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UK-INDIA FTA: Financially beneficial for firms to second Indian workers to the UK

Following the news that the UK and India have agreed a trade deal, what will that mean for mobility of workers?

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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Soundbites: May/June 2025

Which proposed aspects would you like to see removed from the Employment Rights Bill?

Supplier, Your business 7 May 2025

APPOINTMENTS: 5-9 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Zellis

Supplier, Your business 6 May 2025

The rise and rise of agentic AI adoption

Agentic AI adoption is expected to grow 327% by 2027 as HR leaders plan to redeploy a quarter of their workforce, according to new research by Salesforce.

Skill-based hiring can have ugly consequences – what can go wrong?

Skill-based hiring (SBH) is a hiring strategy that focuses on recruiting and selecting candidates based primarily on their demonstrated ability to perform each skill required for the position.

Advice, Your business 2 May 2025

Policy changes leave US frontline workers nervous about jobs

Global trade policy changes are leaving US frontline workers nervous, angry and stressed out about potential effects on their jobs.

APPOINTMENTS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s appointments include: Eames Consulting, Faststream Recruitment Group, Gi Group, Heidrick & Struggles, Oyster, Starfish Search, Sellick Partnership

Supplier, Your business 28 April 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 28 APRIL-2 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: 55/Redefined, AMS, In2Dialog

DEI, Diversity/Inclusion 28 April 2025

US Steel appoints Sykes VP for HR

US Steel has appointed Nancy Sykes as vice president for human resources.

Tesla appoints ex-Apple recruiter Nicola as VP global recruiting

Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has appointed Apple’s former head of worldwide recruitment Cindy Nicola as vice president, global recruiting.

Novelis appoints Shashikant as SVP and chief HR officer

Indian industrial aluminium company Novelis has appointed H.R. Shashikant as senior vice president and chief HR officer.

Nortje joins Ashley Kate HR

Ashley Nortje has joined Ashley Kate HR as an HR recruitment consultant.

Amazon to turn to agencies to recruit for new fulfilment centre

Local recruiters near Dunstable, Bedfordshire are in line to help recruit for 500 permanent jobs at a new fulfilment centre being built by global e-commerce company Amazon.

Diageo aims to use corporate brand to attract candidates

Drinks company Diageo is to reveal new corporate and employer brands aimed at familiarising potential candidates with its group identity instead of its better known consumer brands such as Guinness, Smirnoff and Pimms.

51job’s Yan predicts ups and downs in Chinese hiring

Integrated human resource service provider 51job’s president and chief executive Rick Yan is predicting “greater fluctuations” in hiring patterns in China this year as the country’s economic growth slows.

Randstad US creates Talent Solutions Group

HR services and staffing company Randstad US has launched a Talent Solutions Group to help clients manage complex and evolving workforces.

Triple crown for Annapurna and all the winners at the Awards

Annapurna’s triple success at the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, supported by Anderson Group, was reward for doing the basic things well, according to co-founder and partner James Ballard.

Recruiting difficulties overcome for European Games in Baku

Large volume global hiring for a high-profile, multi-site event on the far side of Europe within a constricted timeframe could be fraught with challenges.

Esdevium Games picks Reality HR as outsourced partner

Alton in Hampshire-based games, collectibles and toys distributor Esdevium Games has selected Reality HR as its outsourced HR business partner.

PwC looks to its own testing rather than A-level results for graduate hiring

Professional services firm PwC has stopped using A-level results as a means of identifying recruits for its graduate programme.

Biopanel Systems expands with communication tools

Workforce management solutions provider Biopanel Systems, launched in August last year, has expanded its offerings to include communication tools.

Lambe leaves Morgan McKinley for Links International in Hong Kong

Nick Lambe, former managing director of Morgan McKinley’s Hong Kong operations, has left the global recruiter to join recruitment, payroll, HR and business process outsourcing provider Links International.

The Curve Group launches vetting service for RPO clients

Talent management specialist The Curve Group is to imminently launch a vetting service for clients that work with its recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) division.

FINANCIALS: Dutch recruiter USG People sees Q1 rise in revenue

Dutch recruiter USG People has seen Q1 revenue rise 5.1% to €570.7m (£413.4m) on the same quarter last year, according to its results for the period to 31 March 2015.
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