HR

Human skills as important as ‘oven-ready’ tech skills

The UK skills landscape is experiencing rapid and regular turnover as employers look for “oven-ready talent” with much in-demand technical skills.

Technology, Your business 20 May 2025

UK Hiring Taskforce launches to develop new hiring strategies

A UK Hiring Taskforce was launched on Friday [16 May 2025] at the Houses of Parliament to develop strategy, technology and policy for “the end-to-end process of hiring in as new a way as possible”.

Technology, Temporary workforce 19 May 2025

NHS SBS partners with health-tech firm to transform workforce across NHS

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) and health-tech company ImproveWell have announced a partnership aiming to drive workforce transformation across the NHS.

Technology, Your business 15 May 2025

Government plans to re-wire the state with civil servant moves

Thousands of civil servants – including senior leaders – will be based in 13 towns and cities across the UK to work with frontline workers and local leaders.

Legislation/Regulation 15 May 2025
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Org Group acquires Manchester-based tech recruiting firm

Multinational professional services provider Org Group has acquired Manchester-based technology recruiting firm Venturi.

Technology, Your recruitment business 15 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Henley Business School, ServiceNow, The Curve Group, Think, UKG

Your business, Your recruitment business 14 May 2025

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?

Emerging talent, Legislation/Regulation 9 May 2025
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Tech & Tools: May/June 2025

Rise of native AI applicant tracking systems

Your business, Your recruitment business 7 May 2025
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Soundbites: May/June 2025

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

Supplier, Your business 7 May 2025

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.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 6 May 2015

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.
In-house recruitment, Emerging talent 5 May 2015

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.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 5 May 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 5 May 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 5 May 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 30 April 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 29 April 2015

Encore Personnel invests in Cascade

Encore Personnel invests in Cascade
Your recruitment business 29 April 2015

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.
Your recruitment business, In-house recruitment 29 April 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 29 April 2015

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.
Your recruitment business 28 April 2015
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