to head recruitment division

Telegraph Media Group (TMG) has appointed Gemma Hennen as head of recruitment within its commercial team.
Creative/Digital/Media 18 January 2013

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