HR

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?

targets laptop recruitment. credit_istock-1298847750

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

In-house recruiters need a seat on the board to push case for workforce planning

In-house recruiters should look to marketing professionals and follow their path to the boardroom, Kate Harper, managing director of workforce analytics company CEH Work Solutions, suggests.
In-house recruitment 29 April 2015

Heidrick & Struggles hires Kaplan in New York

International executive search firm Heidrick & Struggles has appointed Daniel Kaplan as managing director of its chief HR officer practice.

Encore Personnel invests in Cascade

Encore Personnel invests in Cascade

Recruiters will play bigger part in future ‘talent ecosystem’

Recruitment agencies will become a much more important part of the “talent ecosystem” because they look after an individual’s career, says professor of management practice at London Business School, Lynda Gratton.

FINANCIALS: SR Group sees NFI increase year-on-year

The SR Group, whose recruitment brands include Brewer Morris, Carter Murray, Frazer Jones, SR Search and Taylor Root, has seen year-on-year net fee income (NFI) increase 22.3% in Q1 2015, according to a company statement.
29 April 2015

Towers Watson buys Saville Consulting

Global professional services company Towers Watson has acquired international psychometric assessment business Saville Consulting for £42m.

Recruit for Spouses partners with Capability Jane

Social enterprise Recruit for Spouses, which helps military spouses find work, has partnered with Capability Jane Recruitment.
In-house recruitment 29 April 2015

NRG wins search contract with County Durham Housing

Multi-sector recruiter NRG has won a contract to supply County Durham Housing Group with a senior leadership team.
In-house recruitment 29 April 2015

CMA spends £3.2m on temporary staff to meet recruitment challenge

The bulk of the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) £3.2m recruitment agency spend since its April 2014 launch has been to pay the salaries of agency and contractor staff while permanent positions were filled.
In-house recruitment 28 April 2015

Recruitment marketers: align marketing message with consultants

Recruitment marketers need to align the message they spread about their company across social media with that of consultants on the ground, according to Alex Charraudeau, media solutions consultant at LinkedIn.

HR should lead the change to flexible working, says Oakleaf

Research commissioned by HR recruiter Oakleaf Partnership has found an “ongoing reluctance” to commit to part-time hires.

RBS improves engagement with graduates and sees fewer drop-outs

Direct engagement with graduates between their acceptance date and first day has helped The Royal Bank of Scotland dramatically reduce the numbers of people leaving their graduate programme before their designated start date.

FINANCIALS: Robert Half reports rising revenues

US-listed specialist recruiter Robert Half has reported a 2015 Q1 net income of US$77.9m (£51.5m) on revenues of $1.2bn, up from $61.6m and $1bn respectively year-on-year.
24 April 2015

Doddle appoints Bates people director as firm plans 600 new hires

Parcel collection and sending service company Doddle has appointed Karen Bates as its first director of people.

Ashley Kate HR appoints Haughton resourcer

HR recruiter Ashley Kate HR has appointed Sonia Haughton as recruitment resourcer.

Alexander Daniels appoints Underwood and Garnett

Professional staffing specialist Alexander Daniels has appointed Steve Underwood as manager for its education division.
Top