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Trusted partners will matter more in future, says Carberry at RECLive25

Convincing clients and government that the recruitment industry delivers the value of specialism and specialists is key to making “trusted talent advice and fulfilment more essential”.

10 June 2025

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Former royal nanny offers training to next generation

Alice Romero Drever (pictured), founder of specialist agency Nanny & Governess, is developing an online academy to train the next generation of VIP nannies.

Transport & logistics, Education, Hospitality/Leisure 5 June 2025

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Green energy firm aims to bring skilled jobs to Kent

A green energy company is set to create more than 100 jobs by 2027 with the proposed opening of a £120m plant in Kent.

Oil & gas/Energy, Life sciences, Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 4 June 2025

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.

LegislationPublic sector, Social care 3 June 2025

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.

LegislationPublic sector, Social care 3 June 2025

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).

ContractsHR 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

UK recruitment industry grows 4.3% despite tough conditions

Despite difficult market conditions, the UK recruitment industry grew by 4.3% in the financial year ending April 2012 to reach £25.7bn, according to the Recruitment & Employment Confederation’s (REC’s) Recruitment Industry Trends Survey 2011/12.

6 November 2012

Fund administrators Butterfield Fulcrum bankroll 150 new Dublin jobs

Supported by investment agency IDA Ireland, fund administration company Butterfield Fulcrum Group is to expand its Dublin operation with the creation of 150 new jobs.

6 November 2012

More parcels jobs in the East Midlands as DPD set to recruit

A week after Royal Mail Group announced a major investment and the creation of 1,000 jobs in its parcels business, competitor business DPD, part of French postal group La Poste, has gone 500 better with the announcement of up to 1,500 full-time posts in the East Midlands.

6 November 2012

INTERNATIONAL Appointments: Pedersen hires in Austria and Greece

Global executive search firm Pedersen & Partners has hired Yannis Katzilieris as country manager for Greece, and also added new principal Herfried Leitner to its Austrian team.

Executive search 6 November 2012

Cogs expansion turns into new Germany and Hong Kong offices

Digital, creative and advertising recruiter Cogs Agency has opened Hong Kong and Berlin offices.

Creative/Digital/Media 6 November 2012

UK & IRELAND Appointments: Energize takes on three consultants

Digital and IT recruiter Energize Recruitment has appointed three new consultants.

Creative/Digital/Media, IT/Telecoms 5 November 2012

Contracts/Deals: Berry sees Green ripe for acquisition

Multi-sector recruitment group Berry Recruitment has acquired Hampshire-based recruiter Green Personnel.

5 November 2012

NES offers new project management apprenticeship

Global energy recruiter NES Global Talent is offering a new higher apprenticeship in project management, and has been appointed to deliver it to companies across the UK.

Engineering 5 November 2012

Marine skills gap to hurt industry now and in future, finds Matchtech

The vast majority (92%) of marine industry organisations are experiencing some difficulties in the recruitment of engineers, and this skills shortage is not just an immediate concern, but in the future “will also seriously impact the industry’s ability to provide the government-backed predicted growth”.

Engineering, Industrial/Manufacturing 5 November 2012

Employers must pay living wage home and away, urges campaign

British firms must commit to paying a living wage throughout their overseas supply chain, not just in the UK, according to anti-poverty charity War on Want and two partner organisations.

Industrial/Manufacturing 5 November 2012

Recruitment apprenticeships launch aims for 2013

New recruitment industry apprenticeships could be ready by February, Skills CFA, the skills and training charity driving the project, tells Recruiter.

Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 5 November 2012

Impellam chair Cheryl Jones steps down following ‘successful turnaround’

Cheryl Jones has stepped down from her role as chair of the board of staffing group Impellam, “following the successful turnaround and transformational restructuring of the Group”, a company statement notes.

5 November 2012

INTERNATIONAL Departures: Manpower Southern Europe boss to Center Parcs

Francoise Gri, ManpowerGroup president of Southern Europe, will leave her role effective 1 January 2013, with a successor to be announced “in due course”, the company says.

5 November 2012

US: Jobs data thought to play more to Obama’s hands

With the US presidential election taking place tomorrow, the announcement made on Friday (2 November) – that the nation’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate of 7.9% remained steady between September and October – is being hailed as a boost for incumbent President Barack Obama.

5 November 2012

India: Hindustan Petroleum to bring new recruits in through GATE

India’s Hindustan Petroleum Corporation (HPCL) is to take on 250 graduate trainee engineers in 2013 through the GATE (Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering) testing scheme.

Engineering, Graduates/Apprentices/School leavers 5 November 2012

Brits' elevating concerns revealed by CareerBuilder

Recruitment is all about helping people move up in the world of work, but simply moving up between floors of a workplace can be enough of a frustrating experience, as a new survey from job site CareerBuilder shows.

2 November 2012

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