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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Staying with one employer outdated, says hiring expert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

India: Indian labour laws ‘should be simplified’

Labour laws in India should be unified and simplified in order to help the staffing industry, says a report from the Indian Staffing Federation.
14 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Simply Hired appoints new CEO

Job board Simply Hired has appointed James Beriker as chief executive and president.
IT/Telecoms 14 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Searchlight takes on four new staff

Recruitment firm Searchlight, part of Talisman Executive Search, has hired four new staff.
Executive search 14 November 2012

Contracts/deals: Penna partners with Remploy

Outplacement firm Penna has entered into a partnership with disability experts Remploy to deliver tailored outplacement support for disabled people facing redundancy.
14 November 2012

CDI AndersElite moves

Technical recruitment agency CDI AndersElite has relocated their London branch to a new office at 100 Cannon Street.
Construction & property, Engineering 14 November 2012

John Lewis launches apprenticeship scheme

John Lewis is taking on 80 apprentices in 2012, in an attempt to create a long-term sustainable route for young people to secure employment with the retailer.
14 November 2012

Sainsbury’s offers seasonal jobs

Supermarket chain Sainsbury’s says it will create 500 additional seasonal jobs this year, to meet demand over the Christmas and New Year period.
14 November 2012

Unemployment lowest for more than a year

The number of people out of work in the UK has fallen to its lowest total for more than a year.
14 November 2012

Norman Broadbent’s diversification strategy will help it “weather turns in the market”, says CEO

International executive search firm Norman Broadbent’s investment in three diverse new business ventures, announced yesterday, should give it the ability “to weather turns in the market”, according its chief executive Sue O’Brien.
Executive search 14 November 2012

Alstom welcomes applications from candidates who can only do 70% of the job

Engineering firm Alstom is encouraging applications for engineering vacancies in its UK grid business, even if they can only do 70% of the job.
Engineering 14 November 2012

HOT 100 2012’s Hot 10 Technical recruiters (EXCLUSIVE)

Around 14 technical specialists – mainly engineering and scientific candidate sectors – are included in Recruiter’s 2012 HOT 100, with the past year seeing a tremendously strong performance from these technical recruiters through their mix of overseas and UK placements.
Engineering 14 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Howard joins Talent Q from SHL

International assessment and talent management specialist Talent Q, has appointed Sean Howard to the newly-created position of managing director international.
13 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Parkins joins RecruiterHub

Rachel Parkins has been appointed as business development manager at RecruiterHub’s Bedfordshire head office.
13 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Watson moves into chair’s role at Pertemps

Carmen Watson has been appointed chairman of recruitment solutions company Pertemps.
13 November 2012

New London office for Holden Jones

Finance recruiter Holden Jones has opened a new office in Waterloo, central London.
13 November 2012

Jobs watch: LogMeIn and Nextag create 175 IT jobs in Ireland

More than 50 jobs are expected to be created by computer services company LogMeIn in Dublin.
IT/Telecoms, HR 13 November 2012

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