HR

BBC Studios appoints new director of HR

The BBC has appointed Jermaine Daw (pictured) as director of HR for BBC Studios, effective in June. 

Your business 28 May 2025

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new contracts & deals include: Kyloe Partners

Supplier, Technology 27 May 2025

NEW TO THE MARKET: 27-30 MAY 2025

This week’s new launches include: Aston University, Four Squared Recruitment, Gi Group UK, itris X, ManpowerGroup

Supplier, Your business 27 May 2025

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”.

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.

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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.

CONTRACTS & DEALS: 12-16 MAY 2025

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

LinkedIn analysis reveals UK professional talent outflow

The UK experienced a net outflow of professional talent between November 2012 and November 2013, according to an analysis of the location of LinkedIn members as recorded in their profile.

Temp Holdings merges with Intelligence Asia

Temp Holdings in Singapore – Tempstaff (Singapore), the HR and staffing service company, has merged with Intelligence Asia, the provider of Japanese-speaking jobs in Singapore.

US Corporate Resource Services buys Flex Recruitment Plus

Flex Recruitment Plus (FlexPlus), the UK-based logistics recruiter, has been acquired by Corporate Resource Services (CRS), the US-based recruiter.

Stafforce opens regional hub

Multi-sector recruiter Stafforce has brought its local teams together by opening a regional hub.

Frazer Jones hires Wood

Global HR recruiter Frazer Jones has hired Ben Wood to the financial and professional services team as associate director to focus on SME financial services at the mid-senior level.

Cesium Group makes two appointments

Cesium Group, the executive search and HR consultancy, has appointed Chris Matchan as non-executive director, and Alex Raubitschek as chairman.

Cesium Group acquires Digital World Search

Cesium Group, the executive search and HR consultancy, has acquired search practice Digital World Search.

FTI Consulting appoints Worrall as regional director HR EMEA

FTI Consulting, a global business advisory firm, has appointed Rob Worrall as regional director of human resources in the company’s Europe, Middle East and Africa region.

Workday launches Workday Recruiting

Workday, a provider of enterprise cloud applications for global HR and finance, has launched Workday Recruiting, an end-to-end application that examines the way today’s hiring teams find, engage and select the best internal and external candidates for open positions.

US: Competition for talent increasing in Texas

The competition for talent in Texas is increasing, according to a recent survey of Texan human resource leaders and company executives.

School leaver programmes need special approach, says skills advocate

The fast-growing pool of school leaver recruitment initiatives are too often turned over to managers of graduate recruitment programmes to run when the requirements for each differ significantly, a group of executive and professional services recruiters heard on yesterday [30 April 2014].

Penna keen to look to acquisitions

Recruitment services firm Penna is on the lookout for further acquisitions, following its £1.1m cash purchase of HR consulting firm Savile Group in December, according to Penna’s chief executive officer.
25 April 2014

German business? Get over there!

Recruitment industry observers suggest that a local presence in Germany is becoming increasingly important to successfully compete for business there.
25 April 2014

Uniting Ambition appoints three new members of staff

Uniting Ambition, the multi-sector recruitment specialist, has hired Louise Laurie to its internal recruitment team.

Sheffield Haworth relocates Verma to the US

Sheffield Haworth, the global executive search, interim management and human capital research and advisory company, is relocating Deepak Verma, founder and executive chairman Sheffield Haworth India, to the US.

Penna makes two staffing changes

Penna Recruitment Solutions, the global HR services group, has promoted Toni Hall to executive interim sector lead for local government.
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